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served; not obeyed, as a command. Hooker. Unketh (ung'keth), a. Uncouth; strange.

See UNKED.

Unkid (ungkid). See UNKED.
Unkind (un-kind'), a. 1. Violating the laws
of kind or kindred; unnatural. Chaucer;
Gower.-2. Not recognizing the duties
arising out of kinship.-3. Wanting in kind-
ness, benevolence, affection, or the like; not
kind; harsh; cruel.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
Unkindliness (un-kind'li-nes), n. Character
Shak.
of being unkindly; unkindness; unfavour-
ableness. 'Killed with unutterable unkind-
liness. Tennyson.
Unkindly (un-kind'li), a.

kind; ungracious; as, an unkindly manner. 1. Not kind; un2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. gan abhor her brood's unkindly crime.'Spen'And ser.-3. Unfavourable; malignant. 'Every bleak, unkindly fog.' Milton. Unkindly (un-kind'li), adv. kindness; without affection; as, to treat 1. Without one unkindly.-2. In a manner contrary to nature; unnaturally. Milton. Unkindness (un-kind'nes), n.

1. The state

or quality of being unkind; want of kindness; want of natural affection; want of good-will.-2. Unkind act; disobliging treatment; disfavour. 'A small unkindness is a great offence. Cowper.

Unkindred + (un-kin'dred), a.

same kindred, blood, race, or kind; not re-
Not of the
lated. 'One .. of blood unkindred to your
royal house." Rowe.

Unking (un-king), v. t. To deprive of royalty.
They would unking my father now
Southern.

To make you way.
Unkinglike, Unkingly (un-king'lik, un-
kingli), a. Unbecoming a king; not noble.
Unkingshipt (un-king'ship), n. The quality
or condition of being unkinged.

Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn.

Unkiss (un-kis'), v.t. To retract or annul
by kissing again, as an oath taken by kissing
the book.

Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me;
And yet not so, for with a kiss 'twas made. Shak.
Not kissed.

Unkissed (un-kist), p. and a.
Foul breath is noisome; therefore I will depart
unkissed.
Shak.
Unknelled (un-neld'), a.
having the bell tolled for one at death or
Untolled; not
funeral. Byron.
Unknightly (un-nit'li), adv.

In a manner

unlike or unbecoming a knight or knighthood. Tennyson.

Unknit (un-nit'), v.t. To separate so as to be no longer knit; hence, to smooth or open

out.

Shak.

Unknit that threatening, unkind brow. Unknot (un-not'), v.t. To free from knots; to untie.

Unknotty (un-not'i), a. Having no knots.
Unknotty fir.' Sandys.

Unknow (un-nō'), v. t. 1. To become ignor-
ant of, or unacquainted with, as something
already known; to lose the knowledge of.
Can I unknow it?-No, but keep it secret. Dryden.
2. Not to know; to have no knowledge of
or acquaintance with. Wickliffe.
Unknowability (un-no'a-bil"i-ti), n.
state or quality of being unknowable. J. S.
The
Mill.

Unknowable (un-nō'a-bl), a. Incapable of being known; not capable of being ascertained or discovered.

Their objects, transcending the sphere of all experience actual or possible, consequently do not fall under the categories, in other words are positively unknowable. Sir W. Hamilton.

Not knowing;

Unknowing (un-nō'ing), a.
ignorant: with of before an object.

Let me speak to the yet unknowing world
How these things came about.
His hounds, unknowing of his change, pursue
Shak,
The chase, and their mistaken master slew.
Unknowingly (un-nō'ing-li), adv. Ignor-
Dryden.
antly; without knowledge or design.

Unknowingly she strikes, and kills by chance. Unknowledged (un-nol'ejd), a. Not acDryden. knowledged or recognized. B. Jonson. Unknown (un-nōn'), a. 1. Not known; not become an object of knowledge; not recognized, discovered, or found out.-2. Not ascertained, with relation to extent, degree,

Fate, fär, fat, fall;

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quantity, or the like; hence, incalculable;
inexpressible; immense.

The planting of hemp and flax would be an un-
known advantage to the kingdom.
Bacon.

3. Not to be made known, expressed, or
communicated.

For divers unknown reasons, I beseech you,
Grant me this boon.
Shak.

4. Not having had sexual commerce. I am
yet unknown to woman.' Shak.-The word
is used adverbially in the phrase unknown
to without the knowledge of.
unknown to me, should be in debt.' Shak.
'That he,
The man of the house had...
Roger, put him up in a sign-post.
unknown to Sir
Addison.
Unknownness (un-nōn'nes), n. The state
or condition of being unknown. Camden.
Unlaborious (un-la-bō'ri-us), a. Not labo-
rious; not toilsome; not difficult; easy.
All things seem easy and unlaborious to them.
Unlaboured (un-lá'bèrd), a.
Milton.
1. Not pro-
duced by labour or toil.
Unlaboured harvests shall the fields adorn. Dryden.
2. Not cultivated by labour; not tilled.

Let thy ground not lie unlaboured. F. Philips.
3. Spontaneous; voluntary; natural; hence,
easy; free; not cramped or stiff.

And from the theme unlabour'd beauties rise
Tickel.
Unlabouring (un-lá'bėr-ing), a. Not labour-
ing or moving with great exertion.
A mead of mildest charm delays the unlabouring
feet.
Unlace (un-lås'), v.t. 1. To loose from lacing
Coleridge.
or fastening by a cord, string, band, or the
like, passed through loops, holes, &c; to
open or unfasten by undoing or untying the
lace of; as, to unlace a garment or helmet.
Tennyson.-2. To loosen the dress of; to
undress. Sir P. Sidney. Hence-3. To di-
vest of due covering; to expose to injury or
damage.

What's the matter,

Shak.

That you unlace your reputation thus?
Unlade (un-lâd'), v.t. 1. To unload; to take
out the cargo of. 'Lading and unlading the
tall barks.' Tennyson. 2. To unload; to
remove, as a load or burden; to discharge.
There the ship was to unlade her burden.

Acts xxi. 3.

Unlaid (un-lad'), a. 1. Not laid or placed;

not fixed. The first foundations of the
world being yet unlaid.' Hooker.-2. Not
allayed; not pacifled; not exorcised; not
suppressed. Meagre hag, a stubborn, un-
laid ghost.' Milton.-3. Not laid out, as a
corpse.
B. Jonson.

Unlamented (un-la-ment'ed), a. Not la-
mented; whose loss is not deplored.

Thus unlamented pass the proud away. Pope.
Unland (un-land'), v.t. To deprive of lands.
Fuller.

Unlap (un-lap), v.t. To unfold. 'Tapestry
unlapt and laid open.' Hooker.
Unlarded (un-lärd'ed), a. Not larded, or
dressed with lard; hence, not mixed with
something by way of improvement; not in-
termixed or adulterated.

Speak the language of the company you are in;
speak it purely and unlarded with any other.
Unlash (un-lash'), v.t.
Chesterfield.
Naut. to loose, un-
fasten, or separate, as something lashed or
tied down.
Unlatch (un-lach), v.i. To open or loose
by lifting the latch.

