unsifted

Still containing lumps

Unsifted describes something that hasn't been passed through a sieve to separate fine particles from coarse ones.

Most often applied to flour: The recipe calls for two cups of unsifted flour.

Figuratively, unsifted information or evidence hasn't been carefully sorted or examined: an unsifted mass of data.

evidence

unexamined

Not yet scrutinized

unfiltered · unsorted · unorganized · chaotic · jumbled · mixed · uncategorized · unprocessed · unscrutinized · untouched

flour

unrefined

Not processed or polished

lumpy · clumpy · gritty · grainy · textured · rough · bran · unbleached · stone-ground · rustic

Opposites
processing state

unsiftedsifted

Passed through a strainer

sieved · strained · bolted · refined · aerated

Family

sift, sifter, sifting, sifted, sifters, siftings, siftable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G