unrefrigerated
adjective
un·re·frig·er·at·ed ˌən-ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrā-təd 
: not refrigerated: such as
a
: not kept frozen or chilled for preservation
food that was left unrefrigerated for too long
b
: not equipped to provide refrigeration
unrefrigerated containers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The unrefrigerated bodies were in various states of decomposition when they were found, with police alleging the longest had been stored at the facility since March. 
Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 The unrefrigerated bodies, at least one of which had been at the funeral home since March, were in various states of decomposition, and the petition noted three of the building’s four air conditioning units weren’t functional. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022 By Wednesday, the protests had spread, threatening supply chain delays and even produce carried in unrefrigerated trucks. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022 After all, the FDA states that prepared food should no longer be consumed after it has been left unrefrigerated for two hours, and the clock was ticking on an 82-degree afternoon on the day of one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022 In an April report on Spectrum News 1, two former Golden Gate employees accused the funeral home of keeping decomposing corpses in unrefrigerated areas. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 The smell is a noxious mix of cigarette smoke, unrefrigerated meat and kerosene from blowtorches singeing away dead animal hair. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Our Wildfire Season From Hell could grow worse and widespread blackouts could have voters sweating in their homes amid the stink of rotting, unrefrigerated food. Chris Cillizza, CNN, 19 July 2021 Another crucial asset was a heat-stable vaccine, developed around 1950, that could be stored for 30 days unrefrigerated, an enormous advantage in distributing vaccines to small villages that often lacked refrigeration and electricity. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More
Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 The unrefrigerated bodies, at least one of which had been at the funeral home since March, were in various states of decomposition, and the petition noted three of the building’s four air conditioning units weren’t functional. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022 By Wednesday, the protests had spread, threatening supply chain delays and even produce carried in unrefrigerated trucks. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022 After all, the FDA states that prepared food should no longer be consumed after it has been left unrefrigerated for two hours, and the clock was ticking on an 82-degree afternoon on the day of one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022 In an April report on Spectrum News 1, two former Golden Gate employees accused the funeral home of keeping decomposing corpses in unrefrigerated areas. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 The smell is a noxious mix of cigarette smoke, unrefrigerated meat and kerosene from blowtorches singeing away dead animal hair. Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Our Wildfire Season From Hell could grow worse and widespread blackouts could have voters sweating in their homes amid the stink of rotting, unrefrigerated food. Chris Cillizza, CNN, 19 July 2021 Another crucial asset was a heat-stable vaccine, developed around 1950, that could be stored for 30 days unrefrigerated, an enormous advantage in distributing vaccines to small villages that often lacked refrigeration and electricity. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined above