unaltered
Americanadjective
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not altered, changed, or modified.
We approved the unaltered designs.
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(of an animal) not neutered.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unaltered
Example Sentences
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"This means we observed the brain as is, capturing a complete, unaltered portrait of its chemical makeup," Wang said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
In 2012, these largely unaltered rivers accounted for 30 per cent of the region's waterways.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Used in that sense, the word began to circulate in French—and then, unaltered, in both German and English—in the second half of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Significantly, the quota of PGA Tour cards going to the leading 10 DP World Tour players, not already exempt, will be unaltered under the plans revealed last week.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
They digested the proteins with various enzymes; the activity remained unaltered.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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