ex-directory
[ eks-di-rek-tuh-ree, -tree, -dahy- ]
/ ˌɛks dɪˈrɛk tə ri, -tri, -daɪ- /
adjective British.
(of a telephone number) unlisted in a telephone directory.
Origin of ex-directory
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby ex-directory
ex silentio,
ex store,
ex voto,
ex works,
ex-,
ex-directory,
ex-im,
ex-president,
ex-service,
ex-serviceman,
ex-servicewoman
British Dictionary definitions for ex-directory
ex-directory
adjective
mainly British
not listed in a telephone directory, by request, and not disclosed to inquirers
US and Canadian term: unlisted