unwashed
ungewaschen
Not having been washedNot having been washed.
US/ənwˈɑʃt/
» The usually delicious meal was tainted with unwashed hands.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Not having been washed.
ungewaschen
(not comparable)Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow.
More definitions
- not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
- of or associated with the great masses of people
Examples
2 sentencesThe usually delicious meal was tainted with unwashed hands.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
not washed:
Origin
From Middle English unwasched, unwasschyd, unwessched, a weak verb conjugation of earlierFrom Middle English unwasched, unwasschyd, unwessched, a weak verb conjugation of earlier Middle English unwaschen (“unwashen”), equivalent to un- + washed.
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