unscreened

adjective

un·​screened ˌən-ˈskrēnd How to pronounce unscreened (audio)
: not screened: such as
a
: not shut off or protected by a screen
an unscreened porch
unscreened windows
b
: not passed through a screening device or procedure
unscreened questions
unscreened luggage

Examples of unscreened in a Sentence

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Over the past four months, the total number of unscreened entrants to the U.S. nearly matches the population of the city of Detroit. Nolan Finley, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2024 Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect infants. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024 Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect infants when outdoors. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024 Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020 See all Example Sentences for unscreened 

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unscreened was in 1648

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“Unscreened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscreened. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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