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unscripted

unscripted adjective: not scripted; without a script.

Adjective

unscripted (not comparable)

  1. Not scripted; without a script.
    • The audience was then invited to put its unscripted questions to the panel of officers on the platform - and a remarkably varied range of enquiries they proved to be.1961 April, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 194–195
    • A decade after introducing the idea that unscripted shows could transform prime time, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” returns to ABC Sunday.2009 August 6, Bill Carter, “‘Millionaire,’ Far From Its Final Answer”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 May 2014
  2. (broadly) Unplanned, unexpected, spontaneous.
    • Hoping to avoid any unscripted episodes during President Clinton's visit to the ancient city of Xian today, Chinese authorities yesterday detained two of the city's leading dissidents.1998 June 25, Tony Karon, “China Swoops Down on Dissidents”, in Time, retrieved 30 May 2014

Origin of unscripted

From un- + scripted.

Words formed from unscripted

Questions about unscripted

What does unscripted mean?
Unscripted means not scripted; without a script.
What part of speech is unscripted?
Unscripted is an adjective.

Words near unscripted in the dictionary

  1. unscrews
  2. unscribal
  3. unscribbled
  4. unscribed
  5. unscrimped
  6. unscripted
  7. unscriptedly
  8. unscriptedness
  9. unscriptural
  10. unscripturally
  11. unscripturalness

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