unexcised
Definition
Adjective - Not removed by cutting: "unexcised" describes something, typically a part of a text, a body part, or a section, that has not been cut out or removed. - Not subject to excise tax: In a financial or legal context, "unexcised" means not having been charged with an excise duty or tax.
Usage Examples
- (The text was not cut or removed.)
- (The growth was not surgically removed.)
- (The items were not subject to excise duty.)
Advanced Usage
"to remain unexcised": to stay in its original, uncut state.
- The controversial paragraph was left unexcised in the final edition. (The paragraph was not removed despite controversy.)
"unexcised portion": a part that has not been cut away.
- The unexcised portion of the film contained sensitive material. (The uncut segment of the movie.)
Variants and Related Words
Excise (verb): to remove by cutting; to impose an excise tax.
- The surgeon had to excise the damaged tissue. (The doctor cut out the damaged part.)
Excised (adjective): having been cut out or removed.
- The excised section of the book was later published separately. (The removed part.)
Unexcised (adjective): the opposite of excised; not removed.
Synonyms
- Uncut: not shortened or trimmed.
- Unremoved: not taken away.
- Untrimmed: not cut to reduce size or shape.
Related Idioms
- Leave unexcised: to intentionally not remove something.
- The editor decided to leave the passage unexcised to maintain the author's intent. (The editor chose not to cut it out.)
Notes on Usage
- "Unexcised" is a relatively rare word, most commonly used in medical (surgery), editorial (publishing), or tax-related contexts.
- It is formed by adding the prefix "un-" (meaning "not") to the past participle "excised" (from "excise," meaning to cut out or to impose a tax).