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ununiformed

ununiformed

1 6.6
Not wearing the usual clothes for a job or group
  • adjective
translation icon : sin uniforme
  • During the parade, many ununiformed civilians watched from the sidelines.

Examples

  • The coach was concerned by the presence of ununiformed players at the game.

  • Furthermore, the last time I checked, ununiformed enemy combatants were not covered under the Geneva Convention, and for good reason.

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  • "The common fate of ununiformed fighters on the battlefield is often summary execution."

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  • The common fate of ununiformed fighters on the battlefield is often summary execution.

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  • When entering the secure facility, ununiformed individuals were asked to identify themselves.

Synonyms

plainclothes
vsununiformed
6 4.2

Wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform to avoid being recognized as a police officer

is a general absence of uniform without undercover intent
unliveried
vsununiformed
9.9

Not wearing a special uniform that staff usually wear

has identical meaning but uses a different word form

Antonyms

uniformed
60 2.3

Wearing special clothes for work or official duty

Surface Forms

ununiformed positive

Morphology

ununiformed = uniformed (transparent) = un + uniform + ed

Clear negation 'un-' applied to the adjective 'uniformed' (wearing a uniform), so the meaning 'not wearing a uniform' follows standard rules.

Etymology

Ununiformed is made from un- 'not' plus uniform, which also means a standard set of clothes, so a helpful way to remember it is 'not in the uniform'. That is why ununiformed can describe a person who is not wearing the expected uniform.