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unshaved

unshaved

1 3.0
With hair growing on the face
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈʃeɪvd/
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  • An unshaved, enormously pot-bellied man in a stained t-shirt stares at Vivian with pig eyes.
  • unshaved face
  • unshaved legs
  • unshaved man

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • He stood in the mirror, noticing his unshaved cheeks and deciding it was time to trim his facial hair.

Synonyms

unshaven
vsunshaved
10 3.0

Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard

refers to hair left growing on the face in general
stubbled
vsunshaved
1 6.0

Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving

covers general hair left growing rather than only short rough growth
unshorn
vsunshaved
1 7.4

Not cut, often describing hair or wool

applies to hair left growing on people rather than just wool
bestubbled
vsunshaved
  • Archaic
8.2

Having short, rough hair on the face after not shaving

refers to general face hair left growing not specifically covered
unsheared
vsunshaved
8.2

An animal with thick natural wool or fur still on it

is the human-focused term for face hair left uncut rather than animal use

Antonyms

1 1.0

Hair cut very close to the skin

How Shaved

clean-shaven
12 3.5
stubbly
2 4.4
unshaved
1 3.0
bearded
52 1.0

Surface Forms

unshaved positive

Morphology

unshaved = shaved (transparent) = un + shave + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the participial adjective 'shaved' to mean 'not shaved'.

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.