untrimmed
Americanadjective
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not trimmed.
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Bookbinding. Also (of gathered sections of a book) having the bolts untrimmed by a guillotine or plow.
Other Word Forms
- untrimmedness noun
Etymology
Origin of untrimmed
First recorded in 1525–35; un- 1 + trim ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The spokesman is a teenager with wildly untrimmed curly hair; he looks like a gamer on his way to an Art Garfunkel look-alike contest.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2022
These "actions" included his outfit choices and untrimmed toenails.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
Many were emaciated, with unkempt manes and untrimmed hooves, she said, and they often had parasites.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2021
In person, he at times resembled a 19th century rustic with his untrimmed beard and ragged hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2018
Compared to Chi-Boy’s six-plus feet, I wasn’t the tallest, but I did have the longest hair of any of the boys, almost to my waist, burnt ombré at the untrimmed edges.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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