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 members of this unit were tasked with sorting the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025 In 2023, the U.S. Post Office’s Office of the Inspector General reported that more than $500,000 worth of refund checks went undelivered in suburban Philadelphia after a network of criminals stole residents’ identities and filed more than 3,300 fraudulent returns. Brian Sloan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025 At some facilities, meals and medical care have gone undelivered, and at others prisoners have been forced to go without showers or to miss court dates. Liam Stack, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025 The aid workers secure the undelivered boxes and return to their depot. Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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