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Definition unsighted in British English

unsighted adjective

adjective
1

be unsighted: a sports term referring to a situation where a player or official can't see the ball or the play.

Example

They failed to score a second try when unsighted referee John Lacey did not award the score after Gerhard Vosloo appeared to touch down

2

used metaphorically to say that someone has not seen a situation or problem clearly

Example

Austin Brady, the trust's head of conservation, admits that the charity may have unknowingly bought trees from nurseries that grew British seeds abroad."There is a potential we may have been unsighted on that," he says.

Definition unsighted in British English