unofficial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/
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 official English unofficial From un- + official.
Meanings
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Not officially established.
And even though their numbers have been halved—that’s the unofficial tally given in one of the strategy sessions—everyone from Sansa to Daenerys to Varys is wondering who is going to rule over which pile of smoking ruins.
2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021:the unofficial results of the ballot
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Not officially established. ▸ Implicitly true but withheld and/or contradicted by authority.
The unofficial reason for invading the nation, however, was to control their resources.
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Not acting with official authority.
an unofficial adviser
Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.
2022 August 24, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Union slams Avanti West Coast: 'lie' as services slashed”, in RAIL, number 964, page 6:
- Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unofficial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unofficial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unofficialness · unofficiality · unofficial farthing · unofficially
Synonyms
Translations (34)
sv inofficiell (not official) · bg неофициален (not official) · cs neoficiální (not official) · es extraoficial (not official) · fr inofficiel (not official) · da uofficiel (not official) · nl officieus (not official) · hi अनधिकृत (not official) · be неафіцы́йны (not official) · tr gayrı resmi (not official) · ko 비공식적 (not official) · de inoffiziell (not official) · mi manakore (not official) · ru неофициа́льный (not official) · uk неофіці́йний (not official) · ro neoficial (not official) · hi अनाधिकारिक (not official) · fr officieux (not official) · la inofficialis (not official) · ja 裏向きの (implicitly true but unauthorized) · fi epävirallinen (not official) · cmn 非官方 (not official) · pt extraoficial (not official) · tr gayriresmi (not official) · ja 非公認 (not official) · hu nem hivatalos (not official) · sq jozyrtar (not official) · it ufficioso (not official) · eo neoficiala (not official) · el ανεπίσημος (not official) · ja 非公式 (not official) · es oficioso (not official) · bg непотвърден (implicitly true but unauthorized) · pl nieoficjalny (not official)