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uncut en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈkʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not cut.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a gemstone, not cut or ground to the desired shape.
    • But now a handful of houses are keen to master all stages of a stone’s journey from rough to final jewel. In September, for example, British luxury jewelers Graff Diamonds bought the uncut Lesedi La Rona, the world’s second largest diamond, for $53 million. 2017 October 29, Ming Liu, “Why high-end jewelers are investing in rough diamonds”, in CNN:
  3. (not-comparable) Of a book, not having the page edges trimmed.
    • Monroe had apparently not finished it, for the pages were uncut beyond the third chapter. 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 31:
  4. (not-comparable) Of a play, film, etc., not edited or abridged by a censor.
  5. (not-comparable) Not diluted.
    • You give them your requirements (or pick a model from the brochure) and await delivery of a massive plastic container filled with uncut gin. 2016, Tristan Stephenson, The Curious Bartender's Gin Palace:
  6. (informal, not-comparable) Not circumcised.
    • All I'm saying is, uncut men are the best. They try harder. I should know. I've slept with five of them. 1999 August 1, Jenny Bicks, “Old Dogs, New Dicks”, in Sex and the City, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Samantha:

Relateds

uncensored · unedited

Synonyms

uncirced · intact · uncut · uncircumcised · un-circed · foreskinned · unsnipped · unclipped · natural

Translations (25)

pt em bruto (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · de ungeschliffen (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · fi leikkaamaton (not cut) · fr non coupé (not cut) · es sin cortes (not cut) · bg нешлифован (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · da ubeskåret (not cut) · fi hiomaton (not cut) · el ακομμάτιαστος (not cut) · hi अनकटा (not cut) · sv oslipad (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · eo kruda (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · hu csiszolatlan (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · el άκοπος (not cut) · pt não talhado (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · de ungeschnitten (not cut) · fr non coupé (not cut or ground to the desired shape) · gv neuvuinnit (unharvested) (not cut) · hu vágatlan (not cut) · pt não cortado (not cut) · bg неразрязан (not cut) · gv anghiarit (not cut) · ms berkulut (not cut) · el ακλάδευτος (not cut) · eo nefacetita (not cut or ground to the desired shape)