unmeasured
Americanadjective
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of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless.
the unmeasured heavens.
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unrestrained; intemperate.
unmeasured rage.
- Synonyms:
- lavish, unstinting
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Prosody. not metrical.
adjective
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measureless; limitless
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unrestrained; unlimited or lavish
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music without bar lines and hence without a fixed pulse
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Etymology
Origin of unmeasured
First recorded in 1350–1400, unmeasured is from the Middle English word unmesured. See un- 1, measured
Example Sentences
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“I viewed severe misalignments when the plane came together, which was remedied by using unmeasured and unlimited amount of force to fit the misaligned holes and parts together,” Salehpour said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024
And although the large sample size and long follow-up allowed the risk of bias to be reduced, the authors acknowledge the possibility that other unmeasured factors could affect results.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024
"Another potential unmeasured confounder is the type of work, which may also influence a person's chronotype, health behaviors and diabetes risk," they wrote.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2023
In their unmeasured hunger to capitalize on nostalgia and the promise of a built-in audience, studios time and again have refused to consider that what succeeded in one medium doesn’t inherently translate benignly into another.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023
Millions of worlds are born, evolve, and pass away into nebulous, unmeasured skies; and there is still eternity.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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