unplaced

/ (ʌnˈpleɪst) /

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adjective

not given or put in a particular place

horse racing not in the first three (sometimes four) runners in a race

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Words nearby unplaced

unphysiologic, unpick, unpicked, unpile, unpin, unplaced, unplait, unplanned, unplayable, unpleasant, unpleasantness

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How to use unplaced in a sentence

A door was opened in one of the unplaced cages and the little bears pushed out into a new world.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Against this, however, stands the evidence of their peculiar and hitherto unplaced language.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
All day long he had tried to stifle the cry of that same famine, that same hunger of unplaced energy, by industrious work.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
The writer prefers to leave these last three examples for the time being unplaced.
The Subspecies of the Mountain Chickadee|Joseph Grinnell

Something did go wrong this time, for, though he was running on strongly at the finish, he was again unplaced.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie