untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht 
1
: not subjected to touching : not handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first or a primeval state or condition
an untouched wilderness
4
: not influenced : unaffected
Examples of untouched in a Sentence
The piano was untouched for years.
The original agreement remains untouched.
He left his food untouched.
The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The rest of the space has been left untouched, including the 15.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Fingering through the untouched pages can give you a lot of joy of the upcoming journey, but the convenience and ease of an e-reader has moved books into the 21st century.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Since the ecosystem is an untouched resource, fisheries have begun to express interest in extracting fish from the twilight zone, Beltran said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Untouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouched. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht
1
: not touched or handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first state or condition
an untouched wilderness
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