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2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor. To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. Evelyn. In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. South.

3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals.

UNDERTAKING Un`der*tak"ing, n.

1. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business. Hakluyt.

2. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

3. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

4. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.

UNDERTAPSTER Un`der*tap"ster, n.

Defn: Assistant to a tapster.

UNDERTAXED Un"der*taxed`, a.

Defn: Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others.

UNDERTENANCY Un"der*ten`an*cy, n.

Defn: Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant.

UNDERTENANT Un"der*ten`ant, n.

Defn: The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.

UNDERTHING Un"der**thing`, n.

Defn: Something that is inferior and of little worth. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

UNDERTIDE; UNDERTIME Un"der*tide`, Un"der*time`, n. Etym: [Under + tide, time. Cf. Undern.]

Defn: The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening. [Obs.] He, coming home at undertime, there found The fairest creature that he ever saw. Spenser.

UNDERTONE Un"der*tone`, n.

Defn: A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.

UNDERTOOK Un`der*took",

Defn: imp. of Undertake.

UNDERTOW Un"der*tow`, n. (Naut.)

Defn: The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

UNDERTREASURER Un"der*treas`ur*er, n.

Defn: An assistant treasurer.

UNDERTURN Un`der*turn, v. t.

Defn: To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERVALUATION Un`der*val`u*a"tion, n.

Defn: The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.

UNDERVALUE Un`der*val"ue, v. t.

1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. Atterbury. I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. Dryden.

UNDERVALUE Un`der*val"ue, n.

Defn: A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. Milton.

UNDERVALUER Un"der*val"u*er, n.

Defn: One who undervalues.

UNDERVERSE Un"der*verse`, n.

Defn: The lower or second verse. [Obs.]

UNDERVEST Un"der*vest`, n.

Defn: An undershirt.

UNDERVIEWER Un"der*view`er, n.

Defn: See Underlooker.

UNDERWEAR Un"der*wear`, n.

Defn: That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.

UNDERWEEN Un`der*ween", v. t.

Defn: To undervalue. [Obs.]

UNDERWENT Un`der*went",

Defn: imp. of Undergo.

UNDERWING Un"der*wing`, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the posterior wings of an insect.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing.

UNDERWITTED Un"der*wit`ted, a.

Defn: Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly. [R.] Bp. Kennet.

UNDERWOOD Un"der*wood`, n.

Defn: Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural. Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars. Addison.

UNDERWORK Un`der*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underworked or Underwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Underworking.]

1. To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. Shak.

2. To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a painting. Dryden.

3. To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may underwork another.

UNDERWORK Un`der*work", v. i.

1. To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. B. Jonson.

2. To do less work than is proper or suitable.

3. To do work for a less price than current rates.

UNDERWORK Un"der*work`, n.

Defn: Inferior or subordinate work; petty business. Addison.

UNDERWORKER Un"der*work`er, n.

1. One who underworks.

2. An inferior or subordinate workman. Waterland.

UNDERWORLD Un"der*world`, n.

1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads (with such a reverence) This underworld. Daniel.

2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.

3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.] Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld. Tennyson.

4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] Atterbury.

UNDERWRITE Un`der*write", v. t. [imp. Underwrote, Obs. Underwrit (; p. p. Underwritten, Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. & vb. n. Underwriting.]

1. To write under something else; to subscribe. What addition and change I have made I have here underwritten. Bp. Sanderson.

2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance. B. Jonson. The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony. Marshall.

UNDERWRITE Un`der*write", v. i.

Defn: To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.

UNDERWRITER Un"der*writ`er, n.

Defn: One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.

UNDERWRITING Un"der*writ`ing, n.

Defn: The business of an underwriter,

UNDERYOKE Un`der*yoke", v. t.

Defn: To subject to the yoke; to make subject. Wyclif.

UNDESERVE Un`de*serve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deserve.]

Defn: To fail to deserve. [Obs.] Milton.

UNDESERVER Un`de*serv"er, n.

Defn: One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDESIGNING Un`de*sign"ing, a.

Defn: Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple.

UNDESTROYABLE Un`de*stroy"a*ble, a.

Defn: Indestructible.

UNDETERMINABLE Un`de*ter"mi*na*ble, a.

Defn: Not determinable; indeterminable. Locke.

UNDETERMINATE Un`de*ter"mi*nate, a.

Defn: Nor determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate. South. -- Un`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. Dr. H. More.

UNDETERMINATION Un`de*ter`mi*na"tion, n.

Defn: Indetermination. Sir M. Hale.

UNDEVIL Un*dev"il, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + devil.]

Defn: To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise. [Obs.] They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms. Fuller.

UNDEVOTION Un`de*vo"tion, n.

Defn: Absence or want of devotion.

UNDID Un*did",

Defn: imp. of Undo.

UNDIFFERENTIATED Un*dif`fer*en"ti*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or nearly so; -- said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone differentiation (see Differentiation, 3), that is, which show no visible separation into their different structural parts.

