Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand.

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  • adjective Not scripted; without a script

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  • adjective not furnished with or using a script

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Examples

  • Mr. JON RALSTON (Journalist): Neither candidate wants to be out in unscripted environments, because neither thrive in those environments.

    Nevada's Reid, Angle To Face Off In Debate 2010

  • I also think the fact that the forecasts are unscripted is important – the personality of a forecaster, like Rob McElwee, comes through in a way that you just don't get with the glassy stare at the Autocue.

    Chilly outlook forecast for the BBC's weathermen Emine Saner 2010

  • Mr. JON RALSTON (Journalist): Neither candidate wants to be out in unscripted environments, because neither thrive in those environments.

    Nevada's Reid, Angle To Face Off In Debate 2010

  • Family dinners seem unscripted from the way people interrupt each other and repeat themselves.

    Video update : Bev Vincent 2009

  • BURNETT: I've always, you know, you're right, used the word unscripted drama.

    CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2004 2004

  • With his Jersey Guy spiel, he's described as unscripted, which is Lesson 433 in the eternal gullibility of journalists.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL POWELL 2011

  • "We look forward to her spearheading our long term unscripted strategy and growth."

    Variety.com 2010

  • After the success of so-called unscripted series like "Survivor" on CBS and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on ABC in the early part of the decade, the time was ripe for a show like "Idol."

    A TV Hit's Siren Song J. Max Robins 2011

  • Because of that context, it would have been helpful -- and could have done some clarifying good -- if reporting on the WGA strike had included a discussion of the active role that non-union writers, editors and producers play in scripting so-called unscripted television.

    Jennifer L. Pozner: Reporting on Writers' Strike Reinforces Myth of "Unscripted" Reality TV Genre 2008

  • And yet, The New York Times, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Fox News, and Wall Street Journal all printed transcripts with the word "scripted" altered to "unscripted" - some transcripts rewriting more than just that one word, editing and adding at different points.

    The Blog from Another Dimension 2009

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