unformatted

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adjective

Without any structure

OriginEnglish formatted ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveunformatted (comparative more unformatted, superlative most unformatted)

comparative more unformatted · superlative most unformatted

  1. Without any structure
  2. computingThat has not yet been formatted for use; uninitialized

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. Englishformatted
  9. Englishunformatted

From un- + formatted.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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