not evaluated

[ not i-val-yoo-ey-tid ]

adjective

, Biology, Ecology.

1. (of a plant or animal species) not having been studied and assessed for conservation status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: : NE

   The last time I checked, the milkfish was still a not evaluated species.

Word History and Origins

Origin of not evaluated¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Food and Drug Administration, not evaluated on a state-by-state basis.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month’s state audit found that Marshall’s council has not evaluated program success or consistently monitored spending.

From Los Angeles Times

The California Interagency Council on Homelessness — created in 2016 to oversee the state’s implementation of programs dedicated to the worsening crisis — has not ensured the accuracy of the information in a state data system and has not evaluated homelessness programs’ success, according to the state auditor.

From Los Angeles Times

But the Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers that it has not evaluated the safety of delta-8 products.

From Los Angeles Times

And with lofty claims that they're relying on the "best doctors and experts" who "work tirelessly in their fields on protocols to help as many patients as possible," products like these seem to confidently stride the line of alternative and medicine — even if the products are not evaluated by the FDA, nor "intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."

From Salon