unofficial

[US]/ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/
[UK]/ˌʌnə'fɪʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not official; not formal
adv. in a non-official or non-formal manner

Example Sentences

the unofficial election results.

an unofficial warning

But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.

unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured.

He’s a kind of unofficial adviser,but I’m not sure exactly what he does.

It was an unofficial visit so the guests didn’t get the usual red carpet treatment.

The channeling of E.U. funds to the Palestinian Authority to unofficial or semiofficial accounts was a bone of contention that often troubled many an honest official of the Union.

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