untrimmable
Resistant to cutting
Unable to be trimmed or cut back.
The word appears in contexts ranging from hedges and budgets to video files: The footage was untrimmable without losing essential content.
Something untrimmable resists reduction—whether physically, financially, or editorially.
Fastened with a mechanism
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
- uneditableCannot be changed
- permanentFixed without end
immutable · read-only · preserved · fixed · static · unmodifiable · constrained · required
Fundamentally necessary
- fixedRestored or immovable
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
- irreducibleCannot be simplified further
baseline · core · necessary · protected · sacred · untouchable · committed · obligatory
Surplus beyond need
- fatAdipose tissue
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- bulkMain mass or size
- flabExcess soft tissue
surplus · margin · edge · border · selvage · seam · hem · fringe
Made of tree-stuff
- matureFully grown or developed
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- establishedFormally set up
- structuralRelating to building framework
trunk · rootstock · framework · perennial · permanent · old-growth
locked
Fastened with a mechanism
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
- uneditableCannot be changed
permanent · immutable · read-only · preserved · fixed · static · unmodifiable · constrained · required
essential
Fundamentally necessary
- fixedRestored or immovable
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
irreducible · baseline · core · necessary · protected · sacred · untouchable · committed · obligatory · indispensable
excess
Surplus beyond need
flab · surplus · margin · edge · border · selvage · seam · hem · fringe · waste
woody
Made of tree-stuff
- matureFully grown or developed
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- establishedFormally set up
structural · trunk · rootstock · framework · perennial · permanent · old-growth
untrimmabletrimmable
Able to be shortened
cuttable · reducible · editable · clippable · adjustable
untrimmableadjustable
Able to be changed
modifiable · flexible · malleable · adaptable · alterable
trim, trimmed, trimming, trims, trimmer, trimmable, untrimmed, retrim, retrimmed