untouched

Adjective

untouched (comparative more untouched, superlative most untouched)

1. Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not altered.
   • There are practically no untouched forests left in Europe.
   • The altars used for magical purposes were of carved wood or, if made of stone, had to be a natural slab, unhewn and untouched by hammer or chisel.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155

   Synonyms:

   unaltered, unscathed, unspoiled, unsullied, virgin, maiden

2. Not eaten.
   • He left his vegetables untouched.

   Synonyms:

   unconsumed, uneaten, undevoured, unscarfed, unscoffed

3. Not influenced, affected or swayed.
   • She was untouched by his tale of woes.

   Synonyms:

   indifferent, unmoved, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless

4. Not having come in contact.
   • Our chocolates are untouched by human hands.
   • Once the tough job is done for Prosser, he says he can then get his golf clubs back out - they have been in the cupboard untouched for a decade.2023 November 15, Ian Prosser talks to Stefanie Foster, “A healthy person is a more productive person”, in RAIL, number 996, page 37

   Synonyms:

   unhandled

5. Not read or examined.
   • He was about to open one of the scrolls, when Francesca took them from his hand. "Nay, Guido, we will not read them: there are some letters never meant but for one eye, and such are these. This packet shall be given untouched into Lord Avonleigh's"—she corrected her words—"into my father's own...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 165

   Synonyms:

   unexamined, unread, unscanned

6. Not discussed or talked about.
   • Politics was an untouched topic in our family.

   Synonyms:

   indiscussed, unaddressed, undiscoursed, undiscussed