untouched
pronunciation
How to pronounce untouched in British English:
UK [ʌnˈtʌtʃt]
How to pronounce untouched in American English:
US [ʌnˈtʌtʃt]
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- Adjective:
- still full
- not influenced or affected
- not having come in contact
- not touched emotionally
Word Origin
- untouched (adj.)
- late 14c., "not been physically contacted," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of touch (v.). Meaning "unharmed, uninjured" is from c. 1400; that of "not used at all" is from 1530s; sense of "unmoved emotionally" is from 1610s.
Example
- 1. All remain untouched by borlaug 's green revolution : all depend on primarily organic agriculture .
- 2. While they define more clearly the watchdog 's powers , they have left the definition of state secrets virtually untouched .
- 3. The proposal would also leave untouched the major tax breaks of the practice .
- 4. The exact date of her death is unknown since there were several plates untouched when she was discovered dead .
- 5. From his sick bed mr erdo an hit back , ordering the bill to be resent to parliament untouched .