unmanipulated

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌʌnməˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd/ UK /ˌʌnməˈnɪpjʊleɪtɪd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not handled, altered, controlled, or artificially arranged

    The study compared the edited images with the unmanipulated originals.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not handled, altered,... unaltereduntouchedraw
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Word family
Related forms manipulateinterventionraw data

Etymology

Formed from un- ("not") + manipulated. Manipulate comes from French manipuler and ultimately Latin manipulus ("handful"), so its earliest sense concerned handling before it broadened to deliberate alteration or control.

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