unstructured

American  

[uhn-struhk-cherd] / ʌnˈstrʌk tʃərd /

adjective

1. lacking a clearly defined structure or organization.

   an unstructured conference; an unstructured school environment.

---

unstructured British  

/ ʌnˈstrʌktʃəd /

adjective

1. without formal structure or systematic organization

2. without a preformed shape; (esp of clothes) loose; untailored

---

Etymology

Origin of unstructured

First recorded in 1940–45; un- ¹ + structured

Example Sentences

Rousseau’s unfinished, unstructured “Reveries” resembles the herbarium in which he gathered a botanical record of his daily walks.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re able to take unstructured data or data that sits in Word documents and PDFs and emails, and then combine it with what they were doing before.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Retirees have more unstructured hours and more opportunities to say yes — lunch with a friend, an extra coffee, a spontaneous weekend visit with the grandkids,” Grzegorczyk said.

From MarketWatch

As a prodigy who turned pro at 13, Doncic may be an odd advocate for casual, unstructured play, but he feels it in his game.

From The Wall Street Journal

Large language models can now parse electronic medical records—digital junk drawers of unstructured doctor’s and nurse’s notes—into clean, structured data sets that are easier to analyze.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• disorganized
• unregulated