unironed
unironed — adjective
- unironedpositive
- more unironedcomparative
- most unironedsuperlative
1. used to describe clothing or fabric that still has visible wrinkles because nobo
used to describe clothing or fabric that still has visible wrinkles because nobody has pressed it flat with a heated iron.
Lucas wore an unironed shirt to the job interview, and he looked a bit messy.
unironed + shirt — common clothing collocation
Yumi folded the unironed laundry and promised herself she would deal with it later.
The hotel manager complained that the tablecloths were still unironed before dinner service.
Zola grabbed an unironed dress from the pile because she was running late for school.
Unironed shirts often look wrinkled and unprofessional in an office setting.
- wrinkled
focuses on the creased appearance rather than the process of ironing; 'wrinkled' is more common and can also describe skin or paper.
- creased
highlights sharp folds or lines in the fabric, often caused by folding or sitting, not necessarily from lack of ironing.
- crumpled
suggests fabric that is pressed into many small folds, often from being crushed or stuffed into a bag.
文法句型
unironed + noun (attributive)
be + unironed (predicative)
用法筆記
Can be used either before a noun (an unironed blouse) or after a linking verb (The trousers are still unironed). The word is less common in everyday speech, where 'not ironed' is more frequent.