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

Defn: To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. Carew.

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

Defn: To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] Richardson.

UNLOOKED Un*looked", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + looked.]

Defn: Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally with for. "Unlooked success." Denham. She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope.

UNLOOKED-FOR Un*looked"-for, a.

Defn: Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.

UNLOOSE Un*loose", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.]

Defn: To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak.

UNLOOSE Un*loose", v. i.

Defn: To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.

UNLOOSEN Un*loos"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loosen.]

Defn: To loosen; to unloose.

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

Defn: To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. Milton.

UNLORDED Un*lord"ed, a.

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

Defn: Deprived of the rank of a lord.

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

Defn: Not raised to the rank of a lord. Milton.

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

Defn: To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.]

UNLOVELY Un*love"ly, a.

Defn: Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. -- Un*love"li*ness, n.

UNLUCKILY Un*luck"i*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unlucky manner.

UNLUCKINESS Un*luck"i*ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being unlucky.

UNLUCKY Un*luck"y, a.

1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.

Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.

2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.

3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]

UNLUST Un*lust", n.

Defn: Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust." Chaucer.

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

Defn: To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from. Boyle.

UNMADE Un*made", a.

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

Defn: Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.

2. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unmake.]

Defn: Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.

UNMAGISTRATE Un*mag"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + magistrate.]

Defn: To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.] Milton.

UNMAIDEN Un*maid"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + maiden.]

Defn: To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.]

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

Defn: To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate. God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet.

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

1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South.

2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.

3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron.

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

UNMANACLE Un*man"a*cle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + manacle.]

Defn: To free from manacles. Tennyson.

UNMANHOOD Un*man"hood, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNMANNED Un*manned", a.

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

Defn: Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry)

Defn: Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used figuratively. [Obs.] Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks With thy black mantle. Shak.

3. Etym: [Pref. un- not + manned.]

Defn: Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship.

UNMANNERLY Un*man"ner*ly, a.

Defn: Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.

Defn: Uncivilly; rudely. -- Un*man"ner*li*ness, n.

UNMANTLE Un*man"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mantle.]

Defn: To divest of a mantle; to uncover. Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you. Sir W. Scott.

UNMARRY Un*mar"ry, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + marry.]

Defn: To annul the marriage of; to divorce. Milton.

UNMARTYR Un*mar"tyr, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + martyr.]

Defn: To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNMASCULATE Un*mas"cu*late, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + masculate.]

Defn: To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller.

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

Defn: To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.

UNMASK Un*mask", v. i.

Defn: To put off a mask. Shak.

UNMASTERABLE Un*mas"ter*a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNMATERIAL Un`ma*te"ri*al, a.

Defn: Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] Daniel.

UNMEANING Un*mean"ing, a.

1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.

2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless; expressionless; as, an unmeaning face. There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow. Trumbull. -- Un*mean"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*mean"ing*ness, n.

UNMEANT Un*meant", a.

Defn: Not meant or intended; unintentional. Dryden.

UNMEASURABLE Un*meas"ur*a*ble, a.

Defn: Immeasurable. Swift. -- Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*meas"ur*a*bly, adv.

UNMECHANIZE Un*mech"an*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mechanize.]

1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a structure. [Obs.] Sterne.

UNMECHANIZED Un*mech"an*ized, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + mechanized.]

Defn: Not mechanized. Paley.

UNMEET Un*meet", a.

Defn: Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; -- usually followed by for. "Unmeet for a wife." Tennyson. And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson. -- Un*meet"ly, adv. -- Un*meet"ness, n.

UNMEMBER Un*mem"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + member.]

Defn: To deprive of membership, as in a church.

UNMENTIONABLES Un*men"tion*a*bles, n. pl.

Defn: The breeches; trousers. [Jocose]

UNMERCHANTABLE Un*mer"chant*a*ble, a. (Com.)

Defn: Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath.

UNMERCIED Un*mer"cied, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + mercy.]

Defn: Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] Drayton.

UNMERCIFUL Un*mer"ci*ful, a.

Defn: Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. -- Un*mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Un*mer"ci*ful*ness, n.

UNMERCILESS Un*mer"ci*less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.]

Defn: Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye.

UNMEW Un*mew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.]

Defn: To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.

UNMINGLE Un*min"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mingle.]

Defn: To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.

UNMISTAKABLE Un`mis*tak"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv.

UNMITER; UNMITRE Un*mi"ter, Un*mi"tre, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + miter.]

Defn: To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton.

UNMOLD; UNMOULD Un*mold", Un*mould", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mold.]

Defn: To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton.

UNMONEYED Un*mon"eyed, a.

Defn: Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.] Shenstone.

UNMONOPOLIZE Un`mo*nop"o*lize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + monopolize.]

Defn: To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.] Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.

UNMOOR Un*moor", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t.

UNMOOR Un*moor", v. i.

Defn: To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott.

UNMORAL Un*mor"al, a.

Defn: Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; -- distinguished from both moral and immoral. -- Un`mo*ral"i*ty, n.

UNMORALIZED Un*mor"al*ized, a.

Defn: Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris.