Meantime my worthy wife our arms mislay'd...
The door unlatched.
Dryden.
Unlaurelled (un-la'reld), a
with laurel; not honoured.
Not crowned
Unlaurelled

to descend in vain, by all forgotten.' Byron.
Unlavished (un-lav'isht), a.
not spent wastefully.
Not lavished;

Unlavished wisdom never works in vain. Thomson.
Unlawt (un-la'), v.t. 1. To deprive of the
authority or character of law.

That which is impious or evil absolutely, either
against faith or manner, no law can possibly permit,
that intends not to unlaw itself.
Milton.
2. In Scots law, to fine.
Unlaw (un-la'), n. In Scots law, (a) any
transgression of the law; any injury or act
of injustice. (b) A fine or amerciament
legally fixed and exacted from one who has
transgressed the law.

Unlawful (un-la'ful), a. 1. Not lawful; con-
trary to law; illegal; not permitted by law,
human or divine; as, an unlawful act; an
unlawful oath; an unlawful society.-2. Be-
gotten out of wedlock; illegitimate. 'Un-
lawful issue. Shak.-Unlawful assembly,

mé, met, her; pine, pin;

UNLESS

according to Blackstone and Cowel, the meeting of three or more persons to commit an unlawful act; according to Stephen any meeting of great numbers of people with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the subjects of the realm.

Unlawfully (un-la'ful-li), adv. 1. In an unlawful manner; in violation of law or right; illegally. 'Judges incompetent to judge their king unlawfully detained.' Daniel.2. Illegitimately; not in wedlock.

I had rather my brother die by the law, than my son should be unlawfully born. Shak Unlawfulness (un-la'ful-nes), n. state or quality of being unlawful; illegality; contrariety to law. The unlawfulness of

1. The

lying.' South.-2. Illegitimacy. Unlay (un-la), v. t. strands of a rope, &c. Anson. Unlearn (un-lèrn'), v. t. 1. To divest one's self of the acquired knowledge of; to make one's self become ignorant of, or lose acquaintance with or experience in; to undo or reverse training, skill, or learning in; to forget the knowledge of.

Naut. to untwist, as the 'To unlay a cable.'

He (Pope) used to say that he had been seven years in unlearning all he had been acquiring for twice that time. Warburton.

2. To fail to learn; not to learn. Dr. H. More. Unlearned (un-lêrn'ed), a. 1. Not learned; ignorant; illiterate; not instructed; inexperienced. Tennyson.-2. Not suitable to a learned man.

I will prove these verses to be very unlearned, neither savouring of poetry, wit, or invention. Shak 3. (un-lêrnd'.) Not gained by study; not known.

Want

They learned mere words, or such things chiefly as were better unlearned. Milton, Unlearnedness (un-lérn'ed-nes), n. of learning; illiterateness. My stammering muse's poor unlearnedness." Unleash (un-lesh'), v. t. To free from a leash, Sylvester. or as from a leash; to let go. Unleavened (un-lev'nd), a. not raised by leaven, barm, or yeast. Ex. Not leavened; xii. 39.

Unlectured (un-lek'tūrd), a. 1. Not addressed in a lecture or lectures.-2. Not taught or inculcated by lecture. A science yet unlectured in our schools.' Young. Unleisuredt (un-lē'zhūrd), a. leisure; occupied. 'Her unleisured thoughts." Not having Sir P. Sidney. Unleisurednesst (un-lē'zhürd-nes), n. Want of leisure. Boyle. Unless (un-les'), conj. [A word not older than the beginning of the 15th century and compounded of on less, upon less (than), the older forms being onles, onlesse lower terms, on any lower condition; Fr. à moins que. Sir John Maundeville (who wrote 1356) has 'But that may not bee upon lesse than wee mowe falle upon hevene fro the erthe.' Less than, less that, and less alone were also used.] 1. If it be not that; if it be not the case that; were it not the fact that; if. not; supposing that . . . not; except; excepting.

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2. For fear that; in case; lest.

Beware you do not once the same gainsay,
Unless with death he do your rashness pay.
3. By omission of a verb unless may have
Greene.
the force of a preposition, except, but for.
Thus in the sentence: Here nothing breeds
unless the nightly owl' (Shak.), we may re-
gard 'unless' as a preposition, or may supply
it be' after 'unless, or 'breed' after 'owl.
Nor the division of a battle knows

More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric.
Shak

over us.

Except and unless were common formerly as conjunctions, nearly or quite interchangeable (Except thou make thyself a prince Num. xvi. 13), but the former is now comparatively seldom used in that way (at least with the verb directly expressed), having usually a prepositional force. In the Bible except (conj.) occurs eight or ten times as often as unless. The special function of except is to introduce an exception to a general statement; of unless to introduce a restriction, limitation, or alternative. 'So

UNLESSONED

that he could not be impleaded in any civil court except on criminal charges.' Hallam. And made it hard for any nation to be thenceforth safe except by its sheer strength.' Kinglake.

A relief was a sum of money (unless where charter or custom introduced a different tribute) due from every one of full age, &c. Hallam.

Except when it happens that the people are turned aside for a moment. the foreigner has good grounds for inferring that, whatever the policy of England may be, it will not be altogether unstable. Kinglake.

In Europe, all States except the five great Powers are exempt from the duty of watching over the general safety; and even a State which is one of the five great Powers is not practically under an obliga. tion to sustain the cause of justice unless its percep tion of the wrong is reinforced by a sense of its own interests. Kinglake.

Unlessoned (un-les'nd), a. Not taught; not instructed. An unlessoned girl, unschooled, unpractised.' Shak.

Unlettered (un-let'êrd), a. Unlearned; untaught; ignorant. The loose unlettered hinds.' Milton. An unlettered man.' Carlyle.

Unlibidinous (un-li-bid'in-us), a. Not libidinous; not lustful. 'Love unlibidinous reigned.' Milton.

Unlicensed (un-li'senst), a. 1. Not licensed; not having a license or legal permission; specifically, not entitled to deal in certain commodities or engage in a certain business, from not possessing special qualifications or the like; as, an unlicensed medical practi

tioner; an unlicensed innkeeper.-2. Done or undertaken without, or in defiance of, due license or permission; as, an unlicensed traffic.

Unlicked (un-likt'), a. Not licked; not brought to proper shape by licking: from the old popular notion that the she-bear licked her cubs into shape; hence, ungainly; raw; unmannerly; uncultivated.

'Like to

a chaos or unlicked bear-whelp.' Shak. Unlightsome (un-līt'sum), a. Dark; gloomy; wanting light.

First the sun,
A mighty sphere, he framed, unlightsome first.

Milton.

Unlike (un-lik'), a. 1. Not like; dissimilar;
having no resemblance.

So the twin humours, in our Terence, are
Unlike; this harsh and rude, that smooth and fair.
Sir J. Denham.

2. Improbable; unlikely.

What befel the empire of Almaigne were not n like to befal to Spain. Bacon.

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Unlimited (un-lim'it-ed), a. 1. Not limited;
having no bounds; boundless.

So unlimited is our impotence, . . . that it fetters
our very wishes.
Boyle.

2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by
proper exceptions.

With gross and popular capacities, nothing doth
more prevail than unlimited generalities, because of
their plainness at the first sight.
Hooker.

'An un

3. Unconfined; not restrained.
guarded, unlimited will.' Jer. Taylor.-
Unlimited problem, in math. a problem
which may have an infinite number of solu-
tions.

Unlimitedness (un-lim'it-ed-nes), n. The
state of being unlimited or boundless, or of
being undefined. South.

