unwritten
unwritten
Definition
un·writ·ten (un rit′'n, un′rit′'n)
adjective
- not in writing; not written or printed
- operating only through custom or tradition an unwritten rule
- not written on; blank
unwritten
Synonyms
unwritten
modif.
Oral
unrecorded, vocal, word-of-mouth; see spoken.Traditional
unsaid, unspoken, customary, generally accepted; see traditional 2, understood 2.
unwritten
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- constitution: Without exception, the states rejected the unwritten constitution of Britain.
- rule: In time, the unwritten rules in climbing would unfold.
- assumption: A very important point to note is that in the small hypothetical economic model we have constructed there are some unwritten assumptions.
- convention: In fact there is an unwritten convention that you can quote up to 5 % of a work without seeking permission.
- law: In the same way, there are unwritten laws in the church about forgiveness.
- code: Some kind of unwritten code seems to be in perpetual force to stifle such debate.
Modifying Another Word
- largely: The British constitution, largely unwritten, is based on the separation of powers.
- yet: There are true Saints but with false Lives, their true Lives as yet unwritten.
- often: About the Course This new online course covers the ethics, conventions and often unwritten rules of publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences.
- previously: Wycliffe members often focus on assisting language groups who speak previously unwritten languages.
- still: Much unhappiness is caused by students ending up with masses of research material, no money, and most of the thesis still unwritten.
- as-yet: The paper had to be filled and could not wait for as-yet unwritten stories and features to arrive.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near unwritten
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- up
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