unsifted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɪftɪd/
- The flour was unsifted and full of lumps.
Examples
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The report was based on unsifted information, which made its conclusions unreliable.
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Using unsifted evidence in court can result in unfair judgments.
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He warned that unsifted ideas might contain serious errors.
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I prefer unsifted ingredients for a rustic bread.
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The flour was unsifted, making it harder to blend with the other ingredients.
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She avoided using unsifted soil in her garden to ensure proper drainage.
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The report included unsifted data, which led to several inaccuracies in the findings.
Synonyms
Not cleaned or changed and kept in a natural state
In its natural raw state without processing
Not checked for safety or quality
Not checked for safety or quality
Not looked at carefully
Not examined in detail for study
Not changed to remove private or harmful information
Containing harmful or unwanted substances because it was not cleaned
Shown in a raw, honest way without softening
Compounds
A type of flour not passed through a sieve that has small clumps and makes baked goods heavier
How Checked
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsifted = sifted (transparent) = un + sift + ed
Formed by negating the adjectival/past-participle 'sifted' with productive English 'un-', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not sifted'.
Etymology
Unsifted comes from the prefix un- ('not') plus sift ('to pass through a sieve'). Think of information that has not been sifted: it still keeps the 'large pieces' and possible mistakes, so it has not been carefully checked or filtered.