uncut
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncut in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈkʌt]
How to pronounce uncut in American English:
US [ʌnˈkʌt]
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- Adjective:
- not trimmed
- (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
- (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge
- not cut
- not cut
- not cut down
- complete
Word Origin
- uncut (adj.)
- early 15c., "not gashed or wounded," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of cut (v.). Of books, "not having the leaves slit open" it is recorded from 1828; of plays, etc., "without excisions," it is attested from 1896.
Example
- 1. He told you uncut diamonds are worth less ?
- 2. Did you see it in an uncut version ?
- 3. If you meet a really hot foreign guy and end up in bed together , don 't be surprised if he 's uncut .
- 4. The uncut diamond is a third bigger than a golf ball .
- 5. Uncut or rough diamonds do have distinctive characteristics , coming in many different shapes , sizes and , colours .