unofficial
Use Unofficial in a sentence
əl noun
1.
a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers.
3.
authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report.
4.
holding office.
5.
appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative.
6.
(of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal: the official opening of a store.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1
Related forms
of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
non·of·fi·cial, adjective
non·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
pre·of·fi·cial, adjective
pre·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
pseu·do·of·fi·cial, adjective, noun
pseu·do·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
qua·si-of·fi·cial, adjective
qua·si-of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
sub·of·fi·cial, noun, adjective
sub·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
un·der·of·fi·cial, adjective
un·of·fi·cial, adjective
un·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
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official (əˈfɪʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration |
| 2. | sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority: an official statement |
| 3. | appointed by authority, esp for some special duty |
| 4. | having a formal ceremonial character: an official dinner |
| —n | |
| 5. | a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position |
| Official (əˈfɪʃəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to one of the two factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin, created by a split in 1969. The Official movement subsequently renounced terrorism and entered constitutional politics in the Irish Republic as the Workers' Party (now the Democratic Left) |
| —n | |
| 2. | a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin |
| unofficial (ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not official or formal: an unofficial engagement |
| 2. | not confirmed officially: an unofficial report |
| 3. | (of a strike) not approved by the strikers' trade union |
| 4. | (of a medicinal drug) not listed in a pharmacopoeia |
| unof'ficially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
official
1314, from O.Fr. official (12c.), from L. officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from officium (see office). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded
1555. The adj. is first attested 1533, from O.Fr. oficial, from L. officialis. Officialese "language of officialdom" first recorded 1884.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
official of·fi·cial (ə-fĭsh'əl)
adj.
Authorized by or contained in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.
unofficial un·of·fi·cial (ŭn'ə-fĭsh'əl)
adj.
Of or being a drug that is not listed in the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.
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Example sentences
In music unofficial remixes can boost sales of the original work.
And if official and unofficial government reports are to be believed, the methods work.
Legend has it that they observed an unofficial ceasefire while underground.
News is doled out in unofficial interactions with the press.
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