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uncut

uncut

1 8.2
Having pages still joined at the edge and not yet separated
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈkʌt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : páginas sin cortar
  • "Diamonds," said the Mouse, holding out a small bag filled with dull, uncut stones.
  • uncut pages

Examples

  • A shipping pallet loaded up with 5,000 uncut sheets of super notes.

  • I think we could just cut like right, right there up to here, leave the top one uncut and cut the bottom one.

  • She's like a book with all the pages uncut.

  • Paul is wearing a fresh short-sleeved shirt, the tops of its sleeves still pressed together like uncut pages in a book.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The top pages are uncut coupons for each month: Tylenol, Twister Light juice.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • In the novel, the multivolume work decorates Charles's bookshelves, its pages uncut.

    Academic text (1990)
  • She began going through the bubbles, collecting uncut diamonds and rolls of credits, and a few minutes later she emerged from the last of the bubbles.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • This rare book still has its pages uncut, making it a collector's item.

  • The antique edition on the shelf had its pages uncut, indicating it was never read.

  • When he opened the old novel, he was surprised to find the pages uncut and attached.

Synonyms

untrimmed
vsuncut
1 3.8

Not cut and kept messy, like a beard or hedge

is specifically about book leaves still joined at the fore edge, not general messiness
unclipped
vsuncut
4.9

Not cut or trimmed and left as it is

is about book pages whose leaves remain joined at the fore edge
unsplit
vsuncut
4.0

Whole and not divided into parts

is about pages still attached at the edge rather than just whole items

Antonyms

cut
  • Specialized
9.5

Of pages slit or trimmed so they open

How Cut

cut
  • Specialized
9.5
uncut
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Surface Forms

uncut positive

Morphology

uncut = cut (semi-transparent) = un + cut

Morphologically 'un-' + 'cut' is literal, but the printing/bookbinding sense (pages still joined) is a specialized usage that may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Uncut comes from un- 'not' and cut 'to separate', and books were called uncut when their pages were still joined at the edge, so a reader had to cut the leaves apart by hand.