unofficial

CEFRB1

/ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not approved, confirmed, or done by an authority.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not acting with official authority.

Examples

  • The grey wolf is Italy’s unofficial national animal.

  • The wolf is Italy’s unofficial national animal.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not officially established.

  2. Implicitly true but withheld and/or contradicted by authority.

  3. Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.

More examples

In context

  • The unofficial reason for invading the nation, however, was to control their resources.

  • the unofficial results of the ballot

  • an unofficial adviser

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From un- + official.