UNMORRISED Un*mor"rised, a.

Defn: Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

UNMORTISE Un*mor"tise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mortise.]

Defn: To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together. Tennyson.

UN-MOSAIC Un`-Mo*sa"ic, a.

Defn: Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works. By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton.

UNMOTHERED Un*moth"ered, Etym: [1st pref. un- + mother.]

Defn: Deprived of a mother; motherless.

UNMOVABLE Un*mov"a*ble, a.

Defn: Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.

UNMOVABLY Un*mov"a*bly, adv.

Defn: Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis.

UNMOVED Un*moved", a.

Defn: Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic. -- Un*mov"ed*ly, adv.

UNMUFFLE Un*muf"fle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muffle.]

1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.

2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.

UNMUTABLE Un*mu"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Immutable. [Obs.]

UNMUZZLE Un*muz"zle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muzzle.]

Defn: To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.

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

Defn: To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.

UNNAPPED Un*napped", a.

Defn: Finished without a nap. I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.

UNNATURAL Un*nat"u*ral, a.

Defn: Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

Syn. -- See Factitious. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n.

UNNATURALIZE Un*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.

Defn: To make unnatural. [R.] Hales.

UNNATURE Un*na"ture, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nature.]

Defn: To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.] A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney.

UNNATURE Un*na"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + nature.]

Defn: The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.] So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.

UNNEAR Un*near", prep.

Defn: Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).

UNNECESSARY Un*nec"es*sa*ry, a.

Defn: Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. -- Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv. -- Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.

UNNECESSITY Un`ne*ces"si*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]

UNNEIGHBORED Un*neigh"bored, a.

Defn: Being without neigbors. Cowper.

UNNEIGHBORLY Un*neigh"bor*ly, a.

Defn: Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. -- adv.

Defn: Not in a neighborly manner. Shak.

UNNERVATE Un*nerv"ate, a.

Defn: Enervate. [Obs.]

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

Defn: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.

UNNEST Un*nest, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nest.]

Defn: To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.

UNNESTLE Un*nes"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nestle.]

Defn: Same as Unnest. [R.]

UNNETHE; UNNETHES Un*nethe", Un*nethes", adv.

Defn: With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNNOBLE Un*no"ble, a.

Defn: Ignoble. Shak.

UNNOBLY Un*no"bly, adv.

Defn: Ignobly. J. Fletcher.

UNNOOKED Un*nooked", a.

Defn: Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked simplicity." Marston.

UNNOTIFY Un*no"ti*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + notify.]

Defn: To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole.

UNNUMBERED Un*num"bered, a.

Defn: Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden.

UNNUMERABLE Un*nu"mer*a*ble, a.

Defn: Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." Udall.

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

Defn: To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.] Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.

UNOBEDIENCE Un`o*be"di*ence, n.

Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNOBEDIENT Un`o*be"di*ent, a.

Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.

UNOBSERVANCE Un`ob*serv"ance, n.

Defn: Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock.

UNOBTRUSIVE Un`ob*tru"sive, a.

Defn: Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.

UNOFFENSIVE Un`of*fen"sive, a.

Defn: Inoffensive.

UNOFTEN Un*of"ten, adv.

Defn: Not often. [Obs.]

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

Defn: To remove the oil from. Dryden.

UNOPERATIVE Un*op"er*a*tive, a.

Defn: Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South.

UNOPERCULATED Un`o*per"cu*la`ted, a.

Defn: Destitute of an operculum, or cover.

UNORDER Un*or"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + order.]

Defn: To countermand an order for. [R.]

UNORDERLY Un*or"der*ly, a.

Defn: Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

UNORDINATE Un*or"di*nate, a.

Defn: Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] -- Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.]

UNORGANIZED Un*or"gan*ized, a.

Defn: Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.

UNORIGINATED Un`o*rig"i*na`ted, a.

1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.

2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.

UNORIGINATELY Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly, adv.

Defn: Without origin.

UNOSSIFIED Un*os"si*fied, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Destitute of a bony structure.

UNOWED Un*owed", a.

1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.

UNOWNED Un*own"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]

1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton.

2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay.

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

1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.

2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.

UNPACKER Un*pack"er, n.

Defn: One who unpacks.

UNPAGANIZE Un*pa"gan*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paganize.]

Defn: To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] Cudworth.

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

Defn: To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell.

UNPAIRED Un*paired, a.

Defn: Not paired; not suited or matched. And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.

UNPALPED Un*palped", a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Destitute of a palp.

UNPANNEL Un*pan"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pannel.]

Defn: To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas.

UNPARADISE Un*par"a*dise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paradise.]

Defn: To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young.

UNPARAGONED Un*par"a*goned, a.

Defn: Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.] Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.

UNPARALLELED Un*par"al*leled, a.

Defn: Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington.

UNPARCHED Un*parched", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.]

Defn: Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched." Crashaw.

UNPARDONABLE Un*par"don*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.

UNPARENTED Un*par"ent*ed, a.

Defn: Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]

UNPARLIAMENTARY Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry, a.

Defn: Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.

UNPARTIAL Un*par"tial, a.

Defn: Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. -- Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hooker.

UNPASSABLE Un*pass"a*ble, a.

Defn: Impassable. E. A. Freeman. -- Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn.

UNPASSIONATE Un*pas"sion*ate, a.

Defn: Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.

UNPASTOR Un*pas"tor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pastor.]

Defn: To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] Fuller.

UNPATHED Un*pathed", a.

Defn: Not having a path. Shak.

UNPATHWAYED Un*path"wayed`, a.

Defn: Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." Wordsworth.

UNPATIENCE Un*pa"tience, n.

Defn: Impatience. [Obs.]

UNPATIENT Un*pa"tient, a.

Defn: Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPAVED Un*paved", a.

1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.

2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak.

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

Defn: To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak.

UNPEACE Un*peace", n.

Defn: Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love.

UNPEDIGREED Un*ped"i*greed, a.

Defn: Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.

UNPEELED Un*peeled, a.

1. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.]

Defn: Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak.

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

Defn: Not peeled.

UNPEERABLE Un*peer"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of having a peer, or equal.

UNPEERED Un*peered, a.

Defn: Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence." Marston.

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

Defn: To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak.

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

Defn: To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.

UNPENETRABLE Un*pen"e*tra*ble, a.

Defn: Impenetrable.

UNPENITENT Un*pen"i*tent, a.

Defn: Impenitent. Sandys.

UNPEOPLE Un*peo"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + people.]

Defn: To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.

UNPEREGAL Un`per*e"gal, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peregal.]

Defn: Unequal. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNPERFECT Un*per"fect, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perfect.]

Defn: To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNPERFECT Un*per"fect, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + perfect.]

Defn: Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland. -- Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hales. -- Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.]

UNPERFECTION Un`per*fec"tion, n.

Defn: Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPERISHABLE Un*per"ish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Imperishable.

UNPERISHABLY Un*per"ish*a*bly, adv.

Defn: Imperishably.

UNPERPLEX Un`per*plex", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perplex.]

Defn: To free from perplexity. [R.] Donne.

UNPERSUASION Un`per*sua"sion, n.

Defn: The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] Abp. Leighton.

UNPERVERT Un`per*vert, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pervert.]

Defn: To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]

UNPHILOSOPHIZE Un`phi*los"o*phize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + philosophize.]

Defn: To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.

UNPICK Un*pick, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]

Defn: To pick out; to undo by picking.

UNPICKED Un*picked", a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unpick.]

Defn: Picked out; picked open.

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

Defn: Not picked. Milton.

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

Defn: To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

UNPINION Un*pin"ion, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pinion.]

Defn: To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. Goldsmith.

UNPITIED Un*pit"ied, a.

1. Not pitied.

2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPITIOUS Un*pi"tious, a.

1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).

2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPITOUSTY Un*pi"tous*ty, n.

Defn: Impiety. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPITY Un*pit"y, n.

Defn: Want of piety. [Obs.]

UNPLACABLE Un*pla"ca*ble, a.

Defn: Implacable. [Obs.]

UNPLACED Un*placed", a.

Defn: Not placed.

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

Defn: To deprive of a plaid.

UNPLAINED Un*plained", a.

Defn: Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] Spenser.

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

Defn: To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.

UNPLAUSIVE Un*plau"sive, a.

Defn: Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPLEADED Un*plead"ed, a.

1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.

2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.

UNPLEASANT Un*pleas"ant, a.

Defn: Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un*pleas"ant*ly, adv. -- Un*pleas"ant*ness, n.

UNPLEASANTRY Un*pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Unpleasantries (.

1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]

2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray.

UNPLEASIVE Un*pleas"ive, a.

Defn: Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." Bp. Hall.

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

Defn: To remove the plaits of; to smooth. W. Browne.

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

Defn: To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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

Defn: To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.

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

Defn: To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.

UNPOISED Un*poised", a.

1. Not poised or balanced.

2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston.

UNPOISON Un*poi"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + poison.]

Defn: To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South.

UNPOLICIED Un*pol"i*cied, a.

1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.

2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPOLISH Un*pol"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + polish.]

Defn: To deprive of polish; to make impolite.

UNPOLITE Un`po*lite", a.

Defn: Not polite; impolite; rude. -- Un`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Un`po*lite"ness, n.

UNPOLITIC Un*pol"i*tic, a.

Defn: Impolitic; imprudent.

UNPOLLED Un*polled", a.

Defn: Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter. (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth." Fanshawe.

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

1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.

2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller.

UNPORTUNATE Un*por"tu*nate, a.

Defn: Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] Golden Boke.

UNPORTUOUS Un*por"tu*ous, a.

Defn: Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast." Burke.

UNPOSSESS Un`pos*sess", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + possess.]

Defn: To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]

UNPOSSIBILITY Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility." Poe.

UNPOSSIBLE Un*pos"si*ble, a.

Defn: Impossible. [R.]

UNPOWER Un*pow"er, n.

Defn: Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

UNPOWERFUL Un*pow"er*ful, a.

Defn: Not powerful; weak. Cowley.

UNPRACTICABLE Un*prac"ti*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Impracticable; not feasible.

