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Chapter 1807

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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>