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

Recent Examples on the Web Thirteen movies in the feel-good mystery franchise have aired since 2013, feeding us a steady stream of poignant stories surrounding undelivered mail at the Dead Letter Office. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024 Mail is lost, undelivered—or even returned, sometimes with a valid postmark and address. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 In 2020, with the Max fleet still grounded after the crashes, Boeing disclosed that debris had been in the fuel tanks of undelivered jets. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 Customers will still be able to pick up undelivered packages. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023 Around 25 percent of these were returned undelivered because the instances had simply dropped offline. Mark Bayliss, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023 China Southern Airlines, one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Yoko Kubota, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2024 The priciest item: pink notecards scribbled with the eulogy that Roman (Kieran Culkin) left undelivered at his father’s funeral in the final season. Irina Anghel, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024 The workers carried sacks of undelivered cash and checks up to the company’s safe on the second floor when all the sudden, they were met by nine armed men wearing masks. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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