UNDIGENOUS Un*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. unda a wave + -genous.]

Defn: Generated by water. [R.] Kirwan.

UNDIGESTIBLE Un`di*gest"i*ble, a.

Defn: Indigestible.

UNDIGHT Un*dight", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dight.]

Defn: To put off; to lay aside, as a garment. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDIGNE Un*digne", a.

Defn: Unworthy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNDINE Un*dine", n. Etym: [G. undine, or F. ondin, ondine, from L. unda a wave, water.]

Defn: One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.

UNDIOCESED Un*di"o*cesed, a.

Defn: Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese. Milton.

UNDIRECT Un`di*rect", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + direct, v. t.]

Defn: To misdirect; to mislead. [Obs.] who make false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest. Fuller.

UNDIRECT Un`di*rect", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + direct.]

Defn: Indirect.

UNDIRECTED Un`di*rect"ed, a. Etym: [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + directed; in sense 3 properly p. p. of undirect.]

1. Not directed; not guided; left without direction.

2. Not addressed; not superscribed, as a letter.

3. Misdirected; misled; led astray. [R.]

UNDIRECTLY Un`di*rect"ly, adv.

Defn: Indirectly. Strype.

UNDISCERNING Un`dis*cern"ing, n.

Defn: Want of discernment. [R.] Spectator.

UNDISCLOSE Un`dis*close", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + disclose.]

Defn: To keep close or secret. [Obs.] Daniel.

UNDISCREET Un`dis*creet", a.

Defn: Indiscreet. Chaucer. -- Un`dis*creet"ly, adv. -- -- Un`dis*creet"ness. -- Un`dis*cre"tion, n. Indiscretion.

UNDISPENSABLE Un`dis*pen"sa*ble, a.

1. Indispensable.

2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.

3. Not to be freed by dispensation. [Obs.]

UNDISPENSED Un`dis*pensed", a.

1. Not dispensed.

2. Not freed by dispensation. [R.] Tooker.

UNDISPOSEDNESS Un`dis*pos"ed*ness, n.

Defn: Indisposition; disinclination.

UNDISPUTABLE Un*dis"pu*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Indisputable. Addison. -- Un*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n.

UNDISTINCTIVE Un`dis*tinc"tive, a.

Defn: Making no distinctions; not discriminating; impartial. As undistinctive Death will come here one day. Dickens.

UNDISTINCTLY Un`dis*tinct"ly, adv.

Defn: Indistinctly.

UNDIVIDED Un`di*vid"ed, a.

1. Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.

2. Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made actually separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a firm, is said to own an undivided half so long as the business continues and his share is not set off to him.

3. Not directed or given to more than one object; as, undivided attention or affection. Shak.

4. (Bot.)

Defn: Not lobed, cleft, or branched; entire.

UNDIVIDUAL Un`di*vid"u*al, a.

Defn: Indivisible. [Obs.] True courage and courtesy are undividual companions. Fuller.

UNDIVISIBLE Un`di*vis"i*ble, a.

Defn: Indivisible.

UNDO Un*do", v. t. Etym: [AS. und. See 1st Un-, and Do to perform.]

1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. What's done can not be undone. Shak. To-morrow, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that she had done. Swift.

2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. Tennyson. Pray you, undo this button. Shak. She took the spindle, and undoing the thread gradually, measured it. Sir W. Scott.

3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence. That quaffing and drinking will undo you, Shak.

UNDOCK Un*dock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.)

Defn: To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.

UNDOER Un*do"er, n.

Defn: One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another.

UNDOING Un*do"ing, n.

1. The reversal of what has been done.

2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." Hooker.

UNDOMESTICATE Un`do*mes"ti*cate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + domesticate.]

Defn: To make wild or roving.

UNDONE Un*done",

Defn: p. p. of Undo.

UNDONE Un*done", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + done.]

Defn: Not done or performed; neglected.

UNDOUBLE Un*dou"ble, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + double.]

Defn: To unfold, or render single.

UNDOUBTABLE Un*doubt"a*ble, a.

Defn: Indubitable.

UNDOUBTED Un*doubt"ed, a.

Defn: Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero. -- Un*doubt"ed*ly, adv.

UNDRAPE Un*drape", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + drape.]

Defn: To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.

UNDRAW Un*draw", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + draw.]

Defn: To draw aside or open; to draw back. Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. Young.

UNDREAMED; UNDREAMT Un*dreamed", Un*dreamt", a.

Defn: Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not thof. Unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Shak.

UNDRESS Un*dress", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dress.]

1. To divest of clothes; to strip.

2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.

3. (Med.)

Defn: To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.

UNDRESS Un"dress, n.

1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.

2. (Mil. & Naval)

Defn: An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform. Undress parade (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms, and the ceremony being shortened.

UNDUBITABLE Un*du"bi*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Indubitable; as, an undubitable principle. [Obs.] Locke.

UNDUE Un*due", a.

1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.

2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon.

3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law. Undue influence (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely. Abbott.

UNDUENESS Un*due"ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being undue.

UNDUKE Un*duke", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + duke.]

Defn: To deprive of dukedom. Swift.

UNDULANT Un"du*lant, a.

Defn: Undulating. [R.]

UNDULARY Un"du*la*ry, a. Etym: [See Undulate.]

Defn: Moving like waves; undulatory. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, a. Etym: [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim. from unda a wave; cf. AS. unnr; perhaps akin to E. water. Cf. Abound, Inundate, Redound, Surround.]

Defn: Same as Undulated.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Undulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Undulating.]

Defn: To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated. Holder.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, v. i.

Defn: To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.

UNDULATED Un"du*la`ted, a.

1. Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy surface; undulatory.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Formed with elevations and depressions resembling waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an undulated shell.

UNDULATING Un"du*la`ting, a.

Defn: Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground. -- Un"du*la`ting*ly. adv.

UNDULATION Un`du*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ondulation.]

1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound.

2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. Evelyn.

3. (Mus.) (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin. (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat.

4. (Physics)

Defn: A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration.

UNDULATIONIST Un`du*la"tion*ist, n.

Defn: One who advocates the undulatory theory of light. Whewell.

UNDULATIVE Un"du*la*tive, a.

Defn: Consisting in, or accompanied by, undulations; undulatory.

UNDULATORY Un"du*la*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ondulatoire.]

Defn: Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to that of waves. Undulatory theory, or Wave theory (of light) (Opt.), that theory which regards its various phenomena as due to undulations in an ethereal medium, propagated from the radiant with immense, but measurable, velocities, and producing different impressions on the retina according to their amplitude and frequency, the sensation of brightness depending on the former, that of color on the latter. The undulations are supposed to take place, not in the direction of propagation, as in the air waves constituting sound, but transversely, and the various phenomena of refraction, polarization, interference, etc., are attributable to the different affections of these undulations in different circumstances of propagation. It is computed that the frequency of the undulations corresponding to the several colors of the spectrum ranges from 458 millions of millions per second for the extreme red ray, to 727 millions of millions for the extreme violet, and their lengths for the same colors, from the thirty-eight thousandth to the sixty thousandth part of an inch. The theory of ethereal undulations is applicable not only to the phenomena of light, but also to those of heat.

UNDULL Un*dull", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dull.]

Defn: To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] Whitlock.

UNDULOUS Un"du*lous, a.

Defn: Undulating; undulatory.

UNDULY Un*du"ly, adv.

Defn: In an undue manner.

UNDUMPISH Un*dump"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dumpish.]

Defn: To relieve from the dumps. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNDUST Un*dust", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dust.]

Defn: To free from dust. [Obs.]

UNDWELLABLE Un*dwell"a*ble, a.

Defn: Uninhabitable. [Obs.] "A land undwellable." Wyclif.

UNDWELT Un*dwelt", a.

Defn: Not lived (in); -- with in.

UNDYING Un*dy"ing, a.

Defn: Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the undying souls of men.

UNEARED Un*eared", a.

Defn: Not eared, or plowed. Shak.

UNEARNED Un*earned", a.

Defn: Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.

UNEARTH Un*earth", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unearthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + earth.]

Defn: To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth.

UNEARTHLY Un*earth"ly, a.

Defn: Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness, n.

UNEASE Un*ease", n.

Defn: Want of ease; uneasiness. [Obs.]

UNEASILY Un*eas"i*ly, adv.

Defn: In an uneasy manner.

UNEASINESS Un*eas"i*ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

2. The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the uneasiness of the road. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

UNEASY Un*eas"y, a.

1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott.

2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.

3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.

4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton. A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison.

UNEATH Un*eath", a. Etym: [AS. uneá; un- not + eá easily, easy; akin to OS. easy, OHG. .]

Defn: Not easy; difficult; hard. [Obs.] Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spenser.

UNEATH Un*eath", adv.

Defn: Not easily; hardly; scarcely. [Obs.] Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. Shak.

UNEDGE Un*edge", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + edge.]

Defn: To deprive of the edge; to blunt. J. Fletcher.

UNEFECTUAL Un`e*fec"tu*al, a.

Defn: Ineffectual. "His uneffectual fire." Shak.

UNELASTIC Un`e*las"tic, a.

Defn: Not elastic; inelastic.

UNELASTICITY Un`e*las*tic"i*ty, n.

Defn: Inelasticity.

UNELEGANT Un*el"e*gant, a.

Defn: Inelegant.

UNELIGIBLE Un*el"i*gi*ble, a.

Defn: Ineligible. Roger

UNEMBARRASSED Un`em*bar"rassed, a.

Defn: Not embarrassed. Specifically: -- (a) Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed. (b) Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he and his property are unembarrassed. (c) Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter.

UNEMBARRASSMENT Un`em*bar"rass*ment, n.

Defn: Freedom from embarrassment.

UNEMBODIED Un`em*bod"ied, a.

1. Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits. Byron.

2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; not yet organized; as, unembodied militia.

UNEMPIRICALLY Un`em*pir"ic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: Not empirically; without experiment or experience.

UNEMPLOYED Un`em*ployed", a.

1. Nor employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.

UNEMPLOYMENT Un`em*ploy"ment, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.

UNENCUMBER Un`en*cum"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + encumber.]

Defn: To free from incumbrance; to disencumber.

UNENDLY Un*end"ly, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + end + -ly.]

Defn: Unending; endless. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNENTANGLE Un`en*tan"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + entangle.]

Defn: To disentangle.

UNEQUAL Un*e"qual, a. Etym: [Cf. Inequal.]

1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. Shak.

3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem.

4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain.

5. (Bot.)

Defn: Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.

UNEQUALABLE Un*e"qual*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being equaled or paralleled. [Obs.] Boyle.

UNEQUALED Un*e"qualed, a.

Defn: Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.]

UNEQUALLY Un*e"qual*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unequal manner. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets.

UNEQUALNESS Un*e"qual*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unequal; inequality; unevenness. Jer. Taylor.

UNEQUITABLE Un*eq"ui*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inequitable.

UNEQUITY Un*eq"ui*ty, n.

Defn: Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNEQUIVOCAL Un`e*quiv"o*cal, a.

Defn: Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly, adv. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness, n.

UNERRING Un*err"ing, a.

Defn: Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God. Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. Dryden.

UNERRINGLY Un*err"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unerring manner.

UNESSENTIAL Un`es*sen"tial, a.

1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. Addison.

2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] Milton.

UNESSENTIAL Un`es*sen"tial, n.

Defn: Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.

UNESSENTIALLY Un`es*sen"tial*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unessential manner.

UNESTABLISH Un`es*tab"lish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + establish.]

Defn: To disestablish. [R.] The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that prelatical government. Milton.

UNETH; UNETHES Un*eth", Un*ethes", adv.

Defn: With difficulty; scarcely. See Uneath. [Written also unethe, unneth, unnethe, unnethes, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNEVEN Un*e"ven, a. Etym: [AS. unefen. See Un- not, and Even, a.]

1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

2. Not equal; not of equal length. Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. Peacham.

3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers. Un*e"ven*ly, adv. -- Un*e"ven*ness, n.

UNEVITABLE Un*ev"i*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inevitable. [Obs.]

UNEXACT Un`ex*act", a.

Defn: Not exact; inexact.

UNEXAMPLED Un`ex*am"pled, a.

Defn: Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results." De Quincey.

UNEXCEPTIONABLE Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable character. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly, adv.

Chesterfield is an unexceptionable witness. Macaulay.

UNEXCEPTIVE Un`ex*cept"ive, a.

Defn: Not exceptive; not including, admitting, or being, an exception.

UNEXCUSABLE Un`ex*cus"a*ble, a.

Defn: Inexcusable. Hayward. -- Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n.

UNEXHAUSTIBLE Un`ex*haust"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inexhaustible.

UNEXPECTATION Un*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Absence of expectation; want of foresight. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNEXPECTED Un`ex*pect"ed, a.

Defn: Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.

UNEXPEDIENT Un`ex*pe"di*ent, a.

Defn: Inexpedient. [Obs.]

UNEXPENSIVE Un`ex*pen"sive, a.

Defn: Inexpensive. Milton.

UNEXPERIENCE Un`ex*pe"ri*ence, n.

Defn: Inexperience. [Obs.]

UNEXPERIENCED Un`ex*pe"ri*enced, a.

1. Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced. Swift.

2. Untried; -- applied to things. Cheyne.

UNEXPERIENT Un`ex*pe"ri*ent, a.

Defn: Inexperienced. [Obs.]

UNEXPERT Un`ex*pert", a.

Defn: Not expert; inexpert. Milton.

UNEXPERTLY Un`ex*pert"ly, adv.

Defn: In an unexpert manner.

UNEXPRESSIBLE Un`ex*press"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inexpressible. Tillotson. -- Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv.

UNEXPRESSIVE Un`ex*press"ive, a.

1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.

2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. [Obs.] Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak. -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.

UNEXTINGUISHABLE Un`ex*tin"guish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Inextinguishable. -- Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly, adv.

UNEXTRICABLE Un*ex"tri*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Not extricable; inextricable. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

UNFACE Un*face", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + face.]

Defn: To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose.

UNFAILABLE Un*fail"a*ble, a.

Defn: Infallible. [Obs.] "This unfailable word of truth." Bp. Hall.

UNFAILING Un*fail"ing, a.

Defn: Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure. Dryden. -- Un*fail"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*fail"ing*ness, n.

UNFAIR Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]

Defn: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.

UNFAIR Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]

Defn: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift. -- Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.

UNFAITH Un*faith", n.

Defn: Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief. [R.] Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers: Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. Tennyson.

UNFAITHFUL Un*faith"ful, a.

1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant. My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight. Pope. His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. Tennyson.

2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] Milton. -- Un*faith"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*faith"ful*ness, n.

UNFALCATED Un*fal"ca*ted, a.

1. Not falcated, or hooked.

2. Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished. [R.] Swift.

UNFALLIBLE Un*fal"li*ble, a.

Defn: Infallible. Shak.

UNFASTEN Un*fas"ten, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fasten.]

Defn: To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

UNFATHERED Un*fa"thered, a.

1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature. Shak.

2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard.

UNFAVORABLE Un*fa"vor*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. -- Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv.

UNFEATHER Un*feath"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + feather.]

Defn: To deprive of feathers; to strip. [R.]

UNFEATURED Un*fea"tured, a.

Defn: Wanting regular features; deformed. "Visage rough, deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff." Dryden.

UNFEATY Un*feat"y, a. Etym: [Un- not + feat, a.]

Defn: Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNFEELING Un*feel"ing, a.

1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate.

2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Gray. -- Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*feel"ing*ness, n.

UNFEIGNED Un*feigned", a.

Defn: Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man. "Good faith unfeigned." Chaucer. -- Un*feign"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*feign"ed*ness, n.

UNFELLOW Un*fel"low, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fellow.]

Defn: To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to separate from one's fellows; to dissever. Death quite unfellows us. Mrs. Browning.

UNFELLOWED Un*fel"lowed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + fellowed.]

Defn: Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Shak.

UNFENCE Un*fence", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fence.]

Defn: To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.

UNFERTILE Un*fer"tile, a.

Defn: Not fertile; infertile; barren. -- Un*fer"tile*ness, n.

UNFESTLICH Un*fest"lich, a.

Defn: Unfit for a feast; hence, jaded; worn. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNFETTER Un*fet"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fetter.]

Defn: To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind.

UNFEUDALIZE Un*feu"dal*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + feudalize.]

Defn: To free from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal. Carlyle.

UNFILE Un*file", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + file.]

Defn: To remove from a file or record.

UNFILED Un*filed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + filed, p. p. of file to defile.]

Defn: Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Surrey.

UNFILIAL Un*fil"ial, a.

Defn: Unsuitable to a son or a daughter; undutiful; not becoming a child. -- Un*fil"ial*ly, adv.

UNFINISHED Un*fin"ished, a.

Defn: Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting.

UNFIRM Un*firm", a.

Defn: Infirm. [R.] Dryden.

UNFIRMNESS Un*firm"ness, n.

Defn: Infirmness. [R.]

UNFIT Un*fit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fit.]

Defn: To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

UNFIT Un*fit", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + fit.]

Defn: Not fit; unsuitable. -- Un*fit"ly, adv. -- Un*fit"ness, n.

UNFIX Un*fix", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fix.]

1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections.

2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [R.] The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun Unfix her frosts. Dryden.

UNFLEDGED Un*fledged", a.

Defn: Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature. Dryden.

UNFLESH Un*flesh", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flesh.]

Defn: To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed humanity." Wordsworth.

UNFLESHLY Un*flesh"ly, a.

Defn: Not pertaining to the flesh; spiritual.

UNFLEXIBLE Un*flex"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inflexible.

UNFLINCHING Un*flinch"ing, a.

Defn: Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.

UNFLOWER Un*flow"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flower.]

Defn: To strip of flowers. [R.] G. Fletcher.

UNFOLD Un*fold", v. t. Etym: [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]

1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

UNFOLD Un*fold", v. i.

Defn: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

UNFOLDER Un*fold"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, unfolds.

UNFOLDMENT Un*fold"ment, n.

Defn: The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.

UNFOOL Un*fool", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fool.]

Defn: To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] Shak.

UNFORESEE Un`fore*see", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + foresee.]

Defn: To fail to foresee. Bp. Hacket.

UNFORESEEABLE Un`fore*see"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being foreseen. South.

UNFORESKINNED Un*fore"skinned, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + foreskin + -ed.]

Defn: Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised. [R.] Milton.

UNFORGETTABLE Un`for*get"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not forgettable; enduring in memory. Pungent and unforgettable truths. Emerson.

UNFORM Un*form", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + form.]

Defn: To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake. [R.] Good.

UNFORMED Un*formed", a. Etym: [In sense 1 properly p. p. of un form; in senses 2 and 3 pref. un- not + formed.]

1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed.

2. Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous.

3. (Biol.)

Defn: Unorganized; without definite shape or structure; as, an unformed, or unorganized, ferment. Unformed stars (Astron.), stars not grouped into any constellation; informed stars. See Sporades.

UNFORTUNATE Un*for"tu*nate, a.

Defn: Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n.

Defn: An unfortunate person. Hood. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n.

UNFOUNDED Un*found"ed, a.

1. Not founded; not built or established. Milton.

2. Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations. Paley.

UNFRAME Un*frame", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frame.]

Defn: To take apart, or destroy the frame of. Dryden.

UNFRANGIBLE Un*fran"gi*ble, a.

