unpricked

Never been pierced

Unpricked means not pierced or punctured.

A balloon that remains unpricked stays inflated.

The word also applies figuratively to things left undisturbed or unchallenged: an unpricked conscience, an unpricked bubble of illusion.

In older usage, unpricked ears on a dog remain natural rather than surgically altered to stand erect.

intact

whole

Full and undivided

pristine · unmarred · unspoiled · unscathed · flawless · perfect · immaculate · preserved · unaltered · undamaged

culinary

sausage

Encased ground meat

  • casingEnclosing cover or frame
  • pastryButtery baked dough
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking

pie crust · blind baking · dock · bubble · blister · puff · skin · membrane · jacket potato · bratwurst

botanical

seedpod

Plant's reproductive casing

  • budUnopened plant growth
  • berrySmall edible fruit
  • fruitEdible plant ovary

capsule · balloon flower · unpicked · unplucked · unharvested · membrane · gooseberry · tomato · grape

Opposites
puncture/perforation state

unprickedpricked

Punctured with point

punctured · perforated · pierced · holed · penetrated

preparation state (culinary/practical)

unprickedpricked

Punctured with point

docked · vented · prepared

Family

prickly, prick, prickle, pricked, pricking, unpicking, pricker

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