undesigned

American  

[uhn-di-zahynd] / ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

1. not planned beforehand; unpremeditated; unintentional.

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undesigned British  

/ ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnd /

adjective

1. (of an action) unintentional

2. 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

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

Paul Poiret, the first celebrity couturier, left nothing undesigned, not only what a woman wore but everything she touched.

From Time Magazine Archive

The financial advantages of the education offered by the church became obvious after the Norman Conquest, and arose out of an undesigned circumstance.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William