uncased

6.6

Not written with different upper and lower letter forms or not kept inside a protective cover

adjective
/ʌnˈkeɪst/

: sin funda

The uncased laptop was exposed to dust and moisture on the table.

Examples

As he twisted the key, Ethan bore down on him, shoelaces flapping, pants cuffs fraying against the pavement, the uncased Strat clamped under one arm.

Fiction book (2002)
The uncased speaker emitted a surprising level of sound despite its bare appearance.
Many open and uncased wells in the limestone underlying the site present an avenue for entry of nonpoint-source pollutants in runoff from yards, corrals, and streets.

Academic text (2000)
He left the uncased model on the shelf, where it quickly collected dirt.

Synonyms

caseless

vsuncased

Specialized

7.4

Not using different word forms for subject and object, or different capital and small letters

can mean lack of a protective covering rather than letter distinction

Antonyms

cased

4.2

A thing that has a box or outer layer that protects it

How Protected

encased

4.1

covered

1 1.0

uncased

6.6

exposed

1 3.4

Surface Forms

uncased positive

Morphology

uncased = cased (transparent) = un + case + ed

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'cased', giving a clear negated meaning.

Etymology

Uncased is made of the prefix un- ('not') and case ('box' or 'cover', like a pencil case). So uncased means 'not in a box or cover', and for writing it describes letters or words that do not show 'capital letters' or other case forms.