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unestablished

[ uhn-i-stab-lisht ]

/ ˌʌn ɪˈstæb lɪʃt /

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

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Example sentences from the Web for unestablished

Many things unaccepted and unestablished to-day shall be proverbial platitudes of to-morrow.
The Right Knock|Helen Van-Anderson
It now, in December, condemns her no less as the unestablished church.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
Good-conduct stripes are the reward to all full-time postmen, established or unestablished, of unblemished conduct.
The Bristol Royal Mail|R. C. Tombs
From week to week the value of these things fluctuates—that is, of course, of bulbs imported and unestablished.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle

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

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