Defn: Infrangible. [Obs.] "Impassible and unfrangible." Jer. Taylor.

UNFRANKABLE Un*frank"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not frankable; incapable of being sent free by public conveyance.

UNFRAUGHT Un*fraught", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + fraught.]

Defn: Not fraught; not burdened.

2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fraught.]

Defn: Removed, as a burden; unloaded. P. Fletcher.

UNFREE Un*free", a.

Defn: Not free; held in bondage. There had always been a slave class, a class of the unfree, among the English as among all German peoples. J. R. Green

UNFREEZE Un*freeze", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + freeze.]

Defn: To thaw. [Obs.]

UNFREQUENCY Un*fre"quen*cy, n.

Defn: Infrequency.

UNFREQUENT Un*fre"quent (, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + frequent.]

Defn: Infrequent. J. H. Newman. -- Un*fre"quent*ly adv.

UNFREQUENT Un`fre*quent", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frequent.]

Defn: To cease to frequent. [Obs.] They quit their thefts and unfrequent the fields. J. Philips.

UNFREQUENTED Un`fre*quent"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + frequented.]

Defn: Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings; as, an unfrequented place or forest. Addison.

UNFRET Un*fret", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fret.]

Defn: To smooth after being fretted. [Obs.]

UNFRIEND Un*friend", n.

Defn: One not a friend; an enemy. [R.] Carlyle.

UNFRIENDED Un*friend"ed, a.

Defn: Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or supported. Goldsmith. If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone, unfollowed, unfriended. Sir W. Scott.

UNFRIENDLY Un*friend"ly, a.

1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. -- Un*friend"li*ness, n.

UNFRIENDSHIP Un*friend"ship, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being unfriendly; unfriendliness; enmity. An act of unfriendship to my sovereign person. Sir W. Scott.

UNFROCK Un*frock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frock.]

Defn: To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest.

UNFRUITFUL Un*fruit"ful, a.

Defn: Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.

UNFUMED Un*fumed", a.

Defn: Not exposed to fumes; not fumigated. Milton.

UNFURL Un*furl", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + furl.]

Defn: To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.

UNFURNISH Un*fur"nish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + furnish.]

Defn: To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.

UNFUSIBLE Un*fu"si*ble, a.

Defn: Infusible. [R.]

UNGAIN Un*gain", a. Etym: [OE. ungein. See Ungainly.]

Defn: Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Beau. & Pl.

UNGAINLINESS Un*gain"li*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness.

UNGAINLY Un*gain"ly, a. Etym: [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]

1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay.

2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond.

UNGAINLY Un*gain"ly, adv.

Defn: In an ungainly manner.

UNGEAR Un*gear", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + gear.]

Defn: To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.

UNGELD Un*geld", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + geld payment.] (Anglo-Sax. Law)

Defn: A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him. Cowell. Burrill.

UNGENEROUS Un*gen"er*ous, a.

Defn: Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. The victor never will impose on Cato Ungenerous terms. Addison.

UNGENEROUSLY Un*gen"er*ous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an ungenerous manner.

UNGENITURED Un*gen"i*tured, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + geniture.]

Defn: Destitute of genitals; impotent. [R.] Shak.

UNGENTLE Un*gen"tle, a.

Defn: Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. -- Un*gen"tle*ness, n. -- Un*gen"tly, adv.

UNGET Un*get", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + get.]

Defn: To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. [R.] I 'll disown you, I 'll disinherit you, I 'll unget you. Sheridan.

UNGIFTED Un*gift"ed, a.

Defn: Being without gifts, especially native gifts or endowments. Cowper.

UNGIRD Un*gird", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + gird.]

Defn: To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload. He ungirded his camels. Gen. xxiv. 32.

UNGIVE Un*give", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + give.]

Defn: To yield; to relax; to give way. [Obs.]

UNGKA Ung"ka, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The siamang; -- called also ungka ape.

UNGKA-PUTI Ung"ka-pu`ti, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The agile gibbon; -- called also ungka-pati, and ungka-etam. See Gibbon.

UNGLAZE Un*glaze", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glaze.]

Defn: To strip of glass; to remove the glazing, or glass, from, as a window.

UNGLORIFY Un*glo"ri*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glorify.]

Defn: To deprive of glory. [R.] I. Watts.

UNGLORIOUS Un*glo"ri*ous, a.

Defn: Inglorious. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNGLOVE Un*glove", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glove.]

Defn: To take off the glove or gloves of; as, to unglove the hand. Beau. & Fl.

UNGLUE Un*glue", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glue.]

Defn: To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift.

UNGOD Un*god", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + god.]

1. To deprive of divinity; to undeify. [R.] Donne.

2. To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make atheistical. [R.] Dryden.

UNGODLY Un*god"ly, a.

1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

2. Polluted by sin or wickedness. The hours of this ungodly day. Shak. -- Un*god"li*ly, adv. -- Un*god"li*ness, n.

UNGORED Un*gored", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + gore blood.]

