unchecked
pronunciation
How to pronounce unchecked in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈtʃekt]
How to pronounce unchecked in American English:
US [ʌnˈtʃɛkt]
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- Adjective:
- not restrained or controlled
Word Origin
- unchecked (adj.)
- late 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of check (v.1).
Example
- 1. Aviation accounts for 1.6 % of global greenhouse emissions currently , but will become the biggest emitter in the developed world if it grows unchecked .
- 2. The fact that tea partiers tout traditional virtues and lament unchecked government suggests they earnestly embrace those things in the abstract .
- 3. Unchecked , it will shatter the confidence of consumers as well as businesses .
- 4. The stock markets are crashing with global food and oil prices rocketing as unchecked speculators turn to commodities instead .
- 5. Unchecked sexual adventurism - whether straight , gay or both - is never a safe or wise way to go .