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uncatalogued

uncatalogued

1 6.5
Not listed in an official record such as a museum book or database
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈkætəlɒɡd/
  • UK
translation icon : no catalogado
  • The museum is filled with many uncatalogued artifacts waiting to be studied.

Examples

  • He recalls these bog creatures of his childhood as "uncatalogued by any naturalist, but nonetheless real for that."

    Academic text (2002)
  • Frayed and dust-stained, uncatalogued, they'll be sold as waste paper or burned.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • This dossier forms part of two as yet uncatalogued, undescribed, and unanalyzed file drawers of West African material arranged by region.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The drawing (23 1/2 x 21 1/4 in., 59.5 x 54 cm) is one of a set of three framed uncatalogued drawings in the Archivio Capitolare in Turin.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Researchers often find uncatalogued plant species in remote areas.

  • There are countless uncatalogued books in the library that need to be organized.

Synonyms

unregistered
vsuncatalogued
25 4.8

Not recorded by an official body

is the broader term for absence from authoritative lists and records
unlisted
vsuncatalogued
12 4.4

Not included in a public list like a phone book to keep it private

applies more widely to things missing from formal lists and records
unaccounted
vsuncatalogued
3 4.8

Not listed, explained, or recorded in a report

is focused on absence from formal lists and descriptive records instead
unrecorded
vsuncatalogued
2 3.9

Not written down in official papers

covers absence from lists and formal catalog records as well
unenumerated
vsuncatalogued
1 8.5

Rights or items are not listed one by one in a document

is broader, covering items missing from catalogs and official records
nonregistered
vsuncatalogued
  • Formal
5.8

Not on an official list

focuses more generally on omission from catalogs and formal records
unindexed
vsuncatalogued
  • Specialized
7.7

Not in a list that helps you or a computer find things quickly

is less technical, covering omission from catalogs and official lists

How Catalogued

listed
2.3
uncatalogued
  • UK
1 6.5

Surface Forms

uncatalogued positive

Morphology

uncatalogued = catalogued (transparent) = un + catalogue + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the participial/adjectival form 'catalogued' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

The word uncatalogued comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and catalogue meaning a 'list' or 'record', like a shop catalog or a museum list. So uncatalogued means 'not listed' or 'not recorded', which is why we use it for things that are not in an official catalog.