unsanctioned
AdjectiveUS[uhn-sangk-shuhnd]/ənˈsæŋkʃənd/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- without explicit official permission“unsanctioned use of company cars”Opposite officialSimilar unofficial
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Unsanctioned
Formed with the prefix un- (“not”): To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them. See sanctioned.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54