unestablished

[ uhn-i-stab-lisht ]

/ ˌʌn ɪˈstæb lɪʃt /

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adjective

not established.

British. (of a worker or job) temporary, part-time, or having a special or unique routine.

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Origin of unestablished

First recorded in 1640–50; un-¹ + established

Words nearby unestablished

unequivocally, unerring, UNESCO, unescorted, unessential, unestablished, unethical, uneven, uneven parallel bars, uneventful, unexampled

How to use unestablished in a sentence

Consequently, while the direction of the what-not-how-now line is definitely fixed, their actual positions remain unestablished.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
The plain, simple facts are far more potent than unestablished fiction could possibly be.
The Man from the Bitter Roots|Caroline Lockhart
It now, in December, condemns her no less as the unestablished church.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
The position of a disestablished or an unestablished Church is comparatively modern, and has given rise to new jural conceptions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

Many things unaccepted and unestablished to-day shall be proverbial platitudes of to-morrow.
The Right Knock|Helen Van-Anderson