uninscribed
|un-in-scribed|
/ˌʌnɪnˈskraɪbd/
not written or engraved
Etymology
'uninscribed' is formed from the English prefix 'un-' (meaning 'not') plus 'inscribed', which comes from Latin 'inscribere' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'scribere' meant 'to write.'
'inscribe' entered English via Old French (e.g. 'enscrire') from Latin 'inscribere'; the negative prefix 'un-' (Old English origin) was later combined with the past participle to form 'uninscribed' (meaning 'not inscribed' or 'having had an inscription removed').
Originally 'inscribe' meant 'to write into' or 'to engrave'; with the addition of 'un-' the compound came to mean 'not written/engraved' or 'having an inscription removed.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'uninscribe' (to remove an inscription or to cause something to be not inscribed).
During restoration, they uninscribed the dedication when it was found to be inaccurate.
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Adjective 1
not inscribed; not written, carved, engraved, or entered (on a surface, document, or list).
The archaeologists found an uninscribed tablet that yielded few clues about its origin.
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Last updated: 2025/08/27 19:09