unreformed

adjective

un·​re·​formed ˌən-ri-ˈfȯrmd 

1

: not reformed : uncorrected

an unreformed criminal

2

: not originating with or shaped by the Protestant Reformation

unreformed churches

Examples of unreformed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starmer, a stellar lawyer before entering politics in 2015, failed to inspire or articulate a convincing plan to revive a country held back by creaking, unreformed public infrastructure and an unproductive economy. — Toby Helm, Time, 27 June 2026

Alfortish served more than two years in prison before returning, quite unreformed, to New Orleans. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Today, Syria is once again racked by violence, and Shara’s coalition includes unreformed jihadists. — Steven N. Simon, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2025

Over the following months, newspapers printed reports of committee decisions, as well as rumors, accusations, apologies and accounts of crowds that confronted recalcitrant dealers or unreformed drinkers of tea. — Barbara Clark Smith, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unreformed

• conformed
• deformed
• informed
• malformed
• performed
• preformed
• reformed
• transformed
• unformed
• formed
• normed
• stormed