UNOFFICIAL

a. 1. Not official; not pertaining to office.
2. Not proceeding from the proper officer or from due authority; as unofficial news or notice.

UNOFFICIALLY

adv. Not officially; not in the course of official duty. The man was unofficially informed by the sheriff or commander.

unofficial

un of fi cial |ˌənəˈfiSHəl ʌnəˈfɪʃl | ▶adjective not officially authorized or confirmed: unofficial reports that dozens of people were injured. DERIVATIVES un of fi cial ly adverb

unofficial

un |offi ¦cial |ʌnəˈfɪʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective not officially authorized or confirmed: unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured. • Brit. denoting strike action not called or endorsed by the union to which the strikers belong. DERIVATIVES unofficially adverb

unofficial

unofficial adjective 1 unofficial figures: unconfirmed, unauthenticated, uncorroborated, unsubstantiated, provisional, off the record. ANTONYMS confirmed. 2 an unofficial committee: informal, casual; unauthorized, unsanctioned, unaccredited. ANTONYMS formal.

unofficial

unofficial adjective 1 unofficial figures put the death toll at over 300: unauthenticated, unconfirmed, uncorroborated, unsubstantiated, unratified; undocumented, off the record; unauthorized, unsanctioned, uncertified. ANTONYMS official, confirmed. 2 he took it on himself to act as chairman of an unofficial committee: informal, casual; unauthorized, unsanctioned, unaccredited; wildcat. ANTONYMS official, formal.

unofficial

ù n of f í cial 形容詞 非公式の, 公的でない, 私的な ; 非公認の ; 〈ストライキが 〉所属組合の承認を得ていない .～ly 副詞