uncircumcised

[ uhn-sur-kuhm-sahyzd ]

adjective

1. not circumcised.
2. not Jewish; gentile.
3. heathen; unregenerate.

uncircumcised

/ ʌnˈsɜːkəmˌsaɪzd /

adjective

1. not circumcised
2. not Jewish; gentile
3. theol not purified

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncircumcised¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English un- ¹ + circumcised ( def )

Example Sentences

“Just a few of them, especially when they are uncircumcised, developed a serious deformity, but that was not only related to the lack of circumcision but also to the skills of the injector.”

From Salon

Those setting up such camps search for uncircumcised boys to undergo the ritual, known as “mukanda” - often going to schools and forcing their way into classrooms to pick up those they deem the right age.

From BBC

If the tally of fatalities is to be believed, the Egyptians collected the penises of 6,359 uncircumcised enemy dead and the hands of 2,362 circumcised enemies.

From New York Times

The study found BV occurred in 31% of the 168 couples studied, where the woman did not have BV at baseline, and 37.3% if the man was uncircumcised and 26.3% who were.

From Fox News

He called Thomas K. Duane, one of the first two openly gay members of the City Council, an “insignificant, uncircumcised Philistine.”

From New York Times