Uncommissioned
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not commissioned. not-comparable
"One single individual, amidst a vast empire nearly overthrown, surveys its danger with steady eye: he measures, he appreciates it, and ventures, perhaps uncommissioned, to devote all the public and private interests a sacrifice to it."
Example
More examples"One single individual, amidst a vast empire nearly overthrown, surveys its danger with steady eye: he measures, he appreciates it, and ventures, perhaps uncommissioned, to devote all the public and private interests a sacrifice to it."
Etymology
From un- + commissioned.