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unverified

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈvɛɹɪˌfaɪd// UK //ʌnvˈɛɹɪfˌaɪd// un·ver·i·fied

adj. not checked or proven to be true. You use this to describe information or claims that you cannot be sure are correct yet.

adj. not confirmed or authenticated by a reliable source. Often used to describe data, claims, or digital identities that lack official validation.


SIMPLE

The news report is based on unverified sources.

CONTEXTUAL

The police are investigating several unverified reports of a break-in at the local library.

COMPLEX

While the initial data suggests a correlation, the results remain unverified until the peer review process is completed by independent researchers.

Origin

From un- + verified.

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