unmutilated

adjective

un·​mutilated

"+

: not mutilated

fragile tracery that must be preserved unmutilated and distinct

—B. N. Cardozo

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + mutilated, past participle of mutilate

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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