unformulated
adjective
un·for·mu·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlā-təd 
: not yet devised or put into a systematized statement or form : not formulated
unformulated plans
an unformulated but implicit rule
I have an idea that my convictions exist in a vague, unformulated state in the minds of a great many of my fellow-citizens.—
Henry James
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Scary moments can exist in the body as an unformulated set of sensations.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 4 Nov. 2022
Ditlevsen stays remarkably faithful to the unformulated consciousness of the moment.
—Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
Stella could easily understand an unformulated resentment over the fact that the newcomers took two bathrooms and a warm house for granted.
—Charlotte Jones Voiklis, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
There’s even the possibility that some other, as-yet-unformulated classification will come out of this.
—Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 15 May 2017
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Jessica Dulong, CNN, 4 Nov. 2022
Ditlevsen stays remarkably faithful to the unformulated consciousness of the moment.
—Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
Stella could easily understand an unformulated resentment over the fact that the newcomers took two bathrooms and a warm house for granted.
—Charlotte Jones Voiklis, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
There’s even the possibility that some other, as-yet-unformulated classification will come out of this.
—Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 15 May 2017
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“Unformulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unformulated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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