unchecked.
Unrestrained, not held back.
Meaning & usage
Unrestrained, not held back.
unchecked ambition
unchecked power
Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
unchecked writings
unchecked findings
Of a check box: not checked (ticked or enabled).
Of a square: part of only one entry (that is, across or down, but not both).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English checked English unchecked From un- + checked.
simple past and past participle of uncheck.
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