Meanings
adjectiveunbutchered (not comparable)
- not comparableNot butchered.
If a carcass remains unbutchered for more than two days the accumulated gases can cause it to explode and spray decomposed entrails over a wide area.
1971, George L. Small, The blue whale
Origin
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APA
unbutchered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbutchered
MLA
“unbutchered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbutchered. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbutchered,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbutchered.
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