unapproved

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ approved.

Adjective

unapproved (comparative more unapproved, superlative most unapproved)

1. Not approved.

   The unapproved imports were sent back to the originating country.

   • 2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive.

2. (archaic) Not proven.

Translations

not approved

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos)