unorganized

American  

[uhn-awr-guh-nahyzd] / ʌnˈɔr gəˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. not organized; organized; without organic structure.

2. not formed into an organized organized or systematized whole.

   an unorganized essay.

   Synonyms:

   haphazard, random, unsystematic, casual

3. without definite boundaries.

   unorganized territory.

4. not thinking or acting methodically.

5. not belonging to or represented by a labor union.

   unorganized workers.

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unorganized British  

/ ʌnˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. not arranged into an organized system, structure, or unity

2. (of workers) not unionized

3. nonliving; inorganic

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Etymology

Origin of unorganized

First recorded in 1680–90; un- ¹ + organized

Example Sentences

The initial decision by engineer Breton to invest in Palantir came as a result of his job as a technical expert at a manufacturing company, where he often dealt with unorganized and siloed data.

From MarketWatch

“What about the unorganized girls?” she asks her audience.

From Los Angeles Times

“The first day that they opened business it was chaotic, unorganized and it’s just such a nuisance now,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

They found the cortex of the brain can transform unorganized inputs into highly organized patterns of activity -- demonstrating self-organization.

From Science Daily

“As poorly as we played, as unorganized as we were for five or six minutes, we were fortunate,” Altman said.

From Seattle Times

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