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

Examples of unshaven in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above