uncaught
/ʌnˈkɔt/
adjective
- Not captured, seized, or apprehended.
- The escaped prisoner remained uncaught for several weeks.
- In the game of tag, the fastest runner was still uncaught at the end.
- The fish slipped off the hook and swam away uncaught.
- Not noticed, detected, or understood.
- His subtle joke was uncaught by most of the audience.
- The early symptoms of the disease often go uncaught.
- Several errors in the report went uncaught until the final review.
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