untrimmed
adjective
un·trimmed
ˌən-ˈtrimd 
: not made trim or neat by cutting or clipping : not trimmed
an untrimmed beard
Examples of untrimmed in a Sentence
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This week, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) released 80 minutes of untrimmed footage from its first filmed voyage to the sunken ship.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
Inside, long-defunct wires dangle untrimmed from stained and broken ceiling tiles.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
When left untrimmed, the dew claws continue to grow and eventually pierce back into a pet’s leg!
—baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 June 2021
The untrimmed hairs on his neck, under his beard, are white.
—Jessica Lustig, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020
Power lines owned by PG&E were blamed for several large wildfires in recent years, with strong winds and untrimmed vegetation hastening the damage.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In his 50s, Charles Darwin cultivated an untrimmed one, with lavish side whiskers, supposedly because his wife Emma wanted him to.
—Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 4 May 2018
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 21 June 2014
All the adult dogs were dirty, flea-infested, and had long, untrimmed claws.
—Thomas MacMillan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
Inside, long-defunct wires dangle untrimmed from stained and broken ceiling tiles.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
When left untrimmed, the dew claws continue to grow and eventually pierce back into a pet’s leg!
—baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 June 2021
The untrimmed hairs on his neck, under his beard, are white.
—Jessica Lustig, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020
Power lines owned by PG&E were blamed for several large wildfires in recent years, with strong winds and untrimmed vegetation hastening the damage.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In his 50s, Charles Darwin cultivated an untrimmed one, with lavish side whiskers, supposedly because his wife Emma wanted him to.
—Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 4 May 2018
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 21 June 2014
All the adult dogs were dirty, flea-infested, and had long, untrimmed claws.
—Thomas MacMillan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1529, in the meaning defined above
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“Untrimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrimmed. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.
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