UNPRACTICAL Un*prac"ti*cal, a.

Defn: Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James. I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.

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

Defn: To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]

UNPRAY Un*pray, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pray.]

Defn: To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

UNPRAYABLE Un*pray"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.] Wyclif.

UNPRAYED Un*prayed", a. Etym: [With for.]

Defn: Not prayed for. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

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

Defn: To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe.

UNPRECEDENTED Un*prec"e*dent*ed, a.

Defn: Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv.

UNPREDICT Un`pre*dict", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + predict.]

Defn: To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton.

UNPREJUDICED Un*prej"u*diced, a.

1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.

2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. -- Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox.

UNPRELATED Un*prel"a*ted, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prelate.]

Defn: Deposed from the office of prelate.

UNPREVENTED Un`pre*vent"ed, a.

1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak.

2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] Milton.

UNPRICED Un*priced", a.

Defn: Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).

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

Defn: To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] Milton.

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

Defn: To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] Swift.

UNPRINCIPLE Un*prin"ci*ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + principle.]

Defn: To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]

UNPRINCIPLED Un*prin"ci*pled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + principled.]

Defn: Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n.

UNPRISON Un*pris"on, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prison.]

Defn: To take or deliver from prison.

UNPRIZABLE Un*priz"a*ble, a.

1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]

2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]

UNPROBABLY Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Pref. un- not + probably.]

Defn: Improbably.

UNPROBABLY Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. Probable.]

Defn: In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.] To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype.

UNPROFICIENCY Un`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall.

UNPROFIT Un*prof"it, n.

Defn: Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPROFITED Un*prof"it*ed, a.

Defn: Profitless. [R.] Shak.

UNPROMISE Un*prom"ise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + promise.]

Defn: To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.

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

Defn: To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.

UNPROPER Un*prop"er, a.

Defn: Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.]

UNPROSELYTE Un*pros"e*lyte, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + proselyte.]

Defn: To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller.

UNPROTESTANTIZE Un*prot"es*tant*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + protestantize.]

Defn: To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic. The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude.

UNPROVIDE Un`pro*vide, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + provide.]

Defn: To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.

UNPROVIDENT Un*prov"i*dent, a.

Defn: Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident.' Shak.

UNPRUDENCE Un*pru"dence, n.

Defn: Imprudence. [Obs.]

UNPRUDENT Un*pru"dent, a.

Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.]

UNPRUDENTIAL Un`pru*den"tial, a.

Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act." Milton.

UNPUCKER Un*puck"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pucker.]

Defn: To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.

UNPURE Un*pure", a.

Defn: Not pure; impure. -- Un*pure"ly, adv. -- Un*pure"ness, n.

UNPURSED Un*pursed", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + purse + -ed.]

1. Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] Pollock.

2. Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] Gower.

UNQUALIFY Un*qual"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]

Defn: To disqualify; to unfit. Swift.

UNQUALITIED Un*qual"i*tied, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]

Defn: Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] Shak.

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

Defn: To divest of the rank or authority of queen. Shak.

UNQUESTIONABLE Un*ques"tion*a*ble, a.

1. Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title.

2. Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] Shak. -- Un*ques"tion*a*bly, adv.

UNQUESTIONED Un*ques"tioned, a.

1. Not called in question; not doubted.

2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined or examined into. Shak. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden.

3. Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned. Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. B. Jonson.

UNQUICK Un*quick", a.

Defn: Not quick. [R.] Daniel.

UNQUIET Un*qui"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quiet.]

Defn: To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.

UNQUIET Un*qui"et, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + quiet.]

Defn: Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. -- Un*qui"et*ly, adv. -- Un*qui"et*ness, n.

UNQUIETUDE Un*qui"e*tude, n.

Defn: Uneasiness; inquietude.

UNRAVEL Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

UNRAVEL Un*rav"el, v. i.

Defn: To become unraveled, in any sense.

UNRAVELMENT Un*rav"el*ment, n.

Defn: The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.

UNRAZORED Un*ra"zored, a.

Defn: Not shaven. [R.] Milton.

UNREAD Un*read", a.

1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.

2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. Dryden.

UNREADINESS Un*read"i*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unready.

UNREADY Un*read"y, a.

1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble.

2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]

UNREADY Un*read"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ready.]

Defn: To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNREAL Un*re"al, a.

Defn: Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

UNREALITY Un`re*al"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.

UNREALIZE Un*re"al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + realize.]

Defn: To make unreal; to idealize. His fancy . . . unrealizes everything at a touch. Lowell.

UNREALLY Un*re"al*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unreal manner; ideally.

UNREASON Un*rea"son, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + reason.]

Defn: Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity. Abbot of Unreason. See Abbot of Misrule, under Abbot.

UNREASON Un*rea"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reason.]

Defn: To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning. [Obs.] To unreason the equity of God's proceedings. South.

UNREASONABLE Un*rea"son*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. -- Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*rea"son*a*bly, adv.

UNREASONED Un*rea"soned, a.

Defn: Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits." Burke.

UNREAVE Un*reave", v. t. Etym: [See Unreeve.]

