unscarred

adjective

un·​scarred ˌən-ˈskärd How to pronounce unscarred (audio)
: not scarred
… into the next canyon—which turns out to be roadless, pathless, and surprisingly unscarred by human intrusion …David Quammen
… has survived every single onslaught he has ever faced, with his reputation unscarred.Lawrence Weschler

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For years, their days and nights were spent on their Instagram feed, and their Instagram feed was filled with images of girls falling off buildings, videos of blades cutting into unscarred flesh, and soft music framing stylized photos of hanging bodies. Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025 This detail contrasts with her unscarred shoulder in a flashback earlier in the same episode, something Leach underscores in his voice performance to imbue subtext and meaning into the character’s harrowing experiences at Arkham Asylum. Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024 During this phase, loose and relatively weak collagen from earlier phases of wound healing is gradually replaced by stronger and more flexible collagen, which makes scar tissue more compatible with surrounding unscarred, healthy skin tissue. Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024 At the time, another policeman who knew the family had taken Spencer’s keys and found his astoundingly unscarred truck and drove it up to him. Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021 Washington's iconic monuments and memorials appear to have emerged from the protests unscathed and unscarred. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 June 2020 His face was unscarred, his limbs intact, but rough stitches from the autopsy ran across his chest. John Kelly, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2020 In the month of September, electronic distractions occurred at more shows reviewed by this critic in New York, Chicago and Wisconsin than performances that remained unscarred. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unscarred was in 1597

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“Unscarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscarred. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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