unwritten

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective based on custom rather than documentation; ; - J.L.T.C.Spence
  2. adjective using speech rather than writing
  3. adjective said or done without having been planned or written in advance

Etymology

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.

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