Unline (un-lin'), v. t. To take the lining out
of; hence, to empty. 'It unlines their
purses.' Davies.

Unlineal (un-lin'é-al), a. Not lineal; not
coming in the order of succession. Shak.
Unlining (un-lin'ing), n. In bot. a term ap-
plied by Lindley to a process consisting in
the separation of a layer from the inside of
a petal. Called also Chorisis, Chorization,
and Deduplication. See CHORISIS.
Unlink (un-lingk'), v.t. To separate the
links of; to loose, as something fastened by
a link; to unfasten; to untwist.

Seeing Orlando, it (the snake) unlinked itself.
Shak.
Unmelted;
Unliquefied (un-lik'we-fid), a.
not dissolved. Remained in the melted
matter, rigid, and unliquefied.' Addison.
Unliquidated (un-lik wi-dat-ed), a. Not
liquidated; not settled; not having the exact
amount ascertained; as, an unliquidated
debt; unliquidated accounts. — Unliqui
dated damages, penalties or damages not
ascertained in money.

Unliquored (un-lik'erd), a. 1. Not moist

ened or smeared with liquor. 'Churches
and states, like an unliquored coach... on
fire with their own motion.' Bp. Hall.-
2. Not filled with liquor; not in liquor; not
intoxicated. An unliquored Silenus.' Mil-

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ferent powers. Unlike signs, the signs plus Unload (un-lod'), v.t. (+) and minus (−).

Unlikelihood (un-lik'li-hud), n. The state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability. The extreme unlikelihood that such men should engage in such a measure.' Paley.

Unlikeliness (un-lik'li-nes), n. 1. The state of being unlikely; improbability.

There are degrees herein, from the very neighbourhood of demonstration, quite down to improbability and unlikeliness. Locke.

2. The state of being unlike; dissimilarity. Bp. Hall.-3. The state of being not likable or lovable. Chaucer.

Unlikely (un-lik'li), a. 1. Such as cannot be reasonably expected; improbable; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.-2. Not holding out a prospect of success or of a desired result; likely to fail; unpromising.

Effects are miraculous and strange, when they grow by unlikely means. Hooker.

3. Not calculated to inspire liking or affection; not likable or lovable. Chaucer. Unlikely (un-lik ́li), adv. With no or little likelihood; improbably.

The pleasures... not unlikely may proceed from the discoveries each shall communicate to another. Pope.

Unliken (un-lik'n), v. t. To feign; to pre-
tend. Wickliffe.
Unlikeness (un-lik'nes), n. Want of resem-
blance; dissimilarity.

And he supplied my want the more
As his unlikeness fitted mine. Tennyson.
Unlimber (un-lim′ber), a. Not limber; not
flexible; not yielding Sir H. Wotton.
Unlimber (un-lim'běr), v. t. Milit. to take
off the limbers; as, to unlimber the guns.
Unlimitablet (un-lim'it-a-bl), a. Admitting
no limits; boundless; illimitable. 'No un-
limitable exemption." Milton. Unlimited
and unlimitable.' Locke.

If in the child the father's image lies,
Where shall I live, now Lucrece is unlived
Shak.
Unliveliness (un-liv'li-nes), n. Want of
liveliness; dulness. Milton.
1. To take the load
from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to dis-
burden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a
cart. 2. To remove (as a cargo or burden)
from a vessel, vehicle, or the like; to dis-
charge; as, to unload a freight or goods.-
3. Fig. to relieve from anything onerous or
troublesome; or to remove and make cease
to be burdensome.

Nor can my tongue unload my heart's great burthen.
Shak

4. To withdraw the charge (that is, powder
and ball) from; as, to unload a gun.
Unlocated (un-lō-káť'ed), a. Not located or
placed; specifically, in America, not surveyed
and marked off. See LOCATE.
Unlock (un-lok'), v.t. 1. To unfasten, as
something which has been locked; to open,
as what has been shut, closed in,or protected
by a lock; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
'I have seen her
unlock her closet.'
Shak.-2. To open, in general; to lay open.
Unlock your springs, and open all your shades.
Pope.
Unlodge (un-loj), v.t. To deprive of a lodg-
ing; to dislodge. Carew.
Unlogical (un-loj'ik-al), a. Not logical; il-
logical. His unlogical reason.' Fuller.
Unlook (un-lök'), v.t. To recall or retract,
as a look.

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He... turned his eyes towards me, then from me,
as if he would unlook his own looks. Richardson.

Unlooked-for (un-lökt'for), a. Not looked
for; not sought or searched for; not expected;
not foreseen.

Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favours call;
She comes unlook'd-for, if she comes at all.

Pope.

The participial form standing alone has been
sometimes used in this sense. 'By some un-
looked accident cut off.' Shak.
Unloose (un-lös'), v.t. 1. To loose; to un-
fasten; to untie; to undo; to unravel.

The Gordian knot of it he will unloose. Shak

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Unloose (un-lös′), v.i. To fall in pieces; to loose all connection or union.

Without this virtue, the publick union must unloose,
the strength decay, and the pleasure grow faint.
Jeremy Collier.
Unloosen (un-lös'n), v.t. To unloose; to
loosen. Dr. Knox.
Unlord (un-lord'), v. t. To deprive of the
title, rank, and dignities of a lord; to reduce
or degrade from a peer to a commoner. The
unlording of bishops.' Milton.
Unlorded (un-lord'ed), a. Not raised or pre-
ferred to the rank of a lord.
Unlordly (un-lord'li), a. Not lordly; not
arbitrary. Meek and unlordly discipline.'
Milton.

Unlosable, Unloseable (un-löz'a-bl), a.
Not capable of being lost.

The Epicureans.. ascribe to every particular atom an innate and unloseable mobility. Boyle.

Unlost (un-lost'), a. Not lost. A paradise unlost. Young.

Unlovet (un-luv'), v.t. To cease to love; to hate. Spectator.

Unloved (un-luvd'), a. Not loved.

Alas the great grevaunce

To love unloved.

Chaucer.

Want of

Unloveliness (un-luv'li-nes), n.
loveliness; as, (a) unamiableness; want of
the qualities which attract love.

The old man. . . followed his suit with all means
... that might help to countervail his own unlove-
liness.
Sir P. Sidney.

(b) Want of beauty or attractiveness to the eye; plainness of feature or appearance. Unlovely (un-luv ́li), a. Not lovely; as, (a) not amiable; destitute of the qualities which attract love, or possessing qualities that excite dislike. (b) Not beautiful or attractive to the eye.

Unloven,t v.t. To cease loving. Chaucer.
Unloving (un-luv'ing), a. Not loving; not
fond; unkind. J. Udall.
Unlucent (un-lu'sent), a. Not lucent; not
giving light; not bright or shining. A
combustion most fierce but unlucent.' Car-
lyle.

Unluckily (un-luk'i-li), adv. 1. In an unlucky
or unfortunate manner; unfortunately; un-
happily. Starr'd most unluckily.' Shak.
2. By ill luck; with regret be it said; unfor-
tunately; as, unluckily we have let the op-
portunity slip.
Unluckiness (un-luk'i-nes), n. 1. The state
of being unlucky; unfortunateness; ill for-
tune.-2. Mischievousness.

As there is no moral in these jests, they ought to be discouraged, and looked upon rather as pieces of Addison.

unluckiness than wit.

