And then it swings up and hits you with "a way that it doesn’t scathe the seal".
Plenty of "unscathed" around, but I don't think I ever met the "un"-free word.
Reminds me of the P.G.Wodehouse "far from gruntled" ( https://nydamprintsblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2011/05/words-... )