unannounced

unannounced
[[t]ʌ̱nəna͟ʊnst[/t]]
ADJ: usu ADJ after v, ADJ n, also v-link ADJ
If someone arrives or does something unannounced, they do it unexpectedly and without anyone having being told about it beforehand.

He had just arrived unannounced from South America...

My first night in Saigon I paid an unannounced visit to my father's cousins.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • unannounced — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not publicized. 2) without warning; unexpected …   English terms dictionary

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  • unannounced — adj. Unannounced is used with these nouns: ↑visit Unannounced is used with these verbs: ↑arrive …   Collocations dictionary

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  • unannounced — un|an|nounced [ˌʌnəˈnaunst] adj, adv happening without anyone expecting or knowing about it ▪ We arrived unannounced …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unannounced — adjective, adverb happening without anyone expecting or knowing about it: We arrived unannounced …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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