uncrossed
uncrossed Lexical Profile
uncrossed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not placed across or intersecting one another (especially of limbs, wires, or lines).
"The interviewer sat attentively with her legs uncrossed and her hands resting on the desk."
Not having been traversed, passed over, or traveled across.
"Several treacherous mountain passes in the remote range remained uncrossed during the winter months."
British Not marked with two parallel lines across the face, and therefore payable in cash over the counter rather than only into a bank account (of a financial check).
"Because the check was left uncrossed, the bearer was able to cash it directly at the bank branch."
• verb
To move or separate from a crossed or overlapping position (past tense and past participle of uncross).
"He uncrossed his arms and leaned forward to listen more closely to the proposal."