unscripted

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English scripted

English unscripted

From un- + scripted.

unscripted (not comparable)

Not scripted; without a script.
- 1961 April, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 194–195:
  The audience was then invited to put its unscripted questions to the panel of officers on the platform - and a remarkably varied range of enquiries they proved to be.
- 2009 August 6, Bill Carter, “‘Millionaire,’ Far From Its Final Answer”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 May 2014:
  A decade after introducing the idea that unscripted shows could transform prime time, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” returns to ABC Sunday.
- 2022 July 13, Siddy Holloway tells Tom Allett, “There are definitely more stories to tell”, in RAIL, number 961, page 50:
  "Secrets of the London Underground is completely unscripted. It is just me and Tim going to a location, and I have to contextualise where we are.
(by extension) Unplanned, unexpected, spontaneous.
- 1998 June 25, Tony Karon, “China Swoops Down on Dissidents”, in Time, retrieved 30 May 2014:
  Hoping to avoid any unscripted episodes during President Clinton's visit to the ancient city of Xian today, Chinese authorities yesterday detained two of the city's leading dissidents.