Defn: To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNREAVED Un*reaved", a. Etym: [See Un- not, and, for -reaved, cf. Rive, and AS. reófan to break.]

Defn: Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNREBUKABLE Un`re*buk"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not deserving rebuke or censure; blameless. 1 Tim. vi. 14.

UNRECURING Un`re*cur"ing, a.

Defn: Incurable. [Obs.] "Some unrecuring wound." Shak.

UNREDEEMED Un`re*deemed", a.

Defn: Not redeemed.

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

Defn: To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.

UNREFORMATION Un*ref`or*ma"tion, n.

Defn: Want of reformation; state of being unreformed. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNREGENERACY Un`re*gen"er*a*cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unregenerate. Glanvill.

UNREGENERATE; UNREGENERATED Un`re*gen"er*ate, Un`re*gen"er*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.

UNREGENERATION Un`re*gen`er*a"tion, n.

Defn: Unregeneracy.

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

Defn: To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. Addison.

UNRELENTING Un`re*lent"ing, a.

Defn: Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.

UNRELIABLE Un`re*li"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable. -- Un`re*li"a*ble*ness, n. Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to Mr. Coleridge's coinage) "unreliable;" or perhaps, in more correct English, too "unrelyuponable." De Quincey.

UNRELIGIOUS Un`re*li"gious, a.

Defn: Irreligious. Wordsworth.

UNREMEMBRANCE Un`re*mem"brance, n.

Defn: Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. I. Watts.

UNREMITTING Un`re*mit"ting, a.

Defn: Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as, unremitting exertions. Cowper. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv. -- Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.

UNREMORSELESS Un`re*morse"less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) + remorseless.]

Defn: Utterly remorseless. [Obs. & R.] "Unremorseless death." Cowley.

UNREPENTANCE Un`re*pent"ance, n.

Defn: Impenitence. [R.]

UNREPRIEVABLE Un`re*priev"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being reprieved. Shak.

UNREPROACHABLE Un`re*proach"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable.

UNREPROVED Un`re*proved, a.

1. Not reproved. Sandys.

2. Not having incurred reproof, blameless. [Obs.] In unreproved pleasures free. Milton.

UNREPUTABLE Un*rep"u*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Disreputable.

UNRESERVE Un`re*serve", n.

Defn: Absence of reverse; frankness; freedom of communication. T. Warton.

UNRESERVED Un`re*served", a.

Defn: Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ness, n.

UNRESISTANCE Un`re*sist"ance, n.

Defn: Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall.

UNRESISTED Un`re*sist"ed, a.

1. Not resisted; unopposed. Bentley.

2. Resistless; as, unresisted fate. [R.] Pope.

UNRESISTIBLE Un`re*sist"i*ble, a.

Defn: Irresistible. W. Temple.

UNRESPECT Un`re*spect", n.

Defn: Disrespect. [Obs.] "Unrespect of her toil." Bp. Hall.

UNRESPONSIBLE Un`re*spon"si*ble, a.

Defn: Irresponsible. Fuller. -- Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness, n.

UNREST Un*rest", n.

Defn: Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude. Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest! Chaucer. Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast Tennyson.

UNRESTRAINT Un`re*straint", n.

Defn: Freedom from restraint; freedom; liberty; license.

UNRESTY Un*rest"y, a.

Defn: Causing unrest; disquieting; as, unresty sorrows. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNREVENUED Un*rev"e*nued, a.

Defn: Not furnished with a revenue. [R.] Milton.

UNREVERENCE Un*rev"er*ence, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNREVEREND Un*rev"er*end, a.

1. Not reverend.

2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [Obs.] Shak.

UNREVERENT Un*rev"er*ent, a.

Defn: Irreverent. [R.] Shak.

UNREVERENTLY Un*rev"er*ent*ly, adv.

Defn: Irreverently. [R.] B. Jonson.

UNRIDDLE Un*rid"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + riddle.]

Defn: To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.

UNRIDDLER Un*rid"dler, n.

Defn: One who unriddles. Lovelace.

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

Defn: To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.

UNRIGHT Un*right", a. Etym: [AS. unriht. See Un- not, and Right.]

Defn: Not right; wrong. [Obs.] Gower.

UNRIGHT Un*right", n.

Defn: A wrong. [Obs.] Nor did I you never unright. Chaucer.

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

Defn: To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.] Gower.

UNRIGHTEOUS Un*right"eous, a. Etym: [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtwis. See Un- not, and Righteous.]

1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence. -- Un*right"eous*ly, adv. -- Un*right"eous*ness, n.

UNRIGHTWISE Un*right"wise`, a.

Defn: Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif. -- Un*right"wise`ly, adv. [Obs.]

UNRINGED Un*ringed", a.

Defn: Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed." Hudibras.

UNRIOTED Un*ri"ot*ed, a.

Defn: Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house." May (Lucan).

UNRIP Un*rip", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip.]

Defn: To rip; to cut open. Bacon.

UNRIPE Un*ripe", a.

1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.

2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney.

UNRIPENESS Un*ripe"ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being unripe.

UNRIVALED Un*ri"valed, a.

Defn: Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also unrivalled.] Pope.

