UNAUTHORIZED

unauthorized, unauthorised

(adjective) not endowed with authority

unauthorized, unauthorised, wildcat

(adjective) without official authorization; “an unauthorized strike”; “wildcat work stoppage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unauthorized (not comparable)

not having any authority

without official authorization

Usage notes

• Objects: autobiography, copying, distribution, disclosure, publication, person, warfare, and a variety of others.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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