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[ uhn-rit-n ] / ʌnˈrɪt n / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unwritten ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional. not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement. containing no writing; blank. Origin of unwritten1325–75; Middle English unwriten;see un-1, written SYNONYMS FOR unwritten1 implicit, understood, tacit, inferred. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unwritten ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR unwritten1 specified, stipulated, designated. SEE ANTONYMS FOR unwritten ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby unwrittenunworthy, unwound, unwrap, unwreathe, unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unwrittenSince 2007, Maulvi Nazir and the Pakistani military had kept to an unwritten truce. Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST A lot of what made the old budgeting system work—the system of 1921-1974—was a set of unwritten norms and conventions. Dead on Arrival (Updated)|David Frum|February 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST But it does seem a bit odd that this massive change to the (unwritten) British constitution was not trailed. Is Kate Preggers?|Tom Sykes|November 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST And for the most part, they are correct – there is an unwritten understanding that all encounters are confidential. Priests Who Hired Me for Sex|Mike Jones|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The dialogue of the actors is scripted; the dialogue of the sisters and their parents is unwritten and spontaneous. Iran's Cinematic Revolution|Reza Aslan|January 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Up to recent times, the unwritten law of the House of Commons with respect to dress was severe. The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various These and a hundred other things must be kept in an unwritten calendar, and only the poacher can keep it. The Confessions of a Poacher|Anonymous Y'u and I know that my cousin, Ned Bannister, doesn't acknowledge any law, written or unwritten. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine Like the high court, the court of burgesses had also its assizes25—a body of unwritten legal 534 custom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various Such had been the unwritten law at Miss Russell's, since time was.
British Dictionary definitions for unwritten
adjectivenot printed or in writing effective only through custom; traditional without writing upon it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unwrittenaccepted, verbal, tacit, conventional, customary, oral, spoken, traditional, unsaid, vocal, unformulated, unrecorded, word-of-mouth |