Unlucky (un-luk'i),a. 1. Not lucky or fortu-
nate; not favoured by fortune; not successful
in one's undertakings; subject to frequent
misfortune, failure, or mishap; unfortunate;
unhappy.

The lucky have whole days, which still they choose;
The unlucky have but hours, and those they lose.
Dryden.

2. Not resulting in success; resulting in
failure, disaster, or misfortune. Unlucky
accidents which make such experiments
miscarry. Boyle.-3. Accompanied by or
bringing misfortune, disappointment, dis-
aster, or the like; ill-omened; inauspicious.
Shak.
'A most unlucky hour.'

Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden. 4. Somewhat mischievous; mischievously waggish.

Why, cries an unlucky wag, a less bag might have served. Sir R. L'Estrange. There was a lad, th' unluckiest of his crew, Was still contriving something bad but new. Dr. W. King. Unluminous (un-lūm'in-us), a. Not luminous; not throwing out light; not bright or shining. A tragical combustion, long smoking and smouldering, unluminous.' Carlyle

Unlust, n. Dislike. Chaucer. Unlustrous (un-lus'trus), a. Wanting lustre; not shining.

In an eye

Base and unlustrous as the smoky light
That's fed with stinking tallow.
Shak.

[The above is the reading in some modern editions; the old editions have illustrious.] Unlute (un-lút), v.t. To separate things cemented or luted; to take the lute or clay from. Unluting the vessels.' Boyle. Unmade (un-mad), p. and a. 1. Deprived of its form or qualities.-2. Not made; not yet

UNMAGISTRATE

formed. 'Taking the measure of an unmade grave.' Shak. Unmagistrate (un-maj'is-trat), v. t. To degrade from or deprive of the office and authority of a magistrate. Milton. Unmaidenly (un-măd'n-li), a. Not becoming a maiden.

The wanton gesticulations of a virgin in a wild assem ly of galants warmed with wine, could be no other than riggish and unmaidenly. Bp. Hall. Unmaimed (un-mamd'),a. Not maimed; not disabled in any limb; complete in all the parts; unmutilated; entire.

It is the first grand duty of an interpreter to give his author entire and unmaimed. Pupe. Unmakable (un-mak'a-bl), a. Not possible to be made. Unmakable by any but a di

vine power.' N. Grew. Unmake (un-mak'), v.t. 1. To destroy the essential form and qualities of; to cause to cease to exist; to annihilate; to uncreate; to annul, reverse, or essentially change the nature of.

God does not make or unmake things to try exthings periments. 7. Burnet. 2. To leave unmade, unformed, uncreated, or unfashioned. May make, unmake, do what she list.' Shak. God when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the man. Locke. Unmalleable (un-mal'lē-a-bl), a. Not malleable; not capable of being hammered into a plate, or of being extended by heating, as a metal.

Unman (un-man'), v t. 1. To deprive of the character or qualities of a human being, as reason, &c.; as, fear unmans him.

Gross errors unman, and strip them of the very principles of reason and sober discourse. South. 2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or reduce into irresolution; to dishearten; to deject.

Her clamours pierce the Trojan ears, Unman their courage, and augment their fears. Dryden.

4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship

or town. Unmanacle (un-man'a-kl), v.t. To release from or as from manacles; to set free. 'Unmanacled from bonds of sense.' Tennyson. Unmanageable (un-man'áj-a-bl), a. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable. Unmanageable by the milder methods of government. Locke.

Unmanaged (un-man'ājd), a. 1. Not broken in, as a horse; not trained in general. 'Like colts or unmanaged horses. Jer. Taylor. 2. Not tutored; not educated. 'An unguided force, and unmanaged virtue.' Fel

ton.

Unmanhode,+ a. Cowardice. Chaucer Unmanlike (un-man'lik), a.

Not manlike;

as, (a) unlike man in form or appearance. (b) Unbecoming a man as a member of the human race; inhuman; brutal.

It is strange to see the unmanlike cruelty of mankind. Sir P. Sidney. (c) Unsuitable to a man, as opposed to a woman or child; effeminate; childish.

By the greatness of the cry, it was the voice of a man; though it was a very unmanlike voice, so to Sir P. Sidney. cry. Unmanliness (un-man'li-nes), n. State of being unmanly; effeminacy.

You and yours make piety a synonym for unmanliness. Kingsley. Unmanly (un-man'li), a. Not manly; more especially, (a) not having the qualities or attributes of a man, as opposed to a woman or child; not having the strength, vigour, robustness, fortitude, courage of a man; soft; weak; effeminate; womanish; childish; as, a poor-spirited, unmanly wretch. (b) Unbecoming in a man; unworthy of a man; cowardly; as, unmanly fears. My unmanly tears.' Beau. & Fl 'The soft unmanly warmth and tenderness of love." Addison. Unmanned (un-mand'), pp. and a. 1. Deprived of the qualities of a man; rendered effeminate; deprived of manly fortitude.

What, quite unmanned in folly! Shak.

2. Not furnished with men. Milton.-3. Not tamed; not yet familiar with man: a term in falconry. Used figuratively in the following passage.

Come civil night,
Hood my unmann'd blood, bating in my cheeks
With thy black mantle.
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Unmannered (un-man'êrd), a. Uncivil; rude.

You have a slanderous... tongue, unmanner'd lord. B. Jonson. Unmannerliness (un-man'êr-li-nes), n. The state or quality of being unmannerly; want of good manners; breach of civility; rudeness of behaviour. 'A sort of unmannerliness,.. a forwardness to interrupt others speaking.' Locke.

Unmannerly (un-man'èr-li), a. 1. Not mannerly; wanting in manners; not having good manners; rude in behaviour; ill-bred.

I were unmannerly to take you out
And not to kiss you.

Shak

2. Not according to good manners; as, an unmannerly jest.

Unmannerly (un-man'êr-li), adv. With ill manners; uncivilly.

Forgive me

If I have used myself unmannerly. Shak. Unmanufactured (un-man'ü-faktūrd), a. Not manufactured; not wrought into the proper form for use; as, unmanufactured silk, cotton, tobacco, or the like. Unmanured (un-ma-nùrd'), a. 1. Not manured; not enriched by manure. -2. Uncultivated. Spenser. Unmarked (un-märkt'), a. 1. Not marked; having no mark. 2. Unobserved; not regarded; undistinguished.

He mix'd, unmark'd, among the busy throng. Dryden. Unmarketable (un-märket-a-bl), a. Not fit for the market; not saleable; of no merely pecuniary value.

That paltry stone brought home to her some thought, true, spiritual, unmarketable. Kingsley. Unmarred (un-märd'), a. Not marred; not injured; not spoiled; not obstructed. Unmarr'd with ragged mosse or filthy mud.' Spenser. A serene fairness unmarred by passion or want or care." Dr. Caird. Unmarriablet (un-maʼri-a-bl), a. Not marriageable. Milton.

Unmarriageable (un-maʼrij-a-bl), a. Not fit to be married; too young for marriage. Unmarry (un-ma'ri), v.t. To divorce; to dissolve the marriage contract. A law giving permissions to unmarry a wife, and marry a lust.' Milton. [Rare.] Unmartyr (un-martér), vt. To degrade from the standing or dignity of a martyr.

