uncircumcised
/ʌnˈsɝkəmsaɪzd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not circumcised, intact.
adj
Example Sentences
- "A child who is born to an uncircumcised girl is not allowed to live; as one old woman said, 'only women, not children can have children'"
- "In my tradition, an uncircumcised male cannot be heir to his father's wealth, cannot marry or officiate in tribal rituals."
- "Importantly, the NHSLS demonstrated no differences between uncircumcised and circumcised men in the risk of ever having had gonorrhea, syphilis, urethral infection with microorganisms other than gonorrhea, or genital herpes."
- "Surprisingly, few physicians know how to care for uncircumcised boys."
- "Under his ſpecial eie / Abſtemious I [Samson] grew up and thriv'd amain; / He led me on to mightieſt deeds / Above the nerve of mortal arm / Againſt the uncircumciſ'd, our enemies."
- "Even to-day the Turk hurls abuse at the Christian by calling him "an uncircumcised dog.""
Etymology
From Middle English uncircumcised, equivalent to un- + circumcised. Subsidiary definitions are much influenced by traditions of the Abrahamic religions.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: uncircumcised
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈsɝkəmsaɪzd/
- British English: /ʌnˈsɜːkəmsaɪzd/