unconfirmed

unconfirmed
a) Not finally established, settled or confirmed.

We are hearing unconfirmed reports of an explosion.

b) Not having undergone the ritual of confirmation.

In the ecumenical world a cry is heard for the admission of unconfirmed children to communion...


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  • unconfirmed — I adjective inconclusive, indecisive, unascertained, unattested, unauthenticated, uncertain, uncertified, unchecked, uncorroborated, undemonstrated, unestablished, unproved, unproven, unratified, unsettled, unshown, unsubstantiated, unsupported,… …   Law dictionary

  • unconfirmed — (adj.) 1560s, not having received the rite of confirmation, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONFIRMED (Cf. confirmed). Meaning not supported by further evidence is attested from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • unconfirmed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not confirmed as to truth or validity …   English terms dictionary

  • unconfirmed — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unconfirmed — un|con|firmed [ˌʌnkənˈfə:md US ˈfə:rmd] adj unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc a report etc that has not been proved or supported by official information ▪ We ve received unconfirmed reports of an explosion in central London …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unconfirmed — [[t]ʌ̱nkənfɜ͟ː(r)md[/t]] ADJ If a report or a rumour is unconfirmed, there is no definite proof as to whether it is true or not. There are unconfirmed reports of several small villages buried by mudslides. Ant: confirmed …   English dictionary

  • unconfirmed — adjective unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc a report etc that has not been proved or supported by official information: We ve received unconfirmed reports of an explosion in central London …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unconfirmed — adj. Unconfirmed is used with these nouns: ↑report, ↑rumour, ↑sighting …   Collocations dictionary

  • unconfirmed — un|con|firmed [ ,ʌnkən fɜrmd ] adjective with no official proof or evidence to show that something is true: Unconfirmed reports indicate that three hostages have been released …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unconfirmed — UK [ˌʌnkənˈfɜː(r)md] / US [ˌʌnkənˈfɜrmd] adjective with no official proof or evidence to show that something is true Unconfirmed reports indicate that three of the hostages have been released …   English dictionary

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