uncircumcised
Americanadjective
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not circumcised.
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not Jewish; gentile.
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heathen; unregenerate.
adjective
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not circumcised
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not Jewish; gentile
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theol not purified
Etymology
Origin of uncircumcised
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English un- 1 + circumcised ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The study found BV occurred in 31% of the 168 couples studied, where the woman did not have BV at baseline, and 37.3% if the man was uncircumcised and 26.3% who were.
From Fox News
He called Thomas K. Duane, one of the first two openly gay members of the City Council, an “insignificant, uncircumcised Philistine.”
From New York Times
It allegedly stated the students would be separated into two categories: circumcised and uncircumcised.
From Fox News
Our son is uncircumcised, and we were lucky and took for granted that his doctors all knew to only “clean what’s seen” and to otherwise leave the foreskin alone.
From Slate
In an uncircumcised male, the foreskin is a hood of redundant skin that covers the head or glans of the penis.
From Salon
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