unpunctuated

adjective

un·​punc·​tu·​at·​ed ˌən-ˈpəŋk-chə-ˌwā-təd How to pronounce unpunctuated (audio)
: lacking punctuation : not punctuated
an unpunctuated sentence
unpunctuated lines of text

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Notice how the reader is drawn in with a single unpunctuated sentence that starts slowly and gradually becomes an express train that whistles right by the local stops without providing an opportunity to get off. — The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 He was less intimidated by its befuddling organization and had grown accustomed to the antiquated spellings and the nearly illegible, unpunctuated scribblings of harried seventeenth-century officials. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unpunctuated was in 1790

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“Unpunctuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpunctuated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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