unscreened

/ (ʌnˈskriːnd) /

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adjective

not sheltered or concealed by a screen

not passed through a screen; unsifted

(of a film) not yet on show to the public

not put through a security check

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby unscreened

unschooled, unscientific, unscramble, unscrambler, unscratched, unscreened, unscrew, unscripted, unscrupulous, unseal, unsealed

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How to use unscreened in a sentence

But he did answer a variety of questions—unscreened this time—from students for almost a half hour.
John Edwards Ducks Rielle Hunter|Matt Sledge|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The table is purposely left unscreened to the left of the workman, so that long tubes may be treated.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
Mixtures of sand and pebbles (unscreened gravel) may also be used if care is exercised to secure a mixture of adequate strength.
American Rural Highways|T. R. Agg
He saw the light go up in his wife's bed room, unscreened for a full minute, and thought: 'Aha!
Five Tales|John Galsworthy

In vain Young Dick whistled up through the unscreened, open windows.
The Little Lady of the Big House|Jack London
The heat and blazing light in summer were as hard to bear in these unscreened meeting-houses as was the cold in winter.
Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle