SINCE 1828
unattributed
adjective
un·at·trib·ut·ed
| \ ˌən-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyü-təd
, -byə-\
, -byə-\
Definition of unattributed
: not ascribed or credited to a source : not attributed
an unattributed quote unattributed paintings
Examples of unattributed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The claims are often unattributed and are rarely tied in a substantive way to mainstream science. — Gary Robbins, latimes.com, "With marijuana legal, California flooded with dubious health claims about the drug," 9 July 2018 The claims are often unattributed and are rarely tied in a substantive way to mainstream science. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Consumers are being flooded with dubious claims about the health benefits of marijuana," 9 July 2018 In the past decade, at least two nonmilitary US satellite systems have experienced brief, unattributed glitches tied to hacking attacks. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "The New Arms Race Threatening to Explode in Space," 26 June 2018 The caption had appeared as an unattributed quote beneath the student's photo. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Yearbook Quote Attributed to Nazi Forces a Massachusetts High School to Issue Apology," 18 June 2018 As with so many virtuoso musicians a level below stardom, much of his work was unattributed. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Buell Neidlinger, Acclaimed Genre-Crossing Bassist, Dies at 82," 25 Mar. 2018 One of them, from the British painter Brion Gysin (unattributed), was for Haschich Fudge. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, "Review: The American ‘Gourmands’ Way’ Through France," 17 Nov. 2017 In 2015 enterprising enemies set up a Twitter bot dedicated to sending him tweets with unattributed quotes from Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator. — The Economist, "Less Euromaidan, more GamergateOnce considered a boon to democracy, social media have started to look like its nemesis," 4 Nov. 2017 Leva found them on eBay, unattributed, for a couple hundred dollars each. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "Creative License: Inside the Home of C. Wonder's Creative Director," 21 Sep. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unattributed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on unattributed
What made you want to look up unattributed? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share unattributed
Resources for unattributed