Scotus... was made a martyr after his death, but since, Baronius hath unmartyred him. Fuller. Unmarvellous (un-mär'vel-us), a. Not marvellous or astonishing; not exciting wonder or surprise. Dr. Wolcot.

Unmasculate† (un-mas’kū-lāt), v. t. Toemasculate.

The sins of the south unmasculate northern bodies. Fuller. Not mas

Unmasculine (un-mas'kü-lin), a. culine or manly; effeminate. Milton. Unmask (un-mask'), v.t. To strip of a mask or of any disguise; to lay open what is concealed.

With full cups they had unmask'd his soul. Roscommon. Unmask (un-mask'), v.i. To put off a mask. My husband bids me; now I will unmask. Shak. Unmasterablet (un-mas'tèr-a-bl), a. cannot be mastered or subdued. terable by the art of man.' Sir T. Browne. Unmastered (un-mas'térd), a. 1. Not subdued; not conquered.-2. Not conquerable.

That Unmas

He cannot his unmaster'd grief sustain. Dryden. Unmatchable (un-mach'a-bl), a. That cannot be matched; that cannot be equalled; unparalleled. Most radiant, exquisite and unmatchable beauty.' Shak. Unmatched (un-macht'), a. Matchless; having no match or equal.

That glorious day, which two such navies saw, As each, unmatch'd, might to the world give law. Dryden. Unmeaning (un-men'ing), a. 1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.-2. Not having or not indicating intelligence or sense; mindless; senseless. Byron. Unmeaningness (un-men'ing-nes), n. The state or quality of being unmeaning. Miss Burney Unmeant (un-ment'), a. Not meant; not intended. 'But Rhætus happened on a death unmeant.' Dryden. Unmeasurable (un-mezh'ür-a-bl), a. Not capable of being measured; unbounded; boundless; immeasurable. Womb unmeasurable and infinite breast.' Shak. Unmeasurably (un-mezh'ür-a-bli), adv. In an unmeasurable manner or state; beyond

UNMETED

all measure. 'How unmeasurably glad his catholick majesty was.' Howell. Unmeasured (un-mezh'ürd), a. 1. Not measured; plentiful beyond measure.-2. Immense; infinite; as, unmeasured space. 'Peopling, they also, the unmeasured solitudes of time." Carlyle.-3. Not subject to or obeying any musical rule of measure, time, or rhythm; irregular; capricious. The unmeasured notes of that strange lyre.' Shelley.

Unmechanize (un-mek'an-iz), v. t. To undo or destroy the mechanism of; to unmake; to destroy. Embryotic evils that could unmechanize thy frame.' Sterne. Unmeddling (un-med'ling), a. Not meddling; not interfering with the concerns of others; not officious. Chesterfield. Unmeddlingness (un-med'ling-nes), n. Forbearance of interposition, or of busying one's self with something.

If then we be but sojourners, . . . here must be an unmeddlingness with these worldly concernBp. Hall.

ments.

Unmeditated (un-med'i-tat-ed), a. Not meditated; not prepared by previous thought; unpremeditated. Fit strains pronounced, or sung, unmeditated.' Milton. Unmeet (un-met'), a. Not meet or fit; not proper; not worthy or suitable: in modern usage followed by for before the object. Madam was young, unmeet the rule of sway. Spenser. Tennyson.

You are all unmeet for a wife.

Unmeetly (un-metli), adv. Not fitly; not properly; not suitably. A faire mayden upon a mangy jade unmeetly set.' Spenser. Unmeetness (un-mēt'nes), n. Unfitness; unsuitableness. Vast unmeetness in marriage.' Milton.

Unmellowed (un-mel'löd), a. Not mellowed; not fully matured; not toned down or softened by ripeness or length of years. His head unmellowed but his judgment ripe.' Shak. Not me"The un

Unmelodious (un-me-lō'di-us), a. lodious; wanting melody; harsh. melodious noise of the braying mules.' Sir T. Herbert.

Unmentionable (un-men'shon-a-bl), a. Incapable of being mentioned; unworthy of or unfit for being mentioned, named, or noticed.

Unmentionables (un-men'shon-a-blz), n. pl. Trousers or breeches, as a piece of dress not to be mentioned in polite circles; inexpressibles. [Colloq. and humorous.] Unmentioned (un-men'shond), a. Not mentioned; not named. 'In musty fame's records unmentioned yet.' Dryden. Unmercenary (un-mér'se-na-ri), a. Not mercenary; not sordid. 'A generous and unmercenary principle.' Atterbury. Unmerchantable (un-mêr'chant-a-bl), a. Not merchantable; not of a quality fit for the market; unsaleable. 'Unmerchantable pilchard.' Rich. Carew. Unmerciedt (un-mêr'sid), a. Unmerciful; merciless. Drayton.

Unmerciful (un-mèrʼsi-ful), a. 1. Not merciful; not influenced by mercy; cruel; inhuman; merciless: of persons or things. God never can hear the prayers of an unmerciful Fer. Taylor.

man.

2. Unconscionable: exorbitant. Unmerciful demands.' Pope. Unmercifully (un-mer'si-ful-li), adv. In an unmerciful manner; without mercy or tenderness; cruelly. Blows unmercifully sore. Spenser. Unmercifulness (un-mêr'si-ful-nes), n. The state or quality of being unmerciful.

Consider the rules of friendship, lest justice turn to unmercifulness. Fer. Taylor. Unmeritablet (un-me'rit-a-bl), a. Having no merit or desert. A slight, unmeritable man.' Shak. Unmerited (un-meʼrit-ed), a. 1. Not merited; not deserved; obtained without service or equivalent; as, unmerited promotion. Favour unmerited by me.' Milton. 2. Not deserved through wrongdoing: cruel; unjust; as, unmerited sufferings or injuries. Unmeritedness (un-me'rit-ed-nes), n. State of being unmerited. The freeness and unmeritedness of God's grace.' Boyle. Unmeriting (un-meʼrit-ing), a. Not meriting; not meritorious or deserving. A brace of unmeriting, proud, violent, testy magistrates.' Shak Unmeted (un-mět'ed), a. Not meted or measured. Some little of the anxiety I felt in degree so unmeted.' Charlotte Bronte.

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sneaking home.' Shak. Unmindful (un-mind'ful), a. Not mindful; not heedful; not attentive; regardless; as, unmindful of laws; unmindful of health or of duty. Unmindful of the crown that virtue gives.' Milton.

Unmindfully (un-mind'ful-li), adv. In an unmindful manner; carelessly; heedlessly. Unmindfulness (un-mind'ful-nes), n. Heedlessness; inattention; carelessness. Unmingle (un-ming'gl), v.t. To separate, as things mixed. [Rare.]

It will unmingle wine from the water; the wine ascending and the water descending. Bacon.

Not 'The

Unmingleable (un-ming'gl-a-bl), a. capable of being mingled or mixed. property of oil being unmingleable with water. Boyle. [Rare.] Unmingled (un-ming gld), a. Not mingled; not mixed; unmixed; unalloyed; 'Springs on high hills are pure and unmingled. Bacon.

pure.

Unmiraculous (un-mi-rak'ū-lus), a. Not miraculous. Young.

Unmiry (un-mi'ri), a. Not miry; not muddy; not foul with dirt. With safe unmiry feet.' Gay.

