unprinted
4.8
Writing that exists but has not been made public in a book or newspaper
- adjective
- /ʌnˈprɪntɪd/
:
no impreso
- The manuscript remained unprinted as the author sought a publisher.
Examples
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Writing and unprinted documents rival oral exchanges.
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The library has several unprinted essays from local writers that are not available online.
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Many unprinted pages filled the folders on the desk, waiting to be edited.
Synonyms
5.6
Not seen on paper or in the finished document
is about items not yet produced on paper rather than the output process
How Printed
Surface Forms
unprinted positive
Morphology
unprinted = printed (transparent) = un + print + ed
A direct negation of the adjective/participle 'printed' (not produced in print), making the sense easily inferable.
Etymology
The word unprinted is made of un- meaning 'not' and print meaning 'to make copies or publish on paper'. So unprinted can mean 'not printed yet' or 'not published', as with a story or manuscript still waiting to be printed.