uncut

adjective

un·​cut ˌən-ˈkət 

1

: not cut down or cut into

2

: not shaped by cutting

an uncut diamond

3

of a book : not having the folds of the leaves slit

4

: not abridged, curtailed, or expurgated

the film's uncut version

5

: not diluted or adulterated

uncut gin

uncut heroin

Examples of uncut in a Sentence

His hair was uncut but neat.

the uncut version of the film

Recent Examples on the Web

While there are many different diamond categories, broadly prices for wholesale polished diamonds have tumbled about 20% this year, firing a more dramatic fall in rough — or uncut — stones that have plunged as much as 35%, with the steepest declines happening though late summer and early autumn. —Thomas Biesheuvel, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023

The film is being shown theatrically in an uncut version for the first time in the U.S. For a list of all the festival’s films and a screening schedule, go to sdaff.org/2023/schedule. —David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023

But my most uncut inconsequential take is about flying through the airport. —Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2023

Old Stagg is an uncut, unfiltered, barrel-proof bourbon bottled at a high 132.4 proof, much like its more modern siblings George T. Stagg and Stagg. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2023

Swimming nude in broad daylight felt like that, hundreds of mouths, all over, all at once, taking in these external stimuli and translating them into pleasure, joy and what in that moment felt like total, uncut freedom. —Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023

Most critics compared it unfavorably to its companion album Alice, but there’s a certain appeal in having a go-to album for the pure uncut experience of Waits at his most unforgivingly bleak. —Al Shipley, Spin, 3 Oct. 2023

If etched on an uncut pumpkin, the design will be visible during the day, and your pumpkin will last longer! —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023

If uncut over an average lifetime, such a beard would reach almost 30 feet. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

uncut

adjective

un·​cut ˌən-ˈkət 

ˈən-

1

: not cut down or cut into

2

: not shaped by cutting

an uncut diamond

3

: not having the folds of the leaves slit

uncut books

4

: not shortened

an uncut text