undelivered

adjective

un·​de·​liv·​ered ˌən-di-ˈli-vərd How to pronounce undelivered (audio)
-dē-
: not delivered
undelivered mail

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The International Organization for Migration has 22,500 tents in its warehouses in Jordan after trucks brought back their undelivered cargo once entry was barred, said Karl Baker, the agency’s regional crisis coordinator. Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 Furthermore, many of those texts come from abroad, and without an international phone police patrolling the lines, a scammer running a SIM farm in Southeast Asia can blow up your phone with alerts about undelivered packages to their heart’s content. Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Each time the single checkmark of an undelivered message appears on WhatsApp, my heart stops. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Onyx Motors That left Onyx without an official owner, with no money in the bank, and with loads of undelivered bikes and accessories in storage. New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undelivered

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undelivered was in the 15th century

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“Undelivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undelivered. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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