unbroadcast

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adjective

Not broadcasted.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunbroadcast (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot broadcasted.

    Later this month it will release what it calls a DVD “time capsule” with “60 Minutes” reports about Mr. Obama, unbroadcast interviews and two hours’ worth of his speeches.

    2009 February 2, Brian Stelter, “To Relive the Inauguration, a Wave of Network DVDs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2013
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    He rails against political correctness and health and safety regulations, and earlier this summer was accused of calling Gordon Brown "a cunt" in unbroadcast comments to his Top Gear audience, whom he has also referred to as "oafs".

    2009 November 12, Patrick Barkham, “Top Gear: Why We're Mad About the Boys”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2020

    We must ensure when we promise anonymity that we are in a position to honour it, taking account of the implications of any possible court order demanding the disclosure of our unbroadcast material.

    BBC Editorial Guidelines, quoted in 2014, Adele Emm, Researching for the Media: Television, Radio and Journalism (page 77)

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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-der.?
  9. Proto-Germanic*braidaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*braid
  11. Old Englishbrād
  12. Middle Englishbrod
  13. Englishbroad
  14. Proto-Germanic*kas-
  15. Proto-Germanic*kastōną
  16. Old Norsekasta
  17. Middle Englishcasten
  18. Englishcast
  19. Englishbroadcast
  20. Englishunbroadcast

From un- + broadcast.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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