uncoded

[ uhn-koh-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not coded; not in code:
an uncoded message.
being or pertaining to mail with no zip code or an incorrect one; unzipped.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncoded¹

First recorded in 1915–20; un- ¹ + code ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Example Sentences

Britain rejected all coded transmissions from American businesses, forcing them to accept far greater costs of sending uncoded messages and the risk that British censors would either delay or fail to transmit them.

From Washington Post

Undoubtedly here, too, the bags were secretly opened and our uncoded despatches and letters read.

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