In"of*fi"cial (?), a.

Not official; not having official sanction or authoriy; not according to the forms or ceremony of official business; as, inofficial intelligence.

Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits to discuss official business. Pickering.

Syn. -- Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod; irregular; unceremonious; unprofessional.

 

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