unmeasured

[ uhn-mezh-erd ]

adjective

1. of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless:

   the unmeasured heavens.

   Synonyms: vast, immense

2. unrestrained; intemperate:

   unmeasured rage.

   Synonyms: unstinting, lavish

3. Prosody. not metrical.

unmeasured

/ ʌnˈmɛʒəd /

adjective

1. measureless; limitless
2. unrestrained; unlimited or lavish
3. music without bar lines and hence without a fixed pulse

Derived Forms

• unˈmeasurably, adverb
• unˈmeasurableness, noun
• unˈmeasurable, adjective
• unˈmeasuredly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·measur·a·ble adjective
• un·measur·a·bly adverb
• un·measured·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmeasured¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, unmeasured is from the Middle English word unmesured. See un- ¹, measured

Example Sentences

“I viewed severe misalignments when the plane came together, which was remedied by using unmeasured and unlimited amount of force to fit the misaligned holes and parts together,” Salehpour said.

From Seattle Times

And although the large sample size and long follow-up allowed the risk of bias to be reduced, the authors acknowledge the possibility that other unmeasured factors could affect results.

From Science Daily

The team also had a number of species in their green roof that likely arrived via unmeasured vectors such birds, insects, or even rats.

From Science Daily

This is key to ultra-processing, because there may be unmeasured factors about a person or their diet that cause worse health — making it appear the number of ultra-processed foods in a person's diet is harming their health, when it isn't.

From Salon

"Another potential unmeasured confounder is the type of work, which may also influence a person's chronotype, health behaviors and diabetes risk," they wrote.

From Salon

Related Words

• boundless
• immeasurable
• infinite