unshaven

adjective

un·shav·en ˌən-ˈshā-vən

variants or less commonly unshaved

ˌən-ˈshāvd

: not shaven

… rubbing her cheek against the grain of his unshaven chin …—

Frank Norris

an unshaven man

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Baker imposes a sense of large scale on intimacies by way of closeups—as in Wayne’s unshaven face and leathery neck, Janet’s smooth and freckled cheek, Lacy’s hand receiving a gift from another child’s hand—that convey a child’s sense of texture and physicality. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024 Both men were unshaven and appeared to have lost weight. —

NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023 The suspect was described as an unshaven white man in his mid-20s wearing a gray top and prescription glasses, authorities said. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023 This one opens with Kendall once again sitting sadly on a floor, unshaven, emotionally wrecked by the loss of the man who consumed his every waking thought. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unshaven