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Chapter 1807
Un*nail" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nail .] To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
Unnapped <Xpage=1578>
Un*napped" (?) , a. Finished without a nap.
I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.
Unnatural <Xpage=1578>
Un*nat"u*ral (?; 135) , a. 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 <Xpage=1578>
Un*nat"u*ral*ize (?) , v. t. To make unnatural. [R.]
Hales.
Unnature <Xpage=1578>
Un*na"ture (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nature .] 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 <Xpage=1578>
Un*na"ture , n. [Pref. un- not + nature .] The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]
So as to be rather unnature , after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.
Unnear <Xpage=1578>
Un*near" (?) , prep. Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.]
Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).
Unnesessary <Xpage=1578>
Un*nes"es*sa*ry (?) , a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor . -- Un*nes"es*sa*ri*ly (#) , adv. -- Un*nes"es*sa*ri*ness , n.
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Unnecessity <Xpage=1579>
Un`ne*ces"si*ty (?) , n. The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]
Unneighbored <Xpage=1579>
Un*neigh"bored (?) , a. Being without neigbors.
Cowper.
Unneighborly <Xpage=1579>
Un*neigh"bor*ly (?) , a. Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. -- adv. Not in a neighborly manner.
Shak.
Unnervate <Xpage=1579>
Un*nerv"ate (?) , a. Enervate. [Obs.]
Unnerve <Xpage=1579>
Un*nerve" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nerve .] 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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*nest (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nest .] To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.]
T. Adams.
Unnestle <Xpage=1579>
Un*nes"tle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nestle .] Same as Unnest . [R.]
Unnethe, Unnethes <Xpage=1579>
Un*nethe" (?) , Un*nethes" (?) , adv. With difficulty. See Uneath . [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Unnoble <Xpage=1579>
Un*no"ble (?) , a. Ignoble.
Shak.
Unnobly <Xpage=1579>
Un*no"bly , adv. Ignobly.
J. Fletcher.
Unhooked <Xpage=1579>
Un*hooked" (?) , a. Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] " Unnooked simplicity."
Marston.
Unnotify <Xpage=1579>
Un*no"ti*fy (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + notify .] To retract or withdraw a notice of.
Walpole.
Unnumbered <Xpage=1579>
Un*num"bered (?) , a. Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable.
Dryden.
Unnumerable <Xpage=1579>
Un*nu"mer*a*ble (?) , a. Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude."
Udall.
Unnun <Xpage=1579>
Un*nun" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + nun .] To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]
Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
Unobedience <Xpage=1579>
Un`o*be"di*ence (?) , n. Disobedience. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unobedient <Xpage=1579>
Un`o*be"di*ent (?) , a. Disobedient. [Obs.]
Milton.
Unobservance <Xpage=1579>
Un`ob*serv"ance (?) , n. Want or neglect of observance; inobservance.
Whitlock.
Unobtrusive <Xpage=1579>
Un`ob*tru"sive (?) , a. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ly , adv. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ness , n.
Unoffensive <Xpage=1579>
Un`of*fen"sive (?) , a. Inoffensive.
Unoften <Xpage=1579>
Un*of"ten (?; 115) , adv. Not often. [Obs.]
Unoil <Xpage=1579>
Un*oil" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + oil .] To remove the oil from.
Dryden.
Unoperative <Xpage=1579>
Un*op"er*a*tive (?) , a. Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.]
South.
Unoperculated <Xpage=1579>
Un`o*per"cu*la`ted (?) , a. Destitute of an operculum, or cover.
Unorder <Xpage=1579>
Un*or"der (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + order .] To countermand an order for. [R.]
Unorderly <Xpage=1579>
Un*or"der*ly , a. Disorderly. [Obs.]
Bp. Sanderson.
Unordinate <Xpage=1579>
Un*or"di*nate (?) , a. Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] -- Un*or"di*nate*ly , adv. [R.]
Unorganized <Xpage=1579>
Un*or"gan*ized (?) , a. 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 <Xpage=1579>
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 <Xpage=1579>
Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly (?) , adv. Without origin.
Unossified <Xpage=1579>
Un*os"si*fied (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Destitute of a bony structure.
Unowed <Xpage=1579>
Un*owed" (?) , a. 1. Ownerless. [Obs.]
Shak.
2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed .
Unowned <Xpage=1579>
Un*own"ed (?) , a. [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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*pack" (?) , v. t. [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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*pack"er (?) , n. One who unpacks.
Unpaganize <Xpage=1579>
Un*pa"gan*ize (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + paganize .] To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.]
Cudworth.
Unpaint <Xpage=1579>
Un*paint" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + paint .] To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting.
Parnell.
Unpaired <Xpage=1579>
Un*paired (?) , a. Not paired; not suited or matched.
And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.
Unpalped <Xpage=1579>
Un*palped" (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Destitute of a palp.
Unpannel <Xpage=1579>
Un*pan"nel (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pannel .] To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.]
Jervas.
Unparadise <Xpage=1579>
Un*par"a*dise (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + paradise .] To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.]
Young.
Unparagoned <Xpage=1579>
Un*par"a*goned (?) , a. Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]
Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.
Unparalleled <Xpage=1579>
Un*par"al*leled (?) , a. 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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*parched" (?) , a. [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched .] Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched ."
Crashaw.
Unparented <Xpage=1579>
Un*par"ent*ed (?) , a. Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]
Unparliamentary <Xpage=1579>
Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry (?) , a. Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness (#) , n.
Unpartial <Xpage=1579>
Un*par"tial (?) , a. Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson . -- Un*par"tial*ly , adv. [Obs.] Hooker.
Unpassable <Xpage=1579>
Un*pass"a*ble (?) , a. Impassable. E. A. Freeman . -- Un*pass"a*ble*ness , n. Evelyn.
Unpassionate <Xpage=1579>
Un*pas"sion*ate (?) , a. Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Un*pas"sion*ate*ly , adv.
Unpastor <Xpage=1579>
Un*pas"tor (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pastor .] To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.]
Fuller.
Unpathed <Xpage=1579>
Un*pathed" (?) , a. Not having a path.
Shak.
Unpathwayed <Xpage=1579>
Un*path"wayed` (?) , a. Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain."
Wordsworth.
Unpatience <Xpage=1579>
Un*pa"tience (?) , n. Impatience. [Obs.]
Unpatient <Xpage=1579>
Un*pa"tient (?) , a. Impatient. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unpaved <Xpage=1579>
Un*paved" (?) , a. 1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement.
Hakewill.
2. Castrated. [Obs.] " Unpaved eunuch."
Shak.
Unpay <Xpage=1579>
Un*pay" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pay .] To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment.
Shak.
Unpeace <Xpage=1579>
Un*peace" (?) , n. Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.]
Testament of Love.
Unpedigreed <Xpage=1579>
Un*ped"i*greed (?) , a. Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.]
Pollok.
Unpeeled <Xpage=1579>
Un*peeled (?) , a. 1. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel .] Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.]
Shak.
2. [Pref. un- not + peeled .] Not peeled.
Unpeerable <Xpage=1579>
Un*peer"a*ble (?) , a. Incapable of having a peer, or equal.
Unpeered <Xpage=1579>
Un*peered (?) , a. Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. " Unpeered excellence."
Marston.
Unpeg <Xpage=1579>
Un*peg" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + peg .] To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open.
Shak.
Unpen <Xpage=1579>
Un*pen" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pen .] To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water."
Blackstone.
Unpenetrable <Xpage=1579>
Un*pen"e*tra*ble (?) , a. Impenetrable.
Unpenitent <Xpage=1579>
Un*pen"i*tent (?) , a. Impenitent.
Sandys.
Unpeople <Xpage=1579>
Un*peo"ple (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + people .] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
Shak.
Unperegal <Xpage=1579>
Un`per*e"gal (?) , a. [Pref. un- not + peregal .] Unequal. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Unperfect <Xpage=1579>
Un*per"fect (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + perfect .] To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.]
Sir P. Sidney.
