Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking order, unity, or a system; disorganized.
- adjective Having no organic qualities; inorganic.
- adjective Not represented by a labor union.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not organized; inorganized; inorganic: as, metals are unorganized bodies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development. See the Note under
ferment , n., 1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having been
organized - adjective Not yet
organized - adjective Not having been
organized on a normal basis - adjective Having been
organized only superficially or irregularly - adjective US Lacking a normal
system ofgovernment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having or belonging to a structured whole
- adjective not affiliated in a trade union
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Examples
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In most cases it is characterized by an unorganized or fast heart rhythm, says co-author Teresa Tsang of the University of British Columbia Vancouver.
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At the moment, more than 95 percent of this huge market is in the hands of what is known as unorganized retail, the "kirana" or mom-and-pop stores that are the lifeblood of every Indian town and city.
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In most cases it is characterized by an unorganized or fast heart rhythm, says co-author Teresa Tsang of the University of British Columbia Vancouver.
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Folks born under this sign are sometimes described as unorganized or even sloppy, and more focused on the big picture than on little details.
Billionaire Horoscopes By Lacey Rose 2006
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I get a muffled laugh out of calling the unorganized areas "uncivilized," and the clean areas "civilization."
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Murderers Anonymous, Pop had said some of their boys called their unorganized organization.
The Night of the Long Knives Fritz Leiber 1951
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There are 11.2 million acres of industrial forestland in Maine, the so-called unorganized territory.
Morning Sentinel News BY MATT WICKENHEISER 2010
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There are 11.2 million acres of industrial forestland in Maine, the so-called unorganized territory.
Kennebec Journal News BY MATT WICKENHEISER 2010
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IG report finds sensitive Adult Protective Services records "unorganized" and "lying on unattended desks, in open boxes, and in carts waiting to filed" (Examiner)
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Right now radar kind of unorganized with rain in through Chicago.
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