unthawed
unthawed Lexical Profile
unthawed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not thawed; remaining in a frozen or solid state.
"The turkey was still completely unthawed at the center despite sitting in the refrigerator overnight."
North American Freed from a frozen state; thawed or defrosted (used informally).
"Once the berries are fully unthawed, you can fold them directly into the cake batter."
• verb
North American To cause or allow to pass from a frozen to a thawed state; to defrost (past tense and past participle of 'unthaw').
"She unthawed the chicken breasts in a bowl of cold water before seasoning them for dinner."
Word Nuance & Usage
Because 'unthaw' is used informally as a synonym for 'thaw' (by analogy with 'unfreeze'), 'unthawed' is an auto-antonym that can mean either 'still frozen' (standard) or 'defrosted' (informal); in formal writing, use 'frozen' or 'thawed' to avoid ambiguity.