Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not scratched; not torn.

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  • adjective Not scratched

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Examples

  • And when we grow up we continue the trend of leaving no itch unscratched, no thirst unquenched, rarely asking ourselves what hole has opened up inside that is so bottomless that no matter what we shove inside it cannot be filled.

    Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: American Malaise Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

  • And when we grow up we continue the trend of leaving no itch unscratched, no thirst unquenched, rarely asking ourselves what hole has opened up inside that is so bottomless that no matter what we shove inside it cannot be filled.

    Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: American Malaise Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

  • He heaped more praise on himself for coming through the battle unscratched despite the rounds through his coat and his horses.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • I have had my balloon catch fire in mid air, I have hung on the cornice of a ten-story house, I have dropped like a bullet for six hundred feet when a parachute was slow in opening; but never have I felt so weak and faint and sick as when I staggered toward the unscratched boy and gripped him by the arm.

    An Adventure in the Upper Sea 2010

  • He heaped more praise on himself for coming through the battle unscratched despite the rounds through his coat and his horses.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • A result of a sexual itch left too long unscratched?

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • He discretely slid the coin from the slot and studied its features: It was unscratched, pristine.

    Talking Heads « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • He heaped more praise on himself for coming through the battle unscratched despite the rounds through his coat and his horses.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • I'd like to see anyone try holding my mothers cat down to try and trim her claws and come away unscratched and unbitten.

    Keep Your Cats From Destroying Your Furniture | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • A result of a sexual itch left too long unscratched?

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

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