adjective
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not yet solidified or firm
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(of a gem) not yet in a setting
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(of textual matter) not yet composed
Etymology
Origin of unset
1350–1400; Middle English: (of a time) unappointed; un- 2, set
Example Sentences
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Rod Brind’Amour wouldn’t say definitively when that would be, though he noted the extra rest from the series schedule — still unset as of Monday’s practice — could help.
From Seattle Times
Eisenhower thought it unseemly to so generously reward defectors and worried it could unset the fragile peace on the Korean Peninsula.
From Washington Post
"This will happen soon - an attache to the fleet," Eitan Naeh told Israel's Army Radio, adding that a date was yet unset.
From Reuters
While an election date remains unset, labor advocates and experts say a union win of this size could spur further labor organizing across North Carolina.
From Washington Times
She recalled that editing Saul Bellow’s “Humboldt’s Gift,” published in 1975, and his subsequent books “was like finding a box of sparkling unset jewels.”
From Seattle Times
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