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undesigned

American  
[uhn-di-zahynd] / ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

  1. not planned beforehand; unpremeditated; unintentional.


undesigned British  
/ ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

  1. (of an action) unintentional

  2. not yet designed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of undesigned

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

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Known for his mobility from his time at North Carolina, Howell appeared poised in the pocket, still going through his reads before tucking and running on undesigned run plays.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2022

It’s pocket-sized, flimsy, staple-bound and feels undesigned, its appearance deliberately lo-fi and approachable.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2017

For the young ones, Dory ponders, there's still something brand-new ahead — "the love that lay waiting like a web page as yet undesigned, or maybe even like a forest as yet unwalked in."

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2011

His career as a planner and designer spanned more than a generation, from his appointment in 1857, at age 35, as the superintendent of an as yet undesigned Central Park to his retirement in 1895.

From Time Magazine Archive

The irregular grouping of its many parts appears the undesigned result of accretion growing out of the necessities of successive years.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

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