uncircumcised
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncircumcised in British English:
UK ['ʌn'sɜ:kəmsaɪzd]
How to pronounce uncircumcised in American English:
US [ʌn'sɜkəmˌsaɪzd]
Word Origin
- uncircumcised (adj.)
- late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of circumcise (v.).
Example
- 1. Genitalia are those of an adult uncircumcised male .
- 2. Most men are uncircumcised ( but not in the u.s. )
- 3. But moses said before jehovah , behold , I am of uncircumcised lips . How then will pharaoh listen to me ?
- 4. No uncircumcised male may eat of it .
- 5. There is very strong evidence showing that circumcised men are about half as likely as uncircumcised men to acquire hiv through heterosexual sex .