unrecorded

[uhn-ri-kawr-did]

adjective

1. not recorded; not reported in an official record.

2. not noted in historical documents.

   an unrecorded event; an unrecorded tradition.

unrecorded

/ ˌʌnrɪˈkɔːdɪd /

adjective

1. not recorded on paper, tape, video tape, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrecorded¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + record + -ed ²

Example Sentences

More than 280,000 crimes went unrecorded last year, the police watchdog has found - with recording of violent crimes the weakest.

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Many exits from the UK can go unrecorded, meaning those without a departure record were not necessarily still in the country.

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People had been given until 2031 to have all historic but unrecorded public paths and bridleways added to the nation's official "definitive map".

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But the number of casualties is likely to be significantly higher, because fatal accidents tend to go unrecorded on this route.

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He said his heritage was “unrecorded and unknown” and he did not know his date of birth.

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Related Words

• accepted 
• tacit 
• verbal