unwashed

• Diz-se de alguém ou algo que não está limpo, que não foi lavado. Também é usado em sentido figurado para se referir às pessoas simples, de origem humilde ou pouco sofisticadas.

Describes someone or something that is not clean; often used figuratively to refer to the common masses.

1. Not cleaned with water or soapA2formal

   Not having been washed; dirty or unclean.

   Não lavado

   • The unwashed dishes piled up in the sink.
   • He wore an unwashed shirt to the party.
   • The unwashed car was covered in mud.

   Sinônimosdirtyfilthyfoulgrimyimpuresoiledstainedunclean

   Antônimoscleanwashed

2. The common people (figurative)C1informalbritish

   Used in the phrase 'the great unwashed' to refer to ordinary people, often in a derogatory or humorous way.

   Povão

   • The politician dismissed the concerns of the great unwashed.
   • He felt superior to the unwashed masses.
   • The elite rarely mingled with the unwashed public.

   Sinônimoscommonlower classplebeianproletarianvulgarworking-class

   Antônimosaristocracyelitegentrynobility