uncertifiedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈsəːtᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈsərdəˌfaɪd/ 1. Not made certain; not assured.
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1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 170 Vncertifieit tha war into sic thing Into that cace quhome that tha wald mak king.
1838 R. Southey Thalaba (ed. 4) vi. xviii, in Poet. Wks. IV. 227 The astonish'd Thalaba..closed his eyes, And open'd them again; And yet uncertified, He prest them close.
2. Not attested as certain; not guaranteed by certification.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > lacking confirmation
nakedc1400
unratified1565
unsubscribed1571
unsealeda1616
unavouched1629
intestate1656
unattested1665
unconfirmed1671
uncertified1681
unvouched1775
incorroborated1784
unauthenticated1787
unvalued1807
unchartered1812
unaccredited1828
unfathered1830
unguaranteed1855
misvouched1876
uncorroborated1911
1681 Cal. Treasury Bks. 7 That he do not issue out process upon any uncertified bond.
1762 T. Smollett Adventures Sir Launcelot Greaves II. xx. 165 The mercy of the legislature in favor of insolvent debtors, is never extended to uncertified bankrupts taken in execution.
1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. i. xix. 47 Any chronological system which may be applied to it, must be essentially uncertified and illusory.
1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. xv. 275 She touched the double chords within us which are..a divine discord if an uncertified harmony.
3. Not certified insane.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective] > not insane
uncertified1937
1937 G. B. Shaw London Music 1888–89 101 Brinio..is a patriotic Batavian with two sisters, one of whom is mad and the other sane... Ada, the uncertified one, is beloved by Aquilius.
1938 S. Beckett Murphy ix. 161 There were a few such fortunate cases, certified and uncertified, enjoying all the amenities of a mental hospital.
1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xiv. 102 Some uncertified genius had hit upon a new virus mutation method.
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