UNRIVET Un*riv"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rivet.]

Defn: To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates.

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

Defn: To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.

UNROLL Un*roll", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also unrol.]

1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner.

2. To display; to reveal. Dryden.

3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name. If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! Shak.

UN-ROMANIZED Un-Ro"man*ized, a.

1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. J. Whitaker.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.

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

Defn: To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. Shak.

UNROOFED Un*roofed", a.

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

Defn: Stripped of a roof, or similar covering. Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott.

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

Defn: Not yet roofed.

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

Defn: To drive from the roost. Shak.

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

Defn: To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot.

UNROOT Un*root", v. i.

Defn: To be torn up by the roots. Beau. & Fl.

UNRUDE Un*rude", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + rude. In sense 2 un- is intensive.]

1. Not rude; polished. Herrick.

2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] "See how the unrude rascal backbites him." B. Jonson.

UNRUFFLE Un*ruf"fle, v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ruffle.]

Defn: To cease from being ruffled or agitated. Dryden.

UNRUFFLED Un*ruf"fled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ruffled.]

Defn: Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. Addison.

UNRUINATE; UNRUINATED Un*ru"in*ate, Un*ru"in*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] "Unruinated towers." Bp. Hall.

UNRULED Un*ruled", a.

1. Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected." Spenser.

2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper.

UNRULIMENT Un*rul"i*ment, n.

Defn: Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment." Spenser.

UNRULINESS Un*rul"i*ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state unruly.

UNRULY Un*rul"y, a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] Etym: [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly.]

Defn: Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.

UNRUMPLE Un*rum"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rumple.]

Defn: To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,

UNSACRAMENT Un*sac"ra*ment, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sacrament.]

Defn: To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to unsacrament the rite of baptism. [Obs.]

UNSAD Un*sad", a. Etym: [AS. unsæd unsated, insatiable. See Un- not, and Sad.]

Defn: Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.] O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. Chaucer.

UNSADDEN Un*sad"den, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sadden.]

Defn: To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.] Whitlock.

UNSADDLE Un*sad"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + saddle.]

1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.

2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.

UNSADNESS Un*sad"ness, n. Etym: [From Unsad.]

Defn: Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNSAFETY Un*safe"ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity. Bacon.

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

Defn: To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.] South.

UNSAINTLY Un*saint"ly, a.

Defn: Unbecoming to a saint. Gauden.

UNSALABLE Un*sal"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not salable; unmerchantable. -- n.

Defn: That which can not be sold. Byron.

UNSANCTIFICATION Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of sanctification. Shak.

UNSATIABILITY Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.]

UNSATIABLE Un*sa"ti*a*ble, a.

Defn: Insatiable. [Obs.] Hooker. -- Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Un*sa"ti*a*bly, adv. [Obs.]

UNSATIATE Un*sa"ti*ate, a.

Defn: Insatiate. Dr. H. More.

UNSATISFACTION Un*sat`is*fac"tion, n.

Defn: Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNSATURATED Un*sat"u*ra`ted, a.

1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated.

UNSATURATION Un*sat`u*ra"tion, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unsaturated.

UNSAY Un*say, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + say.]

Defn: To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith.

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

Defn: To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton.

UNSCAPABLE Un*scap"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not be escaped; inevitable. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNSCEPTERED; UNSCEPTRED Un*scep"tered, Un*scep"tred, a.

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

Defn: Having no scepter.

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

Defn: Deprived of a scepter.

UNSCIENCE Un*sci"ence, n.

Defn: Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.] If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.

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

Defn: To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.

UNSCRUPULOUS Un*scru"pu*lous, a.

Defn: Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.

UNSCRUTABLE Un*scru"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inscrutable. [R.]

UNSCUTCHEONED Un*scutch"eoned, a.

Defn: Destitute of an escutcheon. [R.] Pollock.

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

1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. Sir W. Scott.

2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] The Coronation.

UNSEAM Un*seam, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seam.]

Defn: To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open. Shak.

UNSEARCHABLE Un*search"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers. -- Un*search"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*search"a*bly, adv.

UNSEASON Un*sea"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + season.]

1. To make unseasoned; to deprive of seasoning.

2. To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably. [Obs.] Why do I send this rustic madrigal, That may thy tuneful ear unseason quite Spenser.

UNSEASONABLE Un*sea"son*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. -- Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*sea"son*a*bly, adv.

UNSEASONED Un*sea"soned, a.

1. Not seasoned.

2. Untimely; ill-timed. [Obs.] Shak.

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

1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.

2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay.

UNSECONDED Un*sec"ond*ed, a.

1. Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded.

2. Not exemplified a second time. [Obs.] "Strange and unseconded shapes of worms." Sir T. Browne.

UNSECRET Un*se"cret, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + secret.]

Defn: To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.] Bacon.

UNSECRET Un*se"cret, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + secret.]

Defn: Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. [Obs.] "We are unsecret to ourselves." Shak.

UNSECULARIZE Un*sec"u*lar*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + secularize.]

Defn: To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.

UNSECURE Un`se*cure", a.