Unperfect <Xpage=1579>
Un*per"fect (?) , a. [Pref. un- + perfect .] Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland . -- Un*per"fect*ly , adv. [Obs.] Hales . -- Un*per"fect*ness , n. [Obs.]
Unperfection <Xpage=1579>
Un`per*fec"tion (?) , n. Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unperishable <Xpage=1579>
Un*per"ish*a*ble (?) , a. Imperishable.
Unperishably <Xpage=1579>
Un*per"ish*a*bly , adv. Imperishably.
Unperplex <Xpage=1579>
Un`per*plex" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + perplex .] To free from perplexity. [R.]
Donne.
Unpersuasion <Xpage=1579>
Un`per*sua"sion (?) , n. The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.]
Abp. Leighton.
Unpervert <Xpage=1579>
Un`per*vert (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pervert .] To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]
Unphilosophize <Xpage=1579>
Un`phi*los"o*phize (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + philosophize .] To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.]
Pope.
Unpick <Xpage=1579>
Un*pick (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick .] To pick out; to undo by picking.
Unpicked <Xpage=1579>
Un*picked" (?) , a. [Properly p. p. of unpick .] Picked out; picked open.
2. [Pref. un- not + picked .] Not picked.
Milton.
Unpin <Xpage=1579>
Un*pin" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pin .] To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame .
Unpinion <Xpage=1579>
Un*pin"ion (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pinion .] To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint.
Goldsmith.
Unpitied <Xpage=1579>
Un*pit"ied (?) , a. 1. Not pitied.
2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unpitious <Xpage=1579>
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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*pi"tous*ty (?) , n. Impiety. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unpity <Xpage=1579>
Un*pit"y (?) , n. Want of piety. [Obs.]
Unplacable <Xpage=1579>
Un*pla"ca*ble (?) , a. Implacable. [Obs.]
Unplaced <Xpage=1579>
Un*placed" (?) , a. Not placed.
Unplaid <Xpage=1579>
Un*plaid" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + plaid .] To deprive of a plaid.
Unplained <Xpage=1579>
Un*plained" (?) , a. Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Unplat <Xpage=1579>
Un*plat" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + plat .] To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.
Unplausive <Xpage=1579>
Un*plau"sive (?) , a. Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unpleaded <Xpage=1579>
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 <Xpage=1579>
Un*pleas"ant (?) , a. Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un*pleas"ant*ly , adv. -- Un*pleas"ant*ness , n.
Unpleasantry <Xpage=1579>
Un*pleas"ant*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Unpleasantries (<?/) .
1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]
2. A state of disagreement; a falling out.
Thackeray.
Unpleasive <Xpage=1579>
Un*pleas"ive (?) , a. Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion."
Bp. Hall.
Unpleat <Xpage=1579>
Un*pleat" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + pleat .] To remove the plaits of; to smooth.
W. Browne.
Unplight <Xpage=1579>
Un*plight" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + plight .] To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Unplumb <Xpage=1579>
Un*plumb" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + plumb .] To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.]
Burke.
Unplume <Xpage=1579>
Un*plume" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + plume .] To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.
Unpoised <Xpage=1579>
Un*poised" (?) , a. 1. Not poised or balanced.
2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.]
Marston.
Unpoison <Xpage=1579>
Un*poi"son (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + poison .] To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.]
South.
Unpolicied <Xpage=1579>
Un*pol"i*cied (?) , a. 1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.
2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unpolish <Xpage=1579>
Un*pol"ish (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + polish .] To deprive of polish; to make impolite.
Unpolite <Xpage=1579>
Un`po*lite" (?) , a. Not polite; impolite; rude. -- Un`po*lite"ly , adv. -- Un`po*lite"ness , n.
Unpolitic <Xpage=1579>
Un*pol"i*tic (?) , a. Impolitic; imprudent.
Unpolled <Xpage=1579>
Un*polled" (?) , a. Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter . (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] " Unpoll'd Arabian wealth."
Fanshawe.
Unpope <Xpage=1579>