undelivered

adjective

un·​de·​liv·​ered ˌən-di-ˈli-vərd How to pronounce undelivered (audio)
-dē-
: not delivered
undelivered mail

Examples of undelivered in a Sentence

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The fake refund messages come from the same stable as the fake road tolls, DMV fines and undelivered packages that you’re been warned about repeatedly. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Despite the extraordinary volume of aid inside Gaza, the vast majority of it remains warehoused, undelivered, or looted. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025 But the bill from Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, would move digital assets, after three years in a dormant account with undelivered attempts to contact the owner, to the state to hold under its unclaimed property law. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 June 2025 If that funding isn't restored, advocates say, nearly a billion dollars' worth of medicines donated by private pharmaceutical companies is likely to go undelivered or expire. Patrick Adams, NPR, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for undelivered

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undelivered was in the 15th century

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“Undelivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undelivered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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