unprinted

adjective

un·​printed

¦ən+

1

: not printed upon

would cover … the unprinted newspaper with charcoal sketches

—H. A. Overstreet

2

: not transferred to or expressed in print

an unprinted manuscript

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + printed, past participle of print

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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