Unaltered

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Remaining in its initial state; not changed. not-comparable

    ""A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    remaining in an original state wordnet

Example

More examples

"In their unaltered state, macrophages try to fix damaged arteries by cleaning up cellular waste, including misshapen proteins, excess fat, and dysfunctional cellular structures called organelles."

Etymology

From un- + altered.

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