untrimmed
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3.8
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtrɪmd/
:
sin recortar
- His complexion betrayed his adolescence, while his mussed and untrimmed hair and less than aesthetic clothing hinted at a vague air of defiance.
- untrimmed beard
- untrimmed hedge
- untrimmed hair
Examples
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Now a ring of thinning hair circled his pate, and his full beard was untrimmed.
Academic text (2007) -
He wore an overcoat with huge epaulettes, and wild white hair circled the dome of his head like an untrimmed hedge.
Fiction book (2000) -
There's my table saw edge and there right there is my untrimmed and right there is the untrimmed factory edge.
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Not a single ornamental plant went untrimmed.
Blog text (34) -
Trees were left untrimmed, so their branches stretched over the street, dropping seeds in spring and leaves in autumn.
Fiction book (1999) -
He grew more worried still, and finally decided to prowl around the house, slipping through the untrimmed boxwood hedge into the backyard.
Fiction book (1999) -
Clustered by Mrs. O'Shane's porch and along Peterson's untrimmed privet hedge lurked the shadow things.
Fiction book (1997) -
The garden was filled with overgrown plants and untrimmed bushes that gave it a wild look.
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During the winter, the trees remained untrimmed, their branches stretching wildly towards the sky.
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He preferred his hair untrimmed, enjoying its natural, carefree appearance.
Synonyms
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5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
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3.0
Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard
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3.9
Left in its natural state without being cut or trimmed
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3.0
With hair growing on the face
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5.1
Not neat or tidy in appearance
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7.4
Not cut, often describing hair or wool
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6.1
A thing not neatly kept or cut that looks natural
Not cut or trimmed and left as it is
Not cut back so branches and leaves grow long
Antonyms
How Trimmed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word untrimmed comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb trim meaning 'to cut or make neat', as in trimming hair or hedges. So untrimmed means 'not cut' and is used for something left natural or a bit messy.