UNCUT
What does "UNCUT" mean?
Not cut, trimmed, edited, or shortened.
Meanings
- Not cut into pieces or trimmed. She left the loaf uncut so it would stay fresh longer.
- Of a film or recording: presented in its full version, with no scenes removed. The director's uncut edit runs forty minutes longer than the cinema release.
- Of a gemstone: not yet shaped or faceted. An uncut diamond looks more like a pebble than a jewel.
Word origin
A compound of the negative prefix 'un-' (Old English, meaning 'not') and 'cut' (Middle English 'cutten', of uncertain Germanic origin).
Remember it
UNCUT = UN + CUT, the prefix simply undoing the verb: nothing has been taken off the original.
A little poem
The raw stone holds no fire at all-
uncut, it keeps the whole, or none.
couplet
What it teaches
Before you polish, decide what you are willing to lose - every cut is also a deletion.
Quick facts
What does UNCUT mean?
Not cut, trimmed, edited, or shortened.
Is UNCUT a valid word?
Yes — UNCUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNCUT?
UNCUT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UNCUT come from?
A compound of the negative prefix 'un-' (Old English, meaning 'not') and 'cut' (Middle English 'cutten', of uncertain Germanic origin).
What can UNCUT teach us?
Before you polish, decide what you are willing to lose - every cut is also a deletion.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.