uncut

English

Etymology

From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- + cut.

Adjective

uncut (not comparable)

  1. Not cut.
  2. (of a gemstone) Not cut or ground to the desired shape.
  3. (of a book) Not having the page edges trimmed.
    • 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 31:
      Monroe had apparently not finished it, for the pages were uncut beyond the third chapter.
  4. (of a play, film etc) Not edited or abridged by a censor.
  5. Not diluted.
    • 2016, Tristan Stephenson, The Curious Bartender's Gin Palace:
      You give them your requirements (or pick a model from the brochure) and await delivery of a massive plastic container filled with uncut gin.
  6. Not circumcised.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uncircumcised
    • 1999 August 1, Jenny Bicks, “Old Dogs, New Dicks”, in Sex and the City, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Samantha:
      All I'm saying is, uncut men are the best. They try harder. I should know. I've slept with five of them.

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