unshaven

/ ʌnˈʃeɪvən /

adjective

1. not having shaved or been shaven recently

Example Sentences

Gurr didn’t recognize the company patriarch — “an older guy, unshaven, kinda ratty looking” — when he put his leg up on one of the tires of the mini-car.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that his tenure is over, he said he looks forward to returning to California and being able to be unshaven and wear jeans when he sees his family.

From Los Angeles Times

To go unshaven in the midst of personal hardship is so ubiquitous in popular media, and perhaps real life, that TV Tropes has a page dedicated to the “Beard of Sorrow.”

From Salon

A photograph released Friday of Mr. Lee in his hospital bed showed him looking unshaven and uncharacteristically weak, but everyone buys it.

From Washington Times

But Booth’s filthy clothes, unshaven face, and pungent body could not conceal his obvious good breeding.

From Literature

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