unwashed adjective 2phrases 1 adjective2 •Not having been washed.When Handy had gone, Bert Barricue sagged in, unwashed, unshaven. He sat down stiffly. — 1949 •Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow.Gannon is looked upon with distrust by a good many members of the Citizens’ Committee—or perhaps it is with jealousy. He remains, however, a hero to the unwashed elements. — 1958 Phrases with unwashed great unwashedThe general populace, particularly the working class.
