unshaven
adjective
un·shav·en
ˌən-ˈshā-vən 
variants
or less commonly unshaved
: not shaven
… rubbing her cheek against the grain of his unshaven chin …—
Frank Norris
Frank Norrisan unshaven man
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But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Instead, Schrader recasts his old American Gigolo — Gere’s wisps of white hair, unshaven beard, and wheelchair mostly recall a pouty version of elderly Henry Miller in Warren Beatty’s Reds.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
His dark-haired and unshaven beauty is too intoxicating, as is his style.
—Vassi Chamberlain, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Instead, Schrader recasts his old American Gigolo — Gere’s wisps of white hair, unshaven beard, and wheelchair mostly recall a pouty version of elderly Henry Miller in Warren Beatty’s Reds.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
His dark-haired and unshaven beauty is too intoxicating, as is his style.
—Vassi Chamberlain, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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“Unshaven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshaven. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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