unorganized

[ uhn-awr-guh-nahyzd ]
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adjective
  1. not organized; without organic structure.

  2. not formed into an organized or systematized whole: an unorganized essay.

  1. without definite boundaries: unorganized territory.

  2. not thinking or acting methodically.

  3. not belonging to or represented by a labor union: unorganized workers.

Origin of unorganized

1
First recorded in 1680–90; un-1 + organized

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How to use unorganized in a sentence

  • For a number of years organization was made the leading line of work, and in 1888 only three counties remained unorganized.

    Two Decades | Frances W. Graham and Georgeanna M. Gardenier
  • Conservative Judaism loyal to the United States and its institutions as conceived by its founders is unorganized and inarticulate.

  • A small preliminary difficulty to some is how to organize an as yet unorganized club.

    The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French Benton
  • The strikes of 1885, even more than those of the preceding year, were spontaneous outbreaks of unorganized masses.

British Dictionary definitions for unorganized

unorganized

unorganised

/ (ʌnˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd) /


adjective
  1. not arranged into an organized system, structure, or unity

  2. (of workers) not unionized

  1. nonliving; inorganic

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