unmarked

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not bearing identification.

   • an unmarked highway patrol vehicle
   • The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
2. 2

   Free from blemishes.

3. 3

   Not noticed.

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   1. 4

      Not marked, not closely followed by a defensive player.

      • Bale worked Bozovic again as he was left unmarked in the Montenegro area but could not get enough power on his header from a looping cross.
   2. 5

      Not having been marked, or assigned a score.

      • The teacher sat down to a pile of unmarked work.
   3. 6

      Not marked

      Not marked; not standing out as unusual, or contrasting, in a given context.

      • The use of that word in that context was unmarked.

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