unapproved

/ˌʌnəpɹˈuvd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

Archaic

"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."

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.

more unapproved (comparative) most unapproved (superlative)

moved removed approved improved proved disapproved disproved unmoved unimproved unproved

Questions

How do you pronounce unapproved?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnəpɹˈuvd/.

What does unapproved mean?

Not approved.

Where does unapproved come from?

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