unpedigreed

adjective

un·​pedigreed

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1

: not distinguished by a pedigree

2

of a domestic animal : lacking a recorded pedigree : not of the pure blood of a recognized breed

—used especially of a high grade

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + pedigreed, past participle of pedigree

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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