unofficial

Adjective
US[uhn-uh-fish-uhl]/ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. not having official authority or sanction“a sort of unofficial mayor”“an unofficial estimate”“he participated in an unofficial capacity”Opposite officialSimilar informal, unauthorized, unsanctioned, drumheadSee also unauthorized, unauthorised
  2. not officially established“the early election returns are unofficial”Opposite confirmedSimilar unconfirmed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Unofficial

Formed with the prefix un- (“not”). See official.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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