uncut

adjective

un·​cut ˌən-ˈkət How to pronounce uncut (audio)
1
: not cut down or cut into
2
: not shaped by cutting
an uncut diamond
3
of a book : not having the folds of the leaves slit
4
: not abridged, curtailed, or expurgated
the film's uncut version
5
: not diluted or adulterated
uncut gin
uncut heroin

Examples of uncut in a Sentence

His hair was uncut but neat. the uncut version of the film
Recent Examples on the Web Men in the faith are easily recognizable since many wear colorful turbans that hold up their uncut hair and have long beards. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 The eight-episode drama kicks off as adolescent firebrand Erika (Mar Isern) unwittingly provokes a wave of introspection after an uncut video of her Rubenesque body goes viral. Holly Jones, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024 Long, uncut boards of mahogany, teak, and spruce are stacked in one section of the 25,000-square-foot building, a space that also includes the paint booth and a fiberglass department with enough preprepared composites for a pair of new hulls. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024 This week, our Instagram feed was flooded with raw, uncut, and fierce beauty moments. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 Feb. 2024 Properties can be dinged with code enforcement violations for problems as minor as an uncut lawn or as serious as major structural or safety issues that require a property to be torn down. Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 The puzzle-making process is precise but simple: A lithograph (the picture side) is glued to a puzzle board, and then stacks and stacks of the uncut puzzles sit and cure on pallets on the factory floor for at least 24 hours (the entire area is temperature- and humidity-controlled). David Frese, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 More recently, countries including the U.S. have imposed sanctions on diamonds from Russia, the world's largest producer of uncut stones, over its war against Ukraine. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023 Commonly referred to as uncut pile or Berber pile, loop pile carpets leave the yarn loop intact. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncut was in the 14th century

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“Uncut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncut. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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uncut

adjective
un·​cut ˌən-ˈkət How to pronounce uncut (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not cut down or cut into
2
: not shaped by cutting
an uncut diamond
3
: not having the folds of the leaves slit
uncut books
4
: not shortened
an uncut text

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