uninvolved

[in-volvd]

in·volved

[in-volvd]
adjective
1.
very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
2.
implicated: involved in crime.
3.
concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness: I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.
4.
committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement: The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.

Origin:
1600–10; involve + -ed2

in·volv·ed·ly [in-vol-vid-lee, -volvd-] , adverb
in·volv·ed·ness, noun
non·in·volved, adjective
un·in·volved, adjective


1. complicated, knotty, tangled, perplexing.


1. simple.

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uninvolved (ˌʌnɪnˈvɒlvd)
 
adj
not included or involved: uninvolved bystanders

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