unwitnessed

adjective

un·​witnessed

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1

: not discerned by the senses : unperceived

trifles, unwitnessed with eye or ear

—Shakespeare

2

: not bearing the signature of a witness

an unwitnessed legal document

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + witnessed, past participle of witnessen to witness

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