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uncircumcised

uncircumcised

4 7.9
Having the skin that covers the tip of the penis and has not been cut
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈsɜr.kəm.saɪzd/
translation icon : no circuncidado
  • She learned that some cultures prefer to keep their boys uncircumcised until they are older.
  • uncircumcised boy
  • uncircumcised man

A couple days ago I woke up to a text from Jordan and he said I'm uncircumcised.

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Examples

  • His uncircumcised penis poked out of a mass of black pubic hair.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • But Paul still thinks there are essentially two species of people: the circumcised and the uncircumcised.

    Academic text (2000)
  • But all I can find are complaints about uncircumcised men.

  • While the widow could have no more children, she still had two uncircumcised sons.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And the vast majority of uncircumcised men in developed nations have no more problems with hygiene than circumcised men.

    Blog text (3)
  • Members of the deceased husband's patriline strongly objected to the remarriage because they wanted to secure their rights over the uncircumcised boys.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Back at the pensione, snoring dolefully, was a tall, uncircumcised French-Canadian she had met on the train.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The doctor explained the differences between circumcised and uncircumcised males during the health class.

  • Many people discuss the health implications of being uncircumcised during their teenage years.

Surface Forms

uncircumcised positive

Morphology

uncircumcised = circumcised (transparent) = un + circumcise + ed

The adjective is a straightforward negative formed by productive 'un-' + the adjective 'circumcised'; learners who know 'circumcised' and 'un-' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Uncircumcised starts with un- 'not' and then circum- 'around' plus -cise 'to cut'. So it literally means 'not cut around', which is why it describes a penis that has not had the foreskin removed.