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Definition of "unappropriated" []

  • Not designated for a specific use. (adjective)
  • Not possessed by, spoken for, or formally assigned to a particular person or organization. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unappropriated" in a sentence
  • "Chalkhill, —a name unappropriated, a verbal phantom, a shadow of a shade."
  • "Chalkhill, -- a name unappropriated, a verbal phantom, a shadow of a shade."
  • "It has been determined that there is "unappropriated" water from the Kern and the only remaining issue is who will get that water."