unexpurgated

American  

[uhn-ek-sper-gey-tid] / ʌnˈɛk spərˌgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. (of written, filmed, or audio material) containing the original contents in their entirety; uncensored.

   an album of unexpurgated songs from an early studio recording.

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unexpurgated British  

/ ʌnˈɛkspəˌɡeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of a book, text, etc) not amended or censored by removing potentially offensive material

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Etymology

Origin of unexpurgated

First recorded in 1880–85; un- ¹ ( def. ) + expurgated ( def. )

Example Sentences

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unexpurgated

Pepys’s financial corruption, common enough among officials of his rank, is well known, having come out in the unexpurgated edition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

To be precise, the current attorney general, Merrick Garland, released the report, unexpurgated, unredacted and without comment or commentary.

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

We’ll have to hope that some later, more enlightened generation will rectify our mistake, step off the euphemism treadmill and confront literary history in all its messy, unexpurgated glory.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023

While some of the ancillary characters and situations can feel a little stock or trite, the relationship between the Wei-Evans siblings is rendered with the unexpurgated sprawl of reality.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

The ice-boat was out of sight, the sprightly and unexpurgated ballad of "Amos Moss," rendered in the closest of close harmony, could be heard no longer, and a heavy silence hung over the lake.

From The Wishing Moon by Louise Elizabeth Dutton