uncooked

adjective

un·​cooked ˌən-ˈku̇kt How to pronounce uncooked (audio)
: not cooked : raw
uncooked shrimp

Examples of uncooked in a Sentence

crunching on uncooked carrots
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Just dump uncooked pasta, chicken, sauce, and cheese, then bake until bubbly. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2025 Raw foods include unpasteurized milk, uncooked meat or unpasteurized eggs. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 Always wash your hands after handling uncooked meat, poultry, seafood, flour or eggs, the CDC recommends. Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025 Unlike previous trials, the team this time allowed the uncooked rings to freeze overnight. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncooked

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncooked was circa 1775

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“Uncooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncooked. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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