Unmissed (un-mist'), a. Not missed; not perceived to be gone or lost.

Why should he not steal away, unasked and unmissed} Gray. Unmistakable, Unmistakeable (un-mistak'a-bl), a. Not capable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; evident.

Not the Scripture, but unmistakeable and indefectible oral tradition, was the rule of faith. Tillotson. Unmistrusting (un-mis-trust'ing), a. Not mistrusting; not suspecting; unsuspicious. 'An unmistrusting ignorance of the plies and foldings of the heart of a woman.' Sterne.

Not

Unmitigable (un-mit'i-ga-bl), a. Not cap-
able of being mitigated, softened, or les-
sened. Her most unmitigable rage.' Shak.
Unmitigated (un-mit' i-gåt-ed), a.
mitigated; not lessened; not softened or
toned down. With public accusation, un-
covered slander, unmitigated rancour.' Shak.
Unmitre (un-mi'tėr), v.t. To deprive of a
mitre; to degrade or depose from the rank
and dignity of a bishop. Milton.
Unmixed, Unmixt (un-mikst'), a. Not
mixed; not mingled; pure; unadulterated;
unmingled; unalloyed.

Thy commandment all alone shall live
Unmixed with baser matter.

Shak.

Unmoaned (un-mond'), a. Not bemoaned or lamented.

Our fatherless distress was left unmoan'd. Shak.

Unmodernized (un-mo'dern-izd), a. Not modernized; not altered to a modern fashion. The mansion of the squire unmodernized.' Jane Austen. Unmodifiable (un-mo'di-fi"a-bl), a. Not modifiable; not capable of being modified. Unmodifiableness (un-mo'di-fi"a-bl-nes), n. The state or quality of being unmodifiable. 'A nature not of brutish unmodifiableness.' George Eliot.

Unmodified (un-mo’di-fid), a. Not modified; not altered in form; not qualified in meaning; not limited or circumscribed. 'An universal, unmodified capacity to which the fanatics pretend.' Burke. Unmodish (un-mōd'ish), a. Not modish; not according to custom or fashion; unfashionable. Pope.

Unmoist (un-moist), a. Not moist; not humid; dry: unmoist. J. Philips. Unmoistened (un-mois'nd), a. Not made moist or humid; not wetted.

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lested; not disturbed; free from disturb

ance.

Meanwhile the swains

Shall unmolested reap what plenty sows.

7. Philips. Unmoneyed (un-mun'id), a. Not having money; impecunious. The unmoneyed wight. Shenstone. Unmonkish (un-mungk'ish), a. Unlike or unbecoming a monk; not given to or sympathizing with monasticism. Carlyle. Unmonopolize (un-mo-nop'ol-iz), v.t. To recover from being monopolized. Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton. [Rare.]

Unmoor (un-mör'), v. t. Naut. (a) to bring to the state of riding with a single anchor, after having been moored by two or more cables. (b) To loose from anchorage or from moorings. Thy skiff unmoor.' Byron. Unmoralized (un-morʼal-izd), a. Untutored by morality; not conformed to good morals. A dissolute and unmoralized temper.' Norris.

Unmorrisedt (un-mor'ist), a. Not wearing the dress of a morris-dancer.

What ails this fellow,

Thus to appear before me unmorrised) Beau. & Fl Unmortise (un-mor'tis), v.t. To loosen or undo as a mortise; to separate as a joint from its socket. The feet unmortised from their ankle bones.' Tennyson. Un-Mosaic (un-mō-zā'ik), a. The reverse of Mosaic; contrary to Moses or his law. By this reckoning Moses should be most un-Mosaic. Milton. Unmothered (un-muTH'èrd), a. Not having or deprived of a mother; motherless. Unmothered little child of four years old.' E. B. Browning.

Unmotherly (un-muтH'ér-li), a. Not resembling or not becoming a mother. Unmould (un-mold'), v.t. To change the form of; to reduce from any form. 'Unmoulding reason's mintage, charactered in the face."

Milton.

Unmounted (un-mount'ed),a. Not mounted; not performing their special duties on horseback; as, mounted and unmounted police. Unmourned (un-mōrnd'), a. Not mourned; not grieved for or lamented. Byron. Unmovable, Unmoveable (un-möv'a-bl), a. Incapable of being moved; immovable. The precise and unmovable boundaries of that species.' Locke. Unmovably, Unmoveably (un-möv'a-bli), adv. In an unmovable or immovable manner; immovably. My mind is fixt unmoveably.' Surrey. Unmoved (un-mövd), a. 1. Not moved; not transferred from one place to another. Locke.-2. Not changed in purpose or resolution; unshaken; firm. Unmored, unshaken,unseduced.' Milton.-S. Not affected; not having the passions or feelings excited; not touched or impressed; not altered by passion or emotion; calm. With face unmoved. Dryden.

'Tis time this heart should be unmoved, Since others it has ceased to move. Byron. 4. Not susceptible of excitement by passion of any kind; cool.

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Who, moving others, are themselves as stone, Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow. Shak. Unmoving (un-möv′ing), a. 1. Having no motion. Unmoving heaps of matter.' Cheyne.-2. Not exciting emotion; having no power to affect the passions; unaffecting. Unmown (un-mon'), p. and a. Not mown or cut down. 'Braided blooms unmown.' Tennyson.

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Unmuffle (un-mufl), v.t. To uncover by removing a muffler; to remove something that conceals, or something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to unmuffle the face; to unmuffle a drum. Unmurmured (un-mér mérd), a. Not murmured at. Beau. & FI. Unmurmuring (un-mêr'mêr-ing), a. Not murmuring; not complaining; as, unmurmuring patience. Byron. Unmuscled (un-mus'ld), a. muscles relaxed; flaccid. cheeks.' Richardson. Unmuscular (un-mus'kū-lér), a. Not muscular; physically weak. Unmusical (un-mü'zik-al), a. 1. Not musical; not harmonious or melodious. B. Jonson.-2. Not pleasing to the ear. 'A name unmusical to the Volscian's ears.' Shak. Unmutilated (un-mu'ti-lat-ed), a. Not mutilated; not deprived of a member or part; entire. Pennant.

Having the Their unmuscled

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Unmuzzle (un-muz'l), v.t. To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from; to free from restraint. Ay, marry, now unmuzzle your wisdom.' Shak.

The hell-hounds of war, on all sides, will be uncoupled and unmuzzled. Burke. Unmysterious (un-mis-te'ri-us), a. Not mysterious; not shut up, hidden, or coucealed; clear. Young.

Unmystery (un-mis'tèr-i), v.t. To divest of mystery; to make clear or plain. Fuller. [Rare.]

Unnail (un-nāl'), v.t. To remove or take out the nails from; to unfasten or loosen by removing nails. 'Whiles Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus unnail our Lord." Evelyn.

Unnameable (un-năm'a-bl), a. Incapable of being named; indescribable. A cloud of unnameable feeling.' Poe. Unnamed (un-namd'), a. 1. Not named; not having received a name. Milton.-2. Not named; not mentioned.

Beau, & FL.

Be glad thou art unnamed. Unnapped (un-napt'), a. Not having a nap; as, unnapped cloth.

Unnative (un-na'tiv), a. Not native; foreign; not natural. [Rare.]

Whence . . . this unnative fear, To generous Britons never known before? Thomson. Unnatural (un-nat'u-ral), a. 1. Not natural; contrary to the laws of nature; contrary to the natural feelings.

Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles. Shak That death's unnatural that kills for loving. Shak 2. Acting without the affections of our common nature; not having the feelings natural to humanity. An unnatural dam.' Shak. 3. Not in conformity to nature; not agreeable to the real character of persons or things; not representing nature; forced; strained; affected; artificial; as, affected and unnatural thoughts; unnatural images or descriptions.

It is unnatural for any one in a gust of passion to speak long together. Dryden. Unnaturalize (un-nat'ñ-ral-iz), v.t. To make unnatural; to divest of natural feelings. Unnaturalized (un-nat'ù-ral-izd), a. Not naturalized; not invested, as a foreigner with the rights and privileges of a native subject. Unnaturally (un-nat ́ū-ral-li), adv. In an unnatural manner; in opposition to natural feelings and sentiments. Shak. Unnaturalness (un-nat'ù-ral-nes), n. The state or quality of being unnatural; contrariety to nature. Jer. Taylor. Unnature (un-nā'tūr), v.t. To change or take away the nature of; to endow with a different nature.

A right heavenly nature indeed, as it were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them. Sir P. Sidney. Unnature (un'nā-tür), n. The absence of nature or of the order of nature; the contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. 'So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature.' H. Bushnell.

Unnature, what we call Chaos, holds nothing in it but vacuities, devouring gulfs. Carlyle. Unnavigable (un-nav'i-ga-bl), a. Not navigable; incapable of being navigated. That unnavigable stream.' Dryden. Unnavigated (un-nav'i-ga-ted), a. Not navigated; not passed over in ships or other vessels. Cook.

Unneart (un'ner), prep. Not near; at a

ness.

distance from. Davies. Unnecessarily (un-ne'ses-sa-ri-li), adv. In an unnecessary manner; without necessity; needlessly; superfluously. Shak. Unnecessariness (un-ne'ses-sa-ri-nes), n. The state of being unnecessary; needlessDr. H. More. Unnecessary (un-ne'ses-sa-ri), a. Not necessary; needless; not required by the circumstances of the case; useless; as, unnecessary labour or care; unnecessary rigour. Unnecessityt (un-ne-ses'i-ti), n. The contrary of necessity; something unnecessary. Sir T. Browne.

Unneedful (un-něd'fyl), a. Not needful; not wanted; needless.

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Unneighbourly † (un-nå'bér-li), adv. In an unneighbourly manner.

The French... have dealt... very unfriendly

and unneighbourly to us.

Strype.

Unnervatet (un-nérv'āt), a. Not strong;

feeble; enervate. W. Broome.

Unnerve (un-nérv'), v. t. To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble: as, to unnerve the armi. 'The unnerved father falls.' Shak.

The precepts are often so minute and full of circumstances, that they weaken and unnerve his verse. Addison. Unnestle (un-nes'l), v.t. To deprive of, or eject from a nest; to dislodge; to eject. To unnestle and drive out of heaven all the gods.' Urquhart.

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Unobstructive (un-ob-strukʼtiv), a. Not presenting any obstacle. Sir R. Blackmore. Unobtrusive (un-ob-tro'siv), a. Not obtrusive; not forward; modest. Young.

Unobtrusively (un-ob-tro siv-li), adv. In

an unobtrusive manner; not forwardly. Unobvious (un-ob'vi-us), a. Not obvious, evident, or manifest. Boyle. Unoccupied (un-ok'kü-pid), a. 1. Not occupied; not possessed; as, unoccupied land. N. Grew.-2. Not employed or taken up in business or otherwise; as, time unoccupied. Unoffending (un-of-fend'ing), a. Not offending; not giving offence; not sinning; free from sin or fault; harmless; innocent. My unoffending child.' Beau & Fl. Unoffensive (un-of-fen'siv), a. Not offensive; harmless; inoffensive. Bp. Fell.

Unneth, Unnethes, adv. Scarcely; hardly. Unofficious (un-of-fi'shus), a. Not officious;
Spenser. See UNEATH.
Unnetted (un-net'ed), a.

Not inclosed in

a net or net-work; unprotected by nets, as cherries. Tennyson.

Unniggard (un-nig'ėrd), a. Not niggard or miserly; liberal. Sylvester.

Unniggardly (un-nig'êrd-li), a. Not niggardly or miserly; unniggard. Abr. Tucker. Unnoble (un-no'bl), a. Not noble; ignoble; mean. 'A most unnoble swerving.' Shak. Unnobleness (un-nō'bl-nes), n. The state or quality of being unnoble; meanness. Beau. & Fl.

Unnobly (un-no'bli), adv. Ignobly. 'You do the most unnobly to be angry.' Beau. & Fl.

Unnooked (un-nökt'), a.

Without nooks

or crannies; hence, fig. without guile; open; simple. My unnooked simplicity.' Marston. [Obsolete and rare.] Unnoted (un-nōt'ed), a. 1. Not noted; not observed; not heeded; not regarded.

Secure, unnoted, Conrad's prow pass'd by. Byron. 2. Not marked or shown outwardly. With sober and unnoted passion.' Shak. [Rare.] Unnoticed (un-no'tisd), a. 1. Not observed; not regarded. 'I've acted no unnoticed part. James Smith.-2. Not treated with the usual marks of respect; not kindly and hospitably entertained; neglected. Unnotify (un-no'ti-fi), v. t. To contradict, as something previously made known, declared, or notified. H. Walpole. Unnourished (un-nur'ishd), a. Not nourished; not fostered or cherished. Daniel. Unnumbered (un-num'bérd), a. Not numbered; innumerable; indefinitely numerous. Mothers of many children, and blest fathers, That see their issues like the stars unnumber'd. Beau, & FI

Unnun (un-nun'), v. t. To release or depose from the condition of a nun; to cause to

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Not

Unobnoxious (un-ob-nok'shus), a. liable; not subject; not exposed to harm. Unobnoxious to decay.' Cowper. Unobscured (un-ob-skurd'),a. Not obscured; not darkened, dimmed, clouded, or overcast. 'His glory unobscured. Milton. Unobservable (un-ob-zèrv'a-bl), a. Incapable of being observed; not observable; not discoverable. Boyle.

Unobservance (un-ob-zêrv'ans), n. The state or quality of being unobservant; want of observation; inattention. Whitlock. Unobservant (un-ob-zèrv'ant), a. 1. Not observant; not attentive; heedless. An unexperienced and unobservant man.' Dr. Knox.-2. Not obsequious. Unobserved (un-ob-zérvd'), a. served; not noticed; not seen; not regarded; not heeded. Unobserved the glaring orb declines.' Pope.

Not ob

Unobservedly (un-ob-zêrv'ed-li), adv. In an unobserved manner; without being observed.

Unobserving (un-ob-zêrv'ing), a. Not observing; inattentive; heedless. Unobstructed (un-ob-struk'ted), a. Not obstructed; not filled with impediments; not hindered or stopped; as, an unobstructed stream or channel. Sir R. Blackmore.

not forward or intermeddling. Milton. Unoften † (un-of'n), adv. Rarely.

The man of gallantry not uncften has been found to think after the same manner. Harris.

