Definition of unwritten
1 : not expressed in writing : oral, traditional an unwritten rule
2 : containing no writing : blank
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Examples of unwritten in a Sentence
They had an unwritten agreement.
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
Recent Examples of unwritten from the Web
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These unwritten rules are in desperate need of updates.
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Even if such conditions weren’t imposed at the outset, a future administration might require participating schools to abide by as-yet unwritten requirements.
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Baseball has become bogged down with slow moving action, and archaic unwritten rules that deter from the on-field product.
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Well, as the old song goes, the rest is still unwritten.
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One of Washington's unwritten rules is facing its stiffest test [TIME]
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Personalities and exuberance are ground out by the way that baseball demands obedience to its arcane and silly unwritten rules, with punishments doled out for the most minor infractions.
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Not until speedster Jarrod Dyson placed a perfect bunt into no man’s land between the pitcher’s mound and first base, challenging ridiculous unwritten rules and creating a rally that would turn this game upside-down.
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The executive order Trump signed calls on the Treasury Department to write up new restrictions, and the Washington Post reports that the policy remains unwritten, with actual changes months away before being implemented.
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First Known Use of unwritten
14th century
UNWRITTEN Defined for English Language Learners
unwritten
playDefinition of unwritten for English Language Learners
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: spoken or understood without being written
UNWRITTEN Defined for Kids
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: not in writing : followed by custom unwritten law
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