unwritten

English

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- +‎ written.

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unwritten (not comparable)

Not written.
- 2002 August 25, Erin McKean, “THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-25-02: ON LANGUAGE; Neologist”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:
  The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?
Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.
- 1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 526:
  "Our language is unwritten and our history and our deeds are passed down from father to son," Wazir Ghulam Mahdi told me.
Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.
It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.
Containing no writing; blank.
unwritten paper

not written

communicated without writing

implicit or understood but not formally articulated

containing no writing; blank

unwritten