Defn: Insecure. [R.] Milton.

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

Defn: To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

UNSEEM Un*seem", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seem.]

Defn: Not to seem. [Obs.] Shak.

UNSEEMING Un*seem"ing, a.

Defn: Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming.

UNSEEMLINESS Un*seem"li*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness. Udall.

UNSEEMLY Un*seem"ly, a.

Defn: Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent. An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.

UNSEEMLY Un*seem"ly, adv.

Defn: In an unseemly manner.

UNSEEN Un*seen", a.

1. Not seen or discovered.

2. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.] Clarendon.

UNSELDOM Un*sel"dom, adv.

Defn: Not seldom; frequently. [R.]

UNSELY Un*se"ly, a. Etym: [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Silly.]

Defn: Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also unsilly.] [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Un*se"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNSEMINARED Un*sem"i*nared, a. Etym: [See 1st Un-, and Semen.]

Defn: Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch. [Obs.]

UNSENSED Un*sensed, a.

Defn: Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification. [R.] Puller.

UNSENSIBLE Un*sen"si*ble, a.

Defn: Insensible. [Obs.]

UNSENSUALIZE Un*sen"su*al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sensualize.]

Defn: To elevate from the domain of the senses; to purify. Coleridge.

UNSEPARABLE Un*sep"a*ra*ble, a.

Defn: Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable." Shak.

UNSERVICE Un*serv"ice, n.

Defn: Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.] Massinger.

UNSET Un*set", a.

Defn: Not set; not fixed or appointed.

UNSETTLE Un*set"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + settle.]

Defn: To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.

UNSETTLE Un*set"tle, v. i.

Defn: To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. Shak.

UNSETTLEDNESS Un*set"tled*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unsettled.

UNSETTLEMENT Un*set"tle*ment, n.

Defn: The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance. J. H. Newman.

UNSEVEN Un*sev"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seven.]

Defn: To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven. [Obs. & R.] "To unseven the sacraments of the church of Rome." Fuller.

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

Defn: To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.

UNSEX Un*sex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unsexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unsexing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + sex.]

Defn: To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.

UNSEXUAL Un*sex"u*al, a.

Defn: Not sexual; not proper or peculiar to one of the sexes. De Quincey.

UNSHACKLE Un*shac"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shackle.]

Defn: To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter. Addison.

UNSHAKABLE Un*shak"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed. Shak. J. S. Mill.

UNSHAKED Un*shaked", a.

Defn: Unshaken. [Obs.] Shak.

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

Defn: To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.] I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe. Marston.

UNSHAPE Un*shape, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shape.]

Defn: To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange. [R.] Shak.

UNSHAPED; UNSHAPEN Un*shaped", Un*shap"en, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + shaped, shapen.]

Defn: Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly.

UNSHEATHE Un*sheathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sheath.]

Defn: To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. To unsheathe the sword, to make war.

UNSHED Un*shed", a.

1. Not parted or divided, as the hair. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears. Milton.

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

Defn: To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.

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

Defn: To remove from, or as from, a shelf.

UNSHENT Un*shent, a.

Defn: Not shent; not disgraced; blameless. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNSHERIFF Un*sher"iff, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sheriff.]

Defn: To depose from the office of sheriff. [R.]

UNSHET Un*shet", v. t.

Defn: To unshut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNSHIFTABLE Un*shift"a*ble, a.

1. That may

2. Shiftless; helpless. [Obs.]

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

1. To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to unship goods.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.

UNSHIPMENT Un*ship"ment, n.

Defn: The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.

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

Defn: To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload.

UNSHOT Un*shot", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + shot.]

Defn: Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off.

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

Defn: To recall what is done by shouting. [Obs.] Shak.

UNSHROUD Un*shroud" (, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shroud.]

Defn: To remove the shroud from; to uncover. P. Fletcher.

UNSHRUBBED Un*shrubbed", a.

Defn: Being without shrubs.

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

Defn: To open, or throw open. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNSHUTTER Un*shut"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shutter.]

Defn: To open or remove the shutters of. T. Hughes.

UNSIGHT Un*sight", a.

Defn: Doing or done without sight; not seeing or examining. [Colloq.] Unsight unseen, a colloquial phrase, denoting unseeing unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight unseen, that is, without seeing it. For to subscribe, unsight, unseen, To a new church discipline. Hudibras. There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "unsight unseen." Spectator.

UNSIGHTABLE Un*sight"a*ble, a.

Defn: Invisible. [Obs.]

UNSIGHTED Un*sight"ed, a.

1. Not sighted, or seen. Suckling.

2. (Gun.)

Defn: Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon.

UNSIGNIFICANT Un`sig*nif"i*cant, a.

Defn: Insignificant. [Obs.] Holland.

UNSILLY Un*sil"ly, a.

Defn: See Unsely. [Obs.]

UNSIMPLICITY Un`sim*plic"i*ty, n.

Defn: Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley.

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

Defn: To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless. [Obs.] Feltham.

UNSINCERE Un`sin*cere", a.

Defn: Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] Dryden. -- Un`sin*cere"ness, n. [Obs.]

