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English adjective: unwritten

1. unwritten based on custom rather than documentation


SamplesAn unwritten law.
Rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times.


Similarcommon-law


Antonymswritten

2. unwritten using speech rather than writing


SamplesAn oral tradition.
An oral agreement.


Synonymsoral


Similarspoken


Antonymswritten

3. unwritten said or done without having been planned or written in advance


SamplesHe made a few ad-lib remarks.


Synonymsad-lib, spontaneous


Similarunscripted


Antonymsscripted, written









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