Unoil (un-oil),v.t. To free from oil. Dryden. Unoiled (un-oild'), a. Not oiled; free from oil. Unoiled hinges.' Young. Unold (un-öld'), v.t. To make young; to rejuvenate. Minde-gladding fruit, that can unolde a man.' Sylvester.

Unona (u-nō'na), n. A genus of plants, nat. order Anonaceæ. The species consist of trees, large shrubs, or climbing plants, found in India and tropical Africa. The bark and fruit of many of the species are aromatic, with some degree of acridity, and are employed as stimulants and febrifuges. Unoperative (un-o'pe-rat-iv), a. Not operative; producing no effect; inoperative. Burke.

Unoperculate, Unoperculated (un-ō-pèrkü-lat, un-o-pérku-lät-ed), a. Having no operculum.

Unopposed (un-op-pōzd'), a. Not opposed; not resisted; not meeting with any obstruction; as, an army or stream unopposed.

For what end was that bill to linger beyond the usual period of an unopposed measure? Burke. Unoppressive (un-op-pres'iv), a. Not oppressive. An unoppressive but a productive

revenue.'

Burke.

Unorder (un-or'dêr), v. t. To counterorder. [Rare.]

I think I must unorder the tea. Miss Burney. Unorderly (un-or'dèr-li), a. Not orderly; irregular; disorderly. Unorderly confusion in the church.' Bp. Sanderson. Unordinary+ (un-or'din-a-ri), a. Not ordinary; not common. 'An unordinary shape.' Locke.

Unorganized (un-organ-izd), a. Not organized; inorganized; inorganic; as, metals are unorganized bodies. Locke.

Not

Unoriginal (un-ō-rij'i-nal), a. 1. Not original; derived.-2. Having no birth; ungenerated. Unoriginal night and chaos wild.' Milton. Unoriginated (un-ō-rij'i-nät-ed), a. originated; having no birth or creation. The Father alone is self-existent, underived; unoriginated. Waterland. Unornamental (un-or'na-ment"al), a. Not ornamental. West.

Unornamented (un-or'na-ment"ed), a. Not ornamented; not adorned; plain. Coventry. Unorthodox (un-ortho-doks), a. Not orthodox; heterodox; heretical. Dr. H. More. Unorthodoxy (un-ortho-doks-i), n. The state or quality of being unorthodox; unsoundness in faith; heterodoxy. Tom Brown. Unostentatious (un-os'ten-tã"shus), a. 1. Not ostentatious; not boastful; not making show and parade; modest.

West,

2. Not glaring; not showy; as, unostentatious colouring.

Unostentatiously (un-os'ten-ta" shus-li). adv. In an unostentatious manner; without show, parade, or ostentation. Dr. Knox. Unostentatiousness (un-os'ten-ta "shusnes), n. State or quality of being free from ostentation.

Unowed (un-od'), a. 1. Not owed; not due.
2. Not owned; having no owner.
England now is left

To tug and scamble, and to part by th' teeth
The inowed interest of proud, swelling state.
Shak.

Unowned (un-ond'), a. 1. Not owned; having no known owner; not claimed. Milton. 2. Not avowed; not acknowledged as one's own; not admitted as done by one's self. Gay.

Unpack (un-pak'), v. t. 1. To open, as things packed; as, to unpack goods.-2. To relieve of a pack or burden; to unload; to disburden.

UNPATRONIZED

Must... unpack my heart with words." Shak.

Unpacked (un-pakt), a. Not packed; not collected by unlawful artifices; as, an unpacked jury. Hudibras. Unpacker (un-pak ér), n. One who unpacks. By the awkwardness of the unpacker the statues thumb was broken. Miss Edgeworth

Unpaid (un-pad), a. 1. Not paid; not discharged, as a debt. Milton-2. Not having received what is due; as, unpaid workmen. If her armies are three years unpaid, she is the less exhausted by expense. Burke.

-Unpaid for, not paid for; taken on credit. Unpained (un-pand), a. Not pained; suffering no pain. B. Jonson.

Unpainful (un-pán'ful), a. Not painful; giving no pain. An easy and unpainful touch.' Locke.

Unpaint (un-pant), v. t. To efface the painting or colour of. Parnell.

Unpaired (un-pard'), a. Not paired; not matched. And minds unpaired had better think alone.' Crabbe.

Unpalatable (un-palʼat-a-bl), a. 1. Not palatable; disgusting to the taste. Anson -2. Not such as to be relished; disagreeable. "The prickles of unpalatable law.' Dryden. Unpanged (un-pangd'), a. Not afflicted with pangs; not pained. Beau. & Fl. Unpannel (un-panel), v.t. To take off a pannel from; to unsaddle.

God's peace be with him who saved us the trouble of unpannelling Dapple. Farvis. Unparadise (un-pa'ra-dis), v.t. To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy.

Ghastly thought would drink up all your joy, And quite unparadise the realms of light. Young. Unparagoned (un-par'a-gond), a. Unequalled; unmatched; matchless. 'Your unparagoned mistress." Shak. Unparallelable (un-pa'ra-lel-a-bl), a. Incapable of being paralleled. My unparal lelable love to mankind.' Bp. Hall. Unparalleled (un-paʼra-leld), a. Having no parallel or equal; unequalled; unmatched. His fame unparallel'd.' Shak. 'A deity so unparallel'd.' Milton. Unpardonable (un-par'dn-a-bl), a. Not to be forgiven; incapable of being pardoned or remitted; as, an unpardonable sin. 'Tis a fault too too unpardonable. Unparliamentariness (un-pärli-ment "ari-nes), n. The state of being unparliament

ary.

Shak

Unparliamentary (un-pärli-ment"a-ri), a. Contrary to the usages or rules of proceeding in parliament or of a legislative body; not such as can be used or uttered in parliament; as, unparliamentary language. Unparroted (un-par'ot-ed), a. Not repeated by rote like a parrot.

Her sentiments were unparroted and unstudied. Godwin. Unpartialt (un-par'shal), a. Not partial; impartial. A serious and unpartial examination.' Bp. Sanderson. Unpassable (un-pas'a-bl), a. 1. Not admitting passage; impassable. Vast and unpassable mountains.' Sir W. Temple. 2. Not current; not received in common payments; uncurrent; as, unpassable notes or coins.

Making a new standard for money, must make all money which is lighter than that standard unpassable. Locke. Unpassableness (un-pas'a-bl-nes), n. The state of being unpassable. Evelyn. Unpassionate (un-pa'shon-at), a. 1. Free from passion or bias; impartial; dispassionate.-2. Not angry. Sober, grave, and unUnpassionated (un-pa'shon-at-ed), a. Dispassionate words.' Locke. passionate. Glanville

Unpassioned (un-pa'shond), a. Free from passion; dispassionate. Davies. Unpastort (un-pas'tor), v.t. To deprive of the office of a pastor. Fuller.

Unpathed (un-päthd'), a. Unmarked by passage; not trodden; trackless. waters. Shak.

Unpath'd

Unpathwayed (un-päth'wad), a. Having no pathway: pathless. The smooth unpathwayed plain.' Wordsworth. Unpatience (un-pa'shens), n. Want of patience; impatience. Udall. Unpatient Holland. Unpatriotic (un-pa'tri-ot"ik), a. Not patriotic. Quart. Rev. Unpatronized (un-pat'ron-izd), a. Not having a patron; not supported by friends, Johnson.

(un-pä'shent), a. Impatient.

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