uncalculated

adjective

un·​cal·​cu·​lat·​ed ˌən-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd How to pronounce uncalculated (audio)
: not planned or thought out beforehand : spontaneous
uncalculated confrontations

Examples of uncalculated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Menon said the man once known as Putin’s chef, because of his lucrative restaurant businesses, was not thought to be a gambler who would take uncalculated, suicidal risks. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023 Egypt’s first response is always uncalculated. Armani Syed, Time, 15 Nov. 2022 What’s more unfortunate for a child (or anyone, for that matter): pain inflicted intentionally, with calculation, or pain inflicted by an uncalculated, compulsive urge to dominate and hurt? Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023 The Category 1 Nicole did something more damaging than fling debris of costly boardwalks and bury parking lots under uncalculated tons of sand. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2022 As the visionary behind the bespoke floral design studio, Bloom & Plume, in Echo Park, Los Angeles, Harris is renowned for his whimsical arrangements, placing flowers with fruit, fronds and decor items in a seemingly uncalculated bouquet. Jillian Dara, Forbes, 16 May 2022 For me, dictionaries are a portal into that kind of uncalculated knowledge-seeking. New York Times, 13 Sep. 2021 But even as President Obama continues transferring people from Guantánamo and Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, promises to bring back techniques, now banned, such as waterboarding, the human toll has gone largely uncalculated. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 Her seemingly uncalculated fashion is anything but. Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncalculated was in 1641

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“Uncalculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncalculated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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