unbutchered

Whole, never carved

Unbutchered describes meat or an animal that hasn't been cut up for consumption—still whole or on the hoof.

By extension, it can describe anything left intact rather than carved up or mangled: an unbutchered edit of the film, The manuscript survived unbutchered by editors.

pristine

untouched

Not contacted or affected

unharmed · undamaged · unscathed · preserved · immaculate · flawless · perfect · unsullied · undefiled · unviolated

whole

carcass

Slaughtered animal's body

uncut · unsectioned · untrimmed · unsliced · unseparated · full · entire · unpartitioned · unfragmented · unmutilated

unprocessed

raw

In original state

fresh · organic · unadulterated · unrefined · farm-fresh · uncured · unaged · untreated · wild-caught · grass-fed

authentic

original

First or inventive

unabridged · complete · intact · faithful · true · undoctored · unmanipulated · unsanitized · unexpurgated · uncut

Opposites
meat processing state

unbutcheredbutchered

Killed and dismembered crudely

slaughtered · dressed · quartered · portioned · cut up

figurative damage/ruination

unbutcheredbutchered

Killed and dismembered crudely

mangled · hacked · mutilated · massacred · ruined

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG