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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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
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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
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“Unshaven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshaven. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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