[
US
/ˌənəˈfɪʃəɫ/
]
[ UK /ʌnəfˈɪʃəl/ ]
[ UK /ʌnəfˈɪʃəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not having official authority or sanction
an unofficial estimate
he participated in an unofficial capacity
a sort of unofficial mayor -
not officially established
the early election returns are unofficial
How To Use unofficial In A Sentence
- I'm sure she's flouting loads of official and unofficial tube etiquette in one fell swoop here.
- There was some discussion about the relationship between official and unofficial action.
- He has acted as one of the campaign's unofficial advisers, according to an insider. Times, Sunday Times
- A sheep dog is the unofficial greeter of Harberton Estancia, a picturesque ranch with red-roofed buildings and rolling terrain.
- The neighbours in unofficial whispers talk about his activities but officially they know nothing.
- For the time being, bushwacking will still be permitted, as will adventuring on unofficial boot trails, but protecting low-use zones will be a high priority.
- Yet there is the possibility of an engagement, whether official or unofficial for John Brown.
- By then he was unofficially resident and working abroad, and in uneasy relations with the Soviet authorities.
- It was the official religion during the reign of the monarchy and is currently the unofficial religion.
- If they defrock him, they set him on a path to official or unofficial sainthood. Michele Somerville: Roy Bourgeois Detained At The Vatican For The Crime Of Primacy Of Conscience