Dictionary entry

Inofficial

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In″of‐fi″cial (?), a. Not official; not having official sanction or authority; 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.