Uncracked

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Still whole and not broken open or split apart ; not yet solved, decoded or deciphered ; having a smooth surface or voice without any fractures or breaks
2. Remaining intact and unbroken ; not yet worked out or decoded by anyone ; free of cracks in its surface or sound
3. Still intact and not split open or fractured ; not yet solved or deciphered by anyone ; without any cracks, breaks or flaws on its surface

Etymology: "Uncracked" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "cracked," the past participle of "crack." The prefix has been part of English since Old English, descending from a Proto-Germanic form that also gave German "un-" and the Dutch "on-," so the element is far older than the English language itself, which is why it attaches so freely to adjectives and participles. "Cracked" comes from the verb "crack," which traces back to Old English "cracian," meaning to make a sharp noise or to break. Over time the sense of a sharp sound and the sense of a split surface both stayed alive, so "uncracked" can describe an egg with no fissure in its shell as readily as a code that no one has broken.

Synonyms: intact, unbroken, whole

Antonyms: cracked, broken