UNSINCERITY Un`sin*cer"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unsincere or impure; insincerity. [Obs.] Boyle.

UNSINEW Un*sin"ew, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sinew.]

Defn: To deprive of sinews or of strength. [R.] Dryden.

UNSISTER Un*sis"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sister.]

Defn: To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. [Poetic & R.] Tennyson.

UNSISTERLY Un*sis"ter*ly, a.

Defn: Not sisterly. Richardson.

UNSISTING Un*sist"ing, a.

Defn: Unresisting. [Obs.] "The unsisting postern." Shak.

UNSITTING Un*sit"ting, a.

Defn: Not sitting well; unbecoming. [Obs.] "Unsitting words." Sir T. More.

UNSKILL Un*skill", n.

Defn: Want of skill; ignorance; unskillfulness. [Obs.] Sylvester.

UNSKILLFUL Un*skill"ful, a. Etym: [Spelt also unskilful.]

1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician.

2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant. Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious grieve. Shak. -- Un*skill"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*skill"ful*ness, n.

UNSLACKED Un*slacked", a.

Defn: Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime.

UNSLAKED Un*slaked", a.

Defn: Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime.

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

Defn: To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.

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

Defn: To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of; to let flow; to discharge. Dryden.

UNSOCIABILITY Un*so`cia*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness.

UNSOCIABLE Un*so"cia*ble, a.

Defn: Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper. -- Un*so"cia*ble*ness, n. -- Un*so"cia*bly, adv.

UNSOCKET Un*sock"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + socket.]

Defn: To loose or take from a socket.

UNSOFT Un*soft", a.

Defn: Not soft; hard; coarse; rough. [Obs.] "Bristles of his beard unsoft." Chaucer.

UNSOFT Un*soft", adv. Etym: [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Soft.]

Defn: Not softly. [Obs.] Great climbers fall unsoft. Spenser.

UNSOLDER Un*sol"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + solder.]

Defn: To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to divide; to sunder. [Formerly written also unsoder.] Tennyson.

UNSOLDIERED Un*sol"diered, a.

Defn: Not equipped like a soldier; unsoldierlike. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

UNSOLEMNIZE Un*sol"em*nize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + solemnize.]

Defn: To divest of solemnity.

UNSONABLE Un*so"na*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + L. sonabilis sounding, from sonare to sound.]

Defn: Incapable of being sounded. [Obs.]

UNSONSY Un*son"sy, a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Soncy.]

Defn: Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate. [Scot.]

UNSOOT Un*soot", a. Etym: [AS. unsw. See Un- not, and Sweet.]

Defn: Not sweet. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNSOPHISTICATE; UNSOPHISTICATED Un`so*phis"ti*cate, Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.

Defn: Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine. -- Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n.

UNSORROWED Un*sor"rowed, a.

Defn: Not sorrowed for; unlamented. Beau. & Fl.

UNSORTED Un*sort"ed, a.

1. Not sorted; not classified; as, a lot of unsorted goods.

2. Not well selected; ill-chosen. The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends you named uncertain; the time itself unsorted. Shak.

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

Defn: To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle. [R.] Shelton.

UNSOUND Un*sound", a.

Defn: Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased. -- Un*sound"ly, adv. -- Un*sound"ness, n.

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

Defn: To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

UNSPARING Un*spar"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.]

1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke.

2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] Milton. -- Un*spar"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*spar"ing*ness, n.

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

Defn: To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. [R.] Shak.

UNSPEAKABLE Un*speak"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + speakable.]

Defn: Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv. Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8.

UNSPECIALIZED Un*spe"cial*ized, a.

Defn: Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism. W. K. Brooks.

UNSPED Un*sped", a.

Defn: Not performed; not dispatched. [Obs.] Garth.

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

Defn: To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.] Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden.

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

Defn: To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. Shak.

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

Defn: To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.

UNSPILT Un*spilt", a.

Defn: Not spilt or wasted; not shed.

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

Defn: To untwist, as something spun.

UNSPIRIT Un*spir"it, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spirit.]

Defn: To dispirit. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

UNSPIRITALIZE Un*spir"it*al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spiritualize.]

Defn: To deprive of spiritually. South.

UNSPLEENED Un*spleened", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spleen.]

Defn: Deprived of a spleen.

UNSPOTTED Un*spot"ted, a.

Defn: Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation. -- Un*spot"ted*ness, n.

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

Defn: To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire. Swift.

UNSTABLE Un*sta"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. Instable.]

Defn: Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow. -- Un*sta"ble*ness, n. Chaucer. Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under Stable.

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

Defn: To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as something constituting a stack.

UNSTARCH Un*starch", v. t. Etym: [Pref. un- + starch.]

Defn: To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.

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

Defn: To deprive of state or dignity. [R.] High-battled Cæsar will unstate his happiness. Shak.

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

Defn: To disarm; to soften. Richardson.

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

Defn: To remove, as a mast, from its step.

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

Defn: To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson.

UNSTILL Un*still", a. Etym: [AS. unstille. See Un- not, and Still, a.]

Defn: Not still; restless. [R.]

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