unheralded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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 heralded English unheralded From un- + heralded.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.
Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today.
1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:
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(not-comparable) Not greeted with excitement or acclaim.
We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience.
2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
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Translations (20)
fr sans tambour ni trompette (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · sv oväntad (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · fr sans préavis (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · fi odottamaton (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · it senza avviso previo (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ka გაუფრთხილებლად (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · de unerwartet (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · es no anunciado (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · nl onaangekondigd (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · es inesperado (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · sv oannonserad (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · es sin expectativa (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ca inesperat (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · mk ненајавен (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ro neașteptat (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ro intempestiv (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ro neprevăzut (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · nl onverwacht (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · pl nieoczekiwany (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced) · ru необъявленный (Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced)