Synonyms

undesigned

American

[uhn-di-zahynd] / ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

not planned beforehand; unpremeditated; unintentional.

undesigned British

/ ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

(of an action) unintentional
not yet designed

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Other Word Forms

undesignedly

adverb

Etymology

Origin of undesigned

First recorded in 1645–55; un- ¹ + designed

Example Sentences

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An occasional special form of such study may be illustrated by that admirable book, written long ago, but full of life still, the late Professor Blunt's Undesigned Coincidences.

From To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work by Moule, H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn)

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