Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not complex or involved; simple.
  • adjective Not involving medical complications.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of uncomplicate.
  • adjective Simple, not complicated, basic.

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  • adjective lacking complexity
  • adjective easy and not involved or complicated

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Examples

  • He likes things uncomplicated, is an expert and picks his shots.

    Best Elk Rifle? 2009

  • He likes things uncomplicated, is an expert and picks his shots.

    Best Elk Rifle? 2009

  • Its stars are shiny-faced young people with broad smiles who speak in short, uncomplicated sentences.

    Film.com Movie Blog 2008

  • It's not a difficult recipe at all - one reason it's become a Christmas tradition is that it's uncomplicated, which is a boon at this time of year when there's so much to do!

    December recipe: Alternative Christmas Pudding Carla 2006

  • But what she had experienced during those few moments when she had held the focus with Lucas could definitely not be described as uncomplicated or emotionally neutral.

    Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996

  • But what she had experienced during those few moments when she had held the focus with Lucas could definitely not be described as uncomplicated or emotionally neutral.

    Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996

  • But what she had experienced during those few moments when she had held the focus with Lucas could definitely not be described as uncomplicated or emotionally neutral.

    Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996

  • -- When a case is found to be uncomplicated, that is, if the fracture is such that recovery seems possible and after having determined that treatment may be practicable, the first consideration is that of confining the subject in suitable slings.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • The authors write that "the Balti held the key to a kind of uncomplicated happiness that was disappearing in the developing world."

    Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson: Questions 2006

  • The whole process was too complicated and being the 'uncomplicated' babe that i am.

    Archive 2007-08-01 princesa 2007

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