unheralded

adj

Etymology: 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 heralded English unheralded From un- + heralded.

1. Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.

   “Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today.”

2. Not greeted with excitement or acclaim.

   “We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience.”