unfancied

English

Etymology

un- +‎ fancied

Adjective

unfancied (comparative more unfancied, superlative most unfancied)

1. Not fancied.
   • 1994, John Sugden, Alan Tomlinson, Hosts and champions, page 24:

     One of the most memorable World Cup runs of the more recent television era was that by the unfancied North Koreans in 1966, well before Havelange's ascendancy.

   • 2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Scotland were lucky to be level at half-time after their unfancied hosts missed a series of good chances.