Unshaven
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈʃeɪvən/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unshaven is an adjective meaning Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
Meaning
Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Unkempt.
Example Sentences
He was an unshaven little man in a threadbare coat like a gaberdine, with his feet in slippers, and I thought him a harmless fool.
The recruit's face was smooth but for a single almost imperceptible hair protruding from his chin. "Unshaven!" screamed the officer.
She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.
Word Forms
- unshaved
Synonyms for unshaven
Depending on context, synonyms include bearded, barbate, goateed, whiskered, mustachioed, stubbly.
Antonyms for unshaven
Common opposites include shaven, shaved.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stubbly, stubbled, bestubbled, whiskered, goateed, whiskery.
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