unnipped

Never been snipped

Not nipped; not pinched, cut, or bitten off.

The word appears occasionally in gardening contexts for shoots or buds left unpruned: The unnipped branches grew wild by summer.

More rarely, it describes something that escaped being nipped in a figurative sense—a plan unnipped in the bud, allowed to develop.

intact

uncut

Not reduced or shortened

complete · undamaged · unbroken · pristine · untouched · unblemished · preserved · perfect · mint · flawless

botanical

uncut

Not reduced or shortened

sprouting · flourishing · blooming · growing · verdant · fertile · ripening · blossoming · germinating · seedling

overgrown

untrimmed

Not cut shorter

  • unkemptUntidy in appearance
  • shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

overgrown · ragged · tousled · disheveled · scruffy · straggly · tangled · matted · bushy · unruly

potential

undeveloped

Not fully formed

unexplored · untapped · promising · emerging · nascent · incipient · embryonic · budding · raw · unformed

Opposites
trimming/cutting state

unnippednipped

Bit with quick pressure

trimmed · pruned · clipped · cut back · deadheaded

pinching/biting action (general)

unnippednipped

Bit with quick pressure

pinched · bitten · tweaked · squeezed

Family

nip, nipped, nipping, nips, nipper, nippers, nippy

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G