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. )
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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 ● Aug. 4, 2020
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 ● Mar. 25, 2019
The findings suggest certain microbial strains likely increase the risk of uncircumcised men contracting HIV.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2017
"Small-headed Child who Power-Lifts with #sharpie_eyes & uncircumcised fusiform fingers struggles to defend #Renoir's painting abilities on social media."
From The Verge ● Oct. 12, 2015
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson
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