unscratchedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈskratʃt/, U.S. /ˌənˈskrætʃt/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > free from harm or damage > specific
unbruisedc1440
ungnawna1560
unblasted1589
unstamped1594
unmaimed1595
unscarred1597
unbattered1603
ungored1604
unhackeda1616
unhatcheda1616
unmutilated1615
unscratcheda1616
scarless1623
uncrushed1635
uncloured?1719
unbitten1794
untrampled1817
scratchless1829
unscarifieda1834
immutilate1890
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 225 To saue vnscratch'd your Citties threatned cheekes. View more context for this quotation
a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογια Εκλεκτικη (1817) 394 They are his image undefiled, unscratched, unbroken by any act or consent of their own.
1853 C. Dickens Bleak House lxiii. 603 You must make up your mind to remain unscratched [sc. out of a will].
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