adjective
unwashed
adjective
1
Not washed; dirty.
"The dishes sat unwashed in the sink for days."
2
Informally, common or lowbrow — used dismissively of ordinary people.
"He referred snobbishly to the concert crowd as "the great unwashed.""
How to Use Unwashed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally not cleaned, or (in the phrase "the great unwashed") a snobbish way to refer to ordinary people.
Common pairings
the great unwashed
unwashed clothes
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Etymology
From un- (\"not\") plus washed.