uncalled
Americanadjective
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not dialed or called, as a phone number.
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not summoned or invited.
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not called out, declared, announced, or recorded.
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Finance. not fully paid for.
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Ecclesiastical. not having had a religious calling.
Example Sentences
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“I feel that those sarcastic remarks are entirely uncalled for,” a self-professed “admirer of clean sports” wrote in a letter published in the Berkshire Eagle after a Lenox basketball game in 1925.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
On the Reddit page for NBA fans, a community with more than 14 million members, a video of Utah’s Keyonte George committing an uncalled carrying violation had nearly 350 comments.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024
He added that the furore over the sale was "uncalled for" and that he had not expected it to become national news.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Most of the uncalled races are in competitive Western districts, according to Reuters, where vote counting has proceeded more slowly.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024
“This seems to me perfectly preposterous and uncalled for. I don’t like it. I don’t understand your motive for silence and mystery, never saying a word to me about it this morning.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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