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unplucked

unplucked

5.6
Still attached to its plant or animal and not removed
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈplʌkt/
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  • Ripe as a plum... still unplucked.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with fruits that were still unplucked from the trees, ripe and waiting to be harvested.

  • Her hair was wild and unplucked, giving her a natural and carefree look.

  • He preferred to keep his facial hair unplucked for a relaxed appearance.

Synonyms

undetached
vsunplucked
5.7

Still joined to something else

refers specifically to items not removed from where they naturally grow

Antonyms

plucked
3.3

A bird or animal with its feathers removed before cooking

How Picked

plucked
3.3
unplucked
5.6

Surface Forms

unplucked positive

Morphology

unplucked = plucked (transparent) = un + pluck + ed

Formed by productive negation prefix 'un-' added to 'plucked' (pluck + -ed), so the meaning 'not picked' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unplucked is made of un- meaning 'not' and pluck meaning 'to pull off', as when you 'pluck' a flower, a fruit, or a feather. So unplucked describes something left in place, not picked or pulled out.