unapproved en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English approved English unapproved From un- + approved.
Meanings
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Not approved.
The unapproved imports were sent back to the originating country.
The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive.
2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN:
- (archaic) Not proven.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unapproved | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unapproved | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
grc ἀδόκιμος (not approved)