unwritten

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. based on custom rather than documentation

- an unwritten law

- rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times

2. using speech rather than writing

Similar word(s): spoken, oral

3. said or done without having been planned or written in advance

Similar word(s): unscripted, spontaneous

Sentences with unwritten as an adjective:

- It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.

- unwritten paper

verb

1. past participle of unwrite