unrinsed
4.0
Not washed with water after use
- adjective
- /ʌnˈrɪnst/
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- I went down to the shelter, where Davis helped me fill emptied Clorox bottles with fresh water. A drop of bleach left in an unrinsed Clorox bottle, I had read, would extend the water's shelf life to infinity, almost.
Examples
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He ate the salad with unrinsed dressing still clinging to the leaves.
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After washing the vegetables, I noticed some dirt remaining on the unrinsed greens.
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The dish soap left a residue on the plate, making it feel sticky and unrinsed.
Synonyms
unwashed
vsunrinsed
8
1.0
Not washed with soap and water
is left without a final water-only treatment after earlier cleaning
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
unrinsed positive
Morphology
unrinsed = rinsed (transparent) = un + rinse + ed
The meaning is directly derived by applying the negative prefix 'un-' to the past-participle/adjectival form 'rinsed' (not having been rinsed).
Etymology
The word unrinsed is made from un- meaning 'not' and rinse meaning 'wash with water', so it simply means 'not washed with water', like salad leaves left with dirt or a cup that still has soap.