Defn: Not stained with gore; not bloodied. Sylvester.

UNGORED Un*gored", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + gored, p. p. of 3d gore.]

Defn: Not gored or pierced.

UNGOT; UNGOTTEN Un*got", Un*got"ten, a.

1. Not gotten; not acquired.

2. Not begotten. [Obs. or Poetic] "His loins yet full of ungot princes." Waller.

UNGOVERNABLE Un*gov"ern*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

UNGOWN Un*gown", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]

Defn: To strip of a gown; to unfrock.

UNGOWNED Un*gowned", a.

1. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]

Defn: Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + gowned.]

Defn: Not having, or not wearing, a gown.

UNGRACEFUL Un*grace"ful, a.

Defn: Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. Sir W. Scott. -- Un*grace"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*grace"ful*ness, n.

UNGRACIOUS Un*gra"cious, a.

1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. Shak.

2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.

3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored. Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London. Clarendon. -- Un*gra"cious*ly, adv. -- Un*gra"cious*ness, n.

UNGRATE Un*grate", a.

Defn: Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

UNGRATEFUL Un*grate"ful, a.

1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.

2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear. -- Un*grate"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*grate"ful*ness, n.

UNGRAVE Un*grave", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + grave.]

Defn: To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNGUAL Un"gual, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]

1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one.

2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet.

UNGUARD Un*guard", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + guard.]

Defn: To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne.

UNGUEAL Un"gue*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. onguéal. See Ungual.]

Defn: Ungual.

UNGUENT Un"guent, n. Etym: [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.]

Defn: A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.

Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.

UNGUENTARY Un"guen*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. unguentarius.]

Defn: Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities.

UNGUENTOUS Un*guen"tous, a.

Defn: Unguentary.

UNGUESTLIKE Un*guest"like, adv.

Defn: In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.] Milton.

UNGUICAL Un"guic*al, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf. Ungual.]

Defn: Ungual.

UNGUICULAR Un*guic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a nail.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.

UNGUICULATA Un*guic`u*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata).

UNGUICULATE Un*guic"u*late, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Unguiculata.

UNGUICULATE; UNGUICULATED Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted, a.

1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.

UNGUIFEROUS Un*guif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. unguis nail or claw + -ferous.]

Defn: Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws.

UNGUIFORM Un"gui*form, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.]

Defn: Having the form of a claw or claws.

UNGUINOUS Un"gui*nous, a. Etym: [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment.]

Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous.

UNGUIS Un"guis, n.; pl. Ungues. Etym: [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]

1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.

UNGULA Un"gu*la, n.; pl. Ungulæ. Etym: [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]

1. A hoof, claw, or talon.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Same as Unguis, 3. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere.

UNGULAR Un"gu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual.

UNGULATA Un`gu*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.

UNGULATE Un"gu*late, a. Etym: [L. ungulatus. See Ungula.]

1. Shaped like a hoof.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

UNGULATE Un"gu*late, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.

UNGULED Un"guled, a. Etym: [L. ungula a claw.] (Her.)

Defn: Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body.

UNGULIGRADE Un"gu*li*grade, a. Etym: [L. ungula hoof + gradi to walk.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having, or walking on, hoofs.

UNGULOUS Un"gu*lous, a. Etym: [See Ungula.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Ungulate.

UNHAIR Un*hair", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hair.]

Defn: To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather. I 'll unhair thy head. Shak.

UNHALLOW Un*hal"low, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hallow.]

Defn: To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.

UNHALLOWED Un*hal"lowed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + hallowed.]

Defn: Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked. In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin.

UNHAND Un*hand", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hand.]

Defn: To loose from the hand; to let go. Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon! Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge.

UNHANDSOME Un*hand"some, a.

1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely. Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak. I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward.

2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome pleasures." J. Fletcher.

3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.] The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. Holland. A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North. -- Un*hand"some*ly, adv. -- Un*hand"some*ness, n.

UNHANDY Un*hand"y, a.

Defn: Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man.

UNHANG Un*hang", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hang.]

1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room.

2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.

UNHAP Un*hap", n.

Defn: Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] "The cause of her unhap." Sir P. Sidney.

UNHAPPIED Un*hap"pied, a.

Defn: Made unhappy. [Obs.] Shak.

UNHAPPY Un*hap"py, a.

1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.

3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton.

4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. -- Un*hap"pi*ly, adv. -- Un*hap"pi*ness, n.

UNHARBOR Un*har"bor, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + harbor.]

Defn: To drive from harbor or shelter.

UNHARBORED Un*har"bored, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + harbored.]

1. Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.

2. Affording no harbor or shelter. "Unharbored heaths." [Obs.] Milton.

UNHARMONIOUS Un`har*mo"ni*ous, a.

Defn: Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. -- Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv.

UNHARNESS Un*har"ness, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + harness.]

1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper.

2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed.

UNHASP Un*hasp", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hasp.]

Defn: To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.

UNHAT Un*hat", v. t. & i. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hat.]

