uncapitalized
adjective
un·cap·i·tal·ized
ˌən-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīzd 
-ˈkap-tə-,
British also -kə-ˈpi-tə-
: not capitalized: such as
a
: not written in capitals or with an initial capital
an uncapitalized word
b
finance
: not treated as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets
an uncapitalized expense
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Alabama stranded a runner at second in the second inning and Kaylee Tow’s lead-off single in the fourth went uncapitalized after a sacrifice bunt and a sac fly left her at third.
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Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 May 2022
Among the dozens of instances in which e precedes i in uncapitalized words are this dozen: caffeine, counterfeit, deity, feisty, heifer, height, herein, leisure, protein, reign, seize and weird.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 May 2022
Among the dozens of instances in which e precedes i in uncapitalized words are this dozen: caffeine, counterfeit, deity, feisty, heifer, height, herein, leisure, protein, reign, seize and weird.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
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“Uncapitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncapitalized. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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