unconfirmedadj.
/ˌʌnkənˈfəːmd/, /ˌʌŋkənˈfəːmd/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈfərmd/ 1. Not having received the rite of confirmation.
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society > faith > worship > sacrament > confirmation > [adjective] > not
unbishopeda970
unconfirmed1565
1565 J. Calfhill Aunswere Treat. Crosse f. 99 I besech you, how many be suffered to dye, vnconfirmed.
1920 Conference of Bishops of Anglican Communion 30 The irregularity of admitting to Communion the baptized but unconfirmed Communicants of the non-episcopal congregations.
1977 R. L. Wolff Gains & Losses ii. ii. 122 Danger besets the unconfirmed girls... They find their own vicar crusty and aloof.
2. † b. Uninstructed, ignorant. Obsolete.
a. Not strengthened or fortified; not yet made firm or sure.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective]
unsicker?c1225
uncertaina1382
unsadc1384
untristya1387
untrustya1387
unsurec1412
falliblec1425
slipperc1430
ficklea1450
frivol1488
slidder?a1500
casuala1535
slippery1548
slippy1548
failable1561
doubtful1562
lubricious1584
slope1587
queasy1589
unconfirmedc1592
nice1598
catching1603
loose1603
precary1606
ambiguous1612
treacherous1612
unsafe1615
unsureda1616
precarious1626
lubric1631
dubious1635
lubricous1646
unestablished1646
unfixed1654
unsecure?a1685
unreliable1810
unproven1836
untrustworthy1846
shady1848
wobbly1877
Kaffir1899
independable1921
dodgy1961
temperamental1962
the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective]
tender?c1225
feeble1340
infirmc1374
slight1393
weakc1400
sperec1440
silly1587
unsound1590
immaterial1609
paper1615
unsubstantiala1617
reedy1628
slighty1662
insufficient1700
flimsy1702
bandbox1727
unconfirmed1752
insubstantial1767
gossamery1790
thread-paper1803
gossamer1806
slimsy1845
unendurable1879
bandboxy1891
c1592 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta iii. iii Then were my thoughts so fraile And vnconfirm'd, and I was chain'd to follies of the world.
1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iv. xxxvi. 96 In th' vnconfirmed troupes, much feare did breed.
1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iv A boy!..feeble in Infancy, Essaying the first Rudiments of Manhood, With Strength unpractis'd yet, and unconfirm'd.
1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 399 As I observed the Callus to be unconfirmed, I re-applied the Bandage.
1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc i. 98 Thoughts of politic craftiness arose Within him, and his faith, yet unconfirm'd, Determin'd to prompt action.
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society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > not educated
untowenc1000
unnurtured1548
unlessonedc1555
unkent1570
unexercised1577
uneducate?1592
unlectured1593
unschooled1593
untutored1594
unconfirmed1598
uneducated1598
unedifieda1625
indoct1677
uncultivated1685
unformed1711
unsuppled1761
teachless1819
uninaugurated1823
Philistinian1931
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 18 After his..vntrained, or rather vnlettered, or ratherest vnconfirmed fashion. View more context for this quotation
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iii. iii. 113 Con. I wonder at it. Bor. That shewes thou art vnconfirm'd. View more context for this quotation
c. Not supported or established by further evidence; uncorroborated.
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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
1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 29 Nor was long His witness unconfirm'd . View more context for this quotation
1781 V. Knox Liberal Educ. Concl. 359 Their [sc. French] recent histories are destitute of dignity, both of diction and sentiment, and unconfirmed by authorities.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 26 Aug. 2/1 The report that 300 of these brave fellows have been cut to pieces is unconfirmed.
3. Not formally confirmed or sanctioned.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable > not having proper origin or constitution > not formally confirmed or sanctioned
unconfirmed1656
1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon ii. 105 Therefore we give the same priviledges to a Councell unconfirmed..and to a Councell confirmed by the Pope.
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