Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
unexpurgated

unexpurgated

1 9.6
A text that keeps all parts, including those some people find offensive
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɛkspərˌɡeɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin censura
  • The film was praised for its unexpurgated portrayal of historical events, providing the audience with the full, unfiltered story.
  • unexpurgated edition
  • unexpurgated version

Examples

  • In his new book, the author released an unexpurgated version that includes all the controversial topics he previously avoided.

  • "Depending on the regional US market, the song was considered slightly politically incorrect, but DJs tended to play the unexpurgated version regardless.

    Blog text (9)

  • I can only suggest that if you wish to go and see Tania's unexpurgated adult breast show that you pop down to the local cinema... or marry her.

    Full Love (2010)

  • Contrary to conventional wisdom and unexpurgated video images, Mardi Gras does not appear to increase the frequency of unregulated sexual overtures or displays.

    Academic text (1999)

  • It shares several details with Timoneda's, but as witnessed by its preservation of a greater number of correspondences with the French tradition, it constitutes an unexpurgated, even older form of the story.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Readers often prefer the unexpurgated editions of classic novels, which present the original content without censorship.

Synonyms

unedited
vsunexpurgated
13 4.2

Not changed after it is made, like a photo or video

highlights keeping offensive material rather than removing faults or making changes
uncensored
vsunexpurgated
12 5.1

Presented in full without parts removed by the government

focuses on material left unchanged even if people find it offensive
unfiltered
vsunexpurgated
10 4.8

Shown or said openly without hiding anything

applies to preserving offending text rather than mere frank speech
unredacted
vsunexpurgated
  • Literature
3 7.0

A document with no parts removed or hidden

focuses on keeping material mainly when passages are offensive or objectionable
undoctored
vsunexpurgated
1 5.8

Not changed and showing the original photo or data

focuses more on not deleting offensive passages than on any alteration
unsanitized
vsunexpurgated
  • NSFW
6.5

Not edited to remove rude or offensive parts

is used when material is kept despite being judged offensive or objectionable
uncensured
vsunexpurgated
7.2

Officials do not edit or remove the original content

tends to highlight keeping objectionable passages rather than formal removal

Antonyms

expurgated
1 8.6

A book or film with parts removed because they are offensive

censored
4.4

Published with parts removed or changed because the government forbids them

How Censored

expurgated
1 8.6
censored
4.4
unexpurgated
1 9.6

Surface Forms

unexpurgated positive

Morphology

unexpurgated = expurgated (transparent) = un + expurgate + ed

A regular negation by 'un-' applied to the adjective 'expurgated' yields the literal meaning 'not expurgated'.

Etymology

Unexpurgated combines un- 'not' and expurgate, which originally meant 'to clean out' or 'make pure', just like the word pure. So an unexpurgated text is 'not cleaned out' and keeps everything, even parts some people find offensive.