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checked

  [chekt]
–adjective
1. having a pattern of squares; checkered: a checked shirt.
2. Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in a closed syllable (opposed to free ).
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME. See check 1 , -ed 2
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un·checked   (ŭn-chěkt')   
adj.  

  1. Not held in check; unrestrained: an unchecked flow of water; an unchecked temper.

  2. Not checked for accuracy, efficiency, or flaws: an unchecked list.

  3. Informal Of or relating to a square in a crossword that is part of only one word instead of two.

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Word Origin & History

unchecked 
1469, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of check (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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