unofficial
/ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not officially established.
adj
Not officially established.
adj
Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.
Example Sentences
- "the unofficial results of the ballot"
- "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."
- "The unofficial reason for invading the nation, however, was to control their resources."
- "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."
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.
Inflected Forms
more unofficial (comparative)
most unofficial (superlative)