uninjured
Britishadjective
Explanation
Uninjured means not hurt. If the quarterback in a football game gets slammed into the ground, everyone hopes he gets up uninjured. Uninjured requires a specific context to make any sense. If someone asks you how you're doing this morning, you're probably not going to say, "Oh, you know, I'm uninjured." But if you're involved in dangerous work or in any situation where injury is possible, "I'm uninjured" is a meaningful statement (and a great relief). So we only use this word when it's possible for you to get injured, or it looks like you have been.
Example Sentences
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His two colleagues were uninjured, according to Mexican media reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In a statement, Coolmore said Nysos is sound and uninjured but “the decision was made following a routine diagnostic evaluation that revealed subtle imaging changes on a scan.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
In contrast, untreated animals showed 15-PGDH levels that were about twice as high as those of uninjured mice and developed osteoarthritis within four weeks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was uninjured in the attempted attack and has called for the dinner to be rescheduled.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
If he let himself fall out of the bed in this way, his head, which in the course of the fall he intended to lift up sharply, would probably remain uninjured.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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