unironed
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a word derived from
iron.
ironnouna ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Fe; 55.847; 26; 7.86 at 20°C.
Example Sentences
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Hilton arrived like he was ready to party in Hermosa Beach, in a black open-collar shirt that was either seersucker or unironed, dark blue slacks and white Adidas with orange ombre stripes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Your suits will be slim, denims unironed, ties blue and sober, footwear confined to Oxfords and the occasional driving shoe.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
They never leave the house in unironed clothes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It was unironed and had a big hole in the back but it smelled nice and clean.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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And now the cup, the ring and two unironed waiter’s aprons at home were the only concrete objects left to connote that a man had once lived.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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