unshaved
- adjective
- /ʌnˈʃeɪvd/
- An unshaved, enormously pot-bellied man in a stained t-shirt stares at Vivian with pig eyes.
- unshaved face
- unshaved legs
- unshaved man
Examples
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His face was lean and unshaved, and his turquoise eyes were as intense as a butane flame when he looked into mine.
Fiction book (1991) -
His unshaved face was covered with a thick layer of stubble, making him look rugged.
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His unshaved face became more noticeable now that Mr. Okpara was in the room.
Fiction book (1990) -
Small beads of perspiration dotted his unshaved face, which he daubed with a white handkerchief.
Fiction book (1996) -
But that morning he was also soiled, sagging, unshaved, and uncombed, his eyes bloodshot and glary.
Fiction book (1992) -
After camping for a week, I returned home with an unshaved appearance and a tired smile.
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He stood in the mirror, noticing his unshaved cheeks and deciding it was time to trim his facial hair.
Synonyms
Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard
Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving
Not cut, often describing hair or wool
Having short, rough hair on the face after not shaving
An animal with thick natural wool or fur still on it
Antonyms
How Shaved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unshaved is built from un- meaning 'not' and shaved, from shave meaning 'to cut hair'. So unshaved simply describes a face or chin where the hair has been left to grow and not been cut.