unwashed

[uhn-wosht, -wawsht] / ʌnˈwɒʃt, -ˈwɔʃt /

ADJECTIVE

lowly

Synonyms

WEAK

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar withdrawing

Example Sentences

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I look out at our group and see a procession of broken people—unwashed, our hair caked with dirt, our clothes torn, open wounds on our feet, losing faith in everything we once held dear.

From Literature

Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.

From The Wall Street Journal

They won so I wore it again, unwashed for Game 2.

From Los Angeles Times

He could smell unwashed bodies in the cramped room he shared with 40 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times

Rhetorical listening means avoiding the urge to one-up the opponent or convert the unwashed masses.

From Salon

unwashed

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