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unsubbed

adjective

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Meanings

unsubbed¹

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of unsub

unsubbed²

adjectiveunsubbed (not comparable)

Not subbed:
1. not comparableNot subedited.
  A single designated "overseas news" sub will give agency copy a cursory read through, slug it and send it out unsubbed.
  1985, Southern African Society of Journalists, The Journalist
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  At the most basic level there need to be folders for unsubbed copy, subbed copy, pictures or artwork, finished pages[…].
  2002, Wynford Hicks, Tim Holmes, Subediting for Journalists, page 116
2. not comparableNot coated with a layer of adhering material.
3. not comparablemicroscopyNot layered with a coating that will help fix the sample in place.
  Add 50 mg of gelatin (Fisher Scientific) per liter of H₂O if using unsubbed slides.
  2006, David L. Spector, Robert D. Goldman, Basic Methods in Microscopy: Protocols and Concepts from Cells: A Laboratory Manual, page 115
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  Samples often are lost from unsubbed slides, particularly during the hybridization step.
  1995, Larry J. Kricka, Nonisotopic Probing, Blotting, and Sequencing, page 175
4. not comparableNot provided with subtitles.

Origin

unsubbed · verb

From unsub + -ed.

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unsubbed · adjective

From un- + subbed.

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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