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uncut

uncut

1 3.1
Not having any cuts or open wounds
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈkʌt/
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  • The artist preferred to work with stone that was uncut, allowing the natural shapes to inspire his sculptures.
  • uncut cord

That's, that's a big rock uncut, OK.

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Examples

  • Now, I always say the proof of a good mascara is if you can apply it to uncut lashes and it makes them look amazing, you've got a good mascara.

  • I have the shame of the like, inch long, uncut, filthy toenails of people who shove them into the window.

  • The boy's back was dirty but uncut.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Best regards to your family and your temporarily uncut break cables.

  • To shield the cut, Art put the uncut left side of his face against the left side of Speight's and kept it there in the clinches, which created the illusion that Art was searching the crowd for someone over Speight's shoulder.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The diamond was valued highly because it remained uncut and in its natural form.

  • The report was kept uncut to retain all the original information without any omissions.

Synonyms

unscathed
vsuncut
33 6.3

Not hurt or damaged after a bad event

is restricted to avoiding harm from cutting rather than any kind of damage
unshorn
vsuncut
1 7.4

Not cut, often describing hair or wool

refers to not being cut at all rather than only avoiding shearing of fibers
unsliced
vsuncut
1 2.1

Not cut into slices

is whole because it was never cut at all rather than only unchanged after slicing
unchopped
vsuncut
1 3.3

Not cut into pieces, for example garlic or whole nuts

is more general, meaning not cut at all rather than only whole for cooking
unwounded
vsuncut
1 4.8

Not physically hurt

focuses on avoiding damage by cutting rather than any physical injury
unclipped
vsuncut
4.9

Not cut or trimmed and left as it is

is about not being cut at all rather than only left untrimmed
unsplit
vsuncut
4.0

Whole and not divided into parts

emphasizes not being damaged by cutting rather than merely remaining undivided
unscarred
vsuncut
3.5

Having no marks from old cuts or wounds on skin and other surfaces

describes not being cut open or harmed rather than only lacking healed marks

Antonyms

1.0

To divide something using a sharp tool, often into pieces

1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

How Cut

severed
  • NSFW
1 5.8
cut
1.0
uncut
1 3.1

Surface Forms

uncut positive

Morphology

uncut = cut (transparent) = un + cut

Clear negation of 'cut' meaning 'not cut/damaged by cutting'; straightforward for learners who know 'cut'.

Etymology

Uncut comes from un- 'not' and cut 'a slice or wound', so if someone or something is uncut it means they have not been cut and are not hurt by a slice.