unappropriated

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adjective

That has not been appropriated for a specific use, or assigned to a specific person or organization.

OriginEnglish appropriated ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 21
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Meanings

adjectiveunappropriated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat has not been appropriated for a specific use, or assigned to a specific person or organization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishappropriated
  9. Englishunappropriated

From un- + appropriated.

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APA

unappropriated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriated

MLA

“unappropriated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unappropriated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unappropriated.

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