Defn: To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect. H. Spenser.

UNHEAD Un*head", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + head.]

1. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask.

2. To decapitate; to behead. [Obs.] T. Brown.

UNHEAL Un*heal", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + heal health.]

Defn: Misfortune; calamity; sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNHEAL Un*heal", v. t.

Defn: To uncover. See Unhele. [Obs.]

UNHEALTH Un"health, n.

Defn: Unsoundness; disease.

UNHEARD Un*heard", a.

1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.

2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condemunheard. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.

3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton. Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill.

UNHEARD-OF Un*heard"-of, a.

Defn: New; unprecedented; unparalleled. Swift.

UNHEART Un*heart", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + heart.]

Defn: To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] Shak.

UNHEEDY Un*heed"y, a.

Defn: Incautious; precipitate; heedless. [Obs.] Milton.

UNHEIRED Un*heired", a.

Defn: Destitute of an heir. To leave him utterly unheired. Chapman.

UNHELE Un*hele", n.

Defn: Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.]

UNHELE Un*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and Hele to cover.]

Defn: To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston.

UNHELM Un*helm", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + helm.]

Defn: To deprive of the helm or helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHELMED Un*helmed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unhelm.]

Defn: Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + helm.]

Defn: Not wearing a helmet; without a helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHELMET Un*hel"met, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + helmet.]

Defn: To deprive of the helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHIDE Un*hide", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hide.]

Defn: To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.

UNHINGE Un*hinge", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hinge.]

1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.

2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore.

3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind South. His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole.

UNHINGEMENT Un*hinge"ment, n.

Defn: The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged.

UNHITCH Un*hitch", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hitch.]

Defn: To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace.

UNHIVE Un*hive", v. t. v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hive.]

1. To drive or remove from a hive.

2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.

UNHOARD Un*hoard", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoard.]

Defn: To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer. Milton.

UNHOLD Un*hold", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hold.]

Defn: To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] Otway.

UNHOLY Un*ho"ly, a.

Defn: Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious. -- Un*ho"li*ly, adv. -- Un*ho"li*ness, n.

UNHONEST Un*hon"est, a.

Defn: Dishonest; dishonorable. Ascham. -- Un*hon"est*ly, adv. Udall.

UNHOOD Un*hood", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hood.]

Defn: To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.

UNHOOK Un*hook", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hook.]

Defn: To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.

UNHOOP Un*hoop", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoop.]

Defn: To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.

UNHOPED Un*hoped", a.

Defn: Not hoped or expected. "With unhoped success." Dryden. Blessings of friends, which to my door Unasked, unhoped, have come. J. N. Newman.

UNHOPED-FOR Un*hoped"-for, a.

Defn: Unhoped; unexpected.

UNHORSE Un*horse", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + horse.]

Defn: To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.

UNHOSED Un*hosed", a.

Defn: Without hose.

UNHOSPITABLE Un*hos"pi*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inhospitable.

UNHOUSE Un*house", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + house.]

Defn: To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter.

UNHOUSED Un*housed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unhouse.]

Defn: Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- + housed.]

Defn: Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.

UNHOUSELED Un*hou"seled, a.

Defn: Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also unhouselled.] To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott.

UNHUMAN Un*hu"man, a.

Defn: Not human; inhuman.

UNHUMANIZE Un*hu"man*ize, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + humanize.]

Defn: To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow.

UNHUSKED Un*husked", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + husked.]

Defn: Not husked; having the husk on.

2. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + husk, n.]

Defn: Having the husk removed; without husk. Bp. Hall.

UNI- U"ni-. Etym: [L. unus one. See One.]

Defn: A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular.

UNIAT; UNIATE U"ni*at, U"ni*ate, n. (Eccl.)

Defn: A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.

UNIAXAL U`ni*ax"al, a. Etym: [Uni + axal.]

Defn: Uniaxial. -- U`ni*ax"al*ly, adv.

UNIAXIAL U`ni*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Uni + axial.]

1. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.

Note: In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; -- opposed to multiaxial.

UNIAXIALLY U`ni*ax"i*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In a uniaxial manner.

UNIBRANCHIATE U`ni*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [Uni- + branchiate.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having but one gill, as certain molluscs.

UNICAMERAL U`ni*cam"e*ral, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. camera vault.]

Defn: Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a legislative assembly. [R.] F. Lieber.

UNICAPSULAR U`ni*cap"su*lar. Etym: [Uni- + capsular: cf. F. unicapsulaire.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having but one capsule to each flower.

UNICARINATED U`ni*car"i*na`ted, a. Etym: [Uni- + carinated.]

Defn: Having one ridge or keel. Craig.

UNICELLED U"ni*celled`, a. Etym: [Uni- + cell.] (Biol.)

Defn: Unicellular.

UNICELLULAR U`ni*cel"lu*lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + cellular.]

Defn: Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.

UNICENTRAL U`ni*cen"tral, a. Etym: [Uni- + central.] (Biol.)