uncooked

adjective

un·​cooked ˌən-ˈku̇kt How to pronounce uncooked (audio)
: not cooked : raw
uncooked shrimp

Examples of uncooked in a Sentence

crunching on uncooked carrots
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Return all the cauliflower to the pan with uncooked side facing down. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025 Several house cats fell ill, and some died, from H5N1 after consuming uncooked meat or unpasteurized milk. Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025 Young sets the pair strange tasks, like hurling uncooked dough at a wall (possibly a reference to letting the people eat cake) or kissing each other through that same lump of dough, or screaming in an audience member’s face. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025 Under the Food and Drug Administration’s update Friday, officials said regulated cat and dog food manufacturers who sell uncooked or unpasteurized products must reanalyze food safety plans to include bird flu as a threat. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for uncooked 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncooked was circa 1775

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“Uncooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncooked. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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