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unstructured en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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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 structure Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English structured English unstructured From un- + structured.

Meanings

1. Lacking structure.
   • Since the day after the 2018 midterm elections, President Donald Trump has spent around 60% of his scheduled time in unstructured “executive time,” Axios reported Sunday. 2019 February 3, Devan Cole, “Axios: Since midterms, Trump has spent nearly 60% of his scheduled time in unstructured ‘executive time’”, in CNN:
   • His unstructured method of planning scared anyone who had to depend on his schedules.
   • Dr. Jessie Voigts, a homeschooler and founder of Wandering Educators, a global community of educators sharing travel experiences, said it doesn’t matter if this time is structured or unstructured, so long as the kids get outside. 2020 March 16, Matt Villano, “How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

unstructuredness · unstructuredly

Translations (4)

it non strutturato (Lacking structure) · it destrutturato (Lacking structure) · bg неструктури́ран (Lacking structure) · fi epämuodollinen (Lacking structure)