unpunctuated
|un-punc-tu-at-ed|
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/ˌʌnˈpʌŋk.tʃu.eɪ.tɪd/
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/ˌʌnˈpʌŋ(k)tʃuː.eɪ.tɪd/
(unpunctuate)
not marked by punctuation; not interrupted
Etymology
'unpunctuated' originates from English, specifically the prefix 'un-' + the verb 'punctuate' (from Latin), where 'un-' meant 'not' and 'punctuate' comes from Latin roots related to 'punctus'/'pungere'.
'punctuate' comes from Latin 'punctuatus' (past participle of 'punctuare' from 'punctus', from 'pungere' meaning 'to prick'); it entered English via Medieval/Modern French and Late Latin influences and became 'punctuate' in Modern English; the negative prefix 'un-' was added in English to form 'unpunctuate' and its participle 'unpunctuated'.
Initially related to 'pricking' or marking (Latin 'pungere' = 'to prick'), it evolved to mean 'to insert punctuation marks'; with the prefix 'un-' it now means 'not marked with punctuation' or, figuratively, 'not interrupted'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'unpunctuate'.
Several lines in the export were unpunctuated and had to be corrected.
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Adjective 1
not marked by punctuation; lacking punctuation marks (commas, periods, etc.).
The manuscript was difficult to read because it was unpunctuated.
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Adjective 2
not interrupted; continuous or unbroken (used figuratively).
There was an unpunctuated silence after the announcement.
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Last updated: 2025/12/16 23:05