unfiled

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adjective

That has not been filed.

“an unfiled affidavit”

OriginEnglish filed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfiled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat has not been filed.

    an unfiled affidavit

  2. not comparableNot rubbed with a file.

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. Englishfiled
  9. Englishunfiled

From un- + filed.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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