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unbathed

unbathed

1 4.3
Not washed recently and looking dirty
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbeɪðd/
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Examples

  • Why is it that you say you love our children and they go unbathed for days?

  • After playing outside all day, the children returned home unbathed and covered in dirt.

  • The abandoned house was filled with unbathed animals that desperately needed care.

  • The crowd at the shelter consisted of many unbathed individuals seeking help and warmth.

Synonyms

dirty
vsunbathed
525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

specifies dirtiness that comes from lacking recent personal cleaning
unsanitary
vsunbathed
16 3.7

Not clean and likely to cause illness

means simply not recently washed without necessarily causing health risk
unkempt
vsunbathed
13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is about not having washed recently rather than overall neglect
unwashed
vsunbathed
8 1.0

Not washed with soap and water

means lack of recent full body cleaning rather than any single method
bedraggled
vsunbathed
4 7.0

Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud

indicates staying unwashed over time rather than having been exposed to weather
unhygienic
vsunbathed
3 4.8

Not clean and likely to make people sick

describes lack of recent personal cleaning without implying disease risk
soiled
vsunbathed
1 2.5

Not clean because it has mud or grease on it

describes dirt from not having had proper personal cleaning over time
ungroomed
vsunbathed
1 5.1

Not neat or tidy in appearance

focuses on being unwashed specifically rather than just untidiness
unshowered
vsunbathed
1 4.1

Someone who has not taken a shower recently

is broader, covering longer absence of full personal cleaning rather than a quick wash

Antonyms

1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

How Clean

spotless
41 2.5
washed
1.0
clean
1.0
unbathed
1 4.3
unwashed
8 1.0
dirty
525 1.0
filthy
183 1.5

Surface Forms

unbathed positive

Morphology

unbathed = bathed (transparent) = un + bathe

Standard negation of the participial/adjectival form 'bathed' to indicate 'not washed'.

Etymology

Unbathed breaks down into un- 'not' and bathe 'to wash the body', the same root you see in bath or bathtub. So, when someone is unbathed in the everyday sense, they simply have not washed recently and may be dirty.