nonprescribed
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnprɪˈskraɪbd/
:
no recetado
- Many individuals explained their continued use of nonprescribed opioids in terms of pleasure-seeking reasons.
Examples
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That I insist on wasting time, in nonprescribed, self-aggrandizing, and theatrical diversions from the prescribed text... moved to embrace said student... that I told you how I'd asked you to my room because I quote like you... "He said he 'liked' me."
Academic text (1993) -
Using nonprescribed substances can lead to serious health issues and addiction.
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Doctors warn that nonprescribed medications can have dangerous side effects.
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She was surprised to learn that many nonprescribed drugs are easily available online.
Synonyms
22
3.2
Medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription
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2.7
Medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription
1
7.7
Not officially ordered by a doctor or allowed by an authority
A medicine you can buy without seeing a doctor
Medicines you can buy without a doctor's prescription
Antonyms
How Prescribed
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonprescribed = prescribed (transparent) = non + prescribe + ed
'Non-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'prescribed', making the meaning clear to learners who know 'prescribed'.
Etymology
The word nonprescribed joins non- ('not') with prescribed, which comes from older parts meaning 'write before' and appears in prescription when a doctor gives medicine. So nonprescribed means 'not officially ordered' by a doctor or by a rule.