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Chapter 1809
Un*rid"dler (?) , n. One who unriddles.
Lovelace.
Unrig <Xpage=1580>
Un*rig" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + rig .] (Naut.) To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship .
Totten.
Unright <Xpage=1580>
Un*right" (?) , a. [AS. unriht . See Un- not, and Right .] Not right; wrong. [Obs.]
Gower.
Unright <Xpage=1580>
Un*right" , n. A wrong. [Obs.]
Nor did I you never unright . Chaucer.
Unright <Xpage=1580>
Un*right" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + right .] To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.]
Gower.
Unrighteous <Xpage=1580>
Un*right"eous (?) , a. [OE. unrightwise , AS. unrihtw\'c6s . 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*right"wise` (?) , a. Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif . -- Un*right"wise`ly , adv. [Obs.]
Unringed <Xpage=1580>
Un*ringed" (?) , a. Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed ."
Hudibras.
Unrioted <Xpage=1580>
Un*ri"ot*ed (?) , a. Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house."
May (Lucan).
Unrip <Xpage=1580>
Un*rip" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip .] To rip; to cut open.
Bacon.
Unripe <Xpage=1580>
Un*ripe" (?) , a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit .
2. Developing too early; premature.
Sir P. Sidney.
Unripeness <Xpage=1580>
Un*ripe"ness , n. Quality or state of being unripe.
Unrivaled <Xpage=1580>
Un*ri"valed (?) , a. Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also unrivalled .]
Pope.
Unrivet <Xpage=1580>
Un*riv"et (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + rivet .] To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates .
Unrobe <Xpage=1580>
Un*robe" (?) , v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + robe .] To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.
Unroll <Xpage=1580>
Un*roll" (?) , v. t. [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 <Xpage=1580>
Un-Ro"man*ized (?) , a. 1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.
J. Whitaker.
2. (Eccl.) Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.
Unroof <Xpage=1580>
Un*roof" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + roof .] To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house.
Shak.
Unroofed <Xpage=1580>
Un*roofed" (?) , a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unroof .] Stripped of a roof, or similar covering.
Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott.
2. [Pref. un- not + roofed .] Not yet roofed.
Unroost <Xpage=1580>
Un*roost" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + roost .] To drive from the roost.
Shak.
Unroot <Xpage=1580>
Un*root" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + root .] To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot.
Unroot <Xpage=1580>
Un*root" , v. i. To be torn up by the roots.
Beau. & Fl.
Unrude <Xpage=1580>
Un*rude" (?) , a. [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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*ruf"fle (?) , v. i. [1st pref. un- + ruffle .] To cease from being ruffled or agitated.
Dryden.
Unruffled <Xpage=1580>
Un*ruf"fled (?) , a. [Pref. un- not + ruffled .] Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.
Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. Addison.
Unruinate, Unruinated <Xpage=1580>
Un*ru"in*ate (?) , Un*ru"in*a`ted (?) , a. Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] " Unruinated towers."
Bp. Hall.
Unruled <Xpage=1580>
Un*ruled" (?) , a. 1. Not governed or controlled. " Unruled and undirected."
Spenser.
2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper .
Unruliment <Xpage=1580>
Un*rul"i*ment (?) , n. Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment ."
Spenser.
Unruliness <Xpage=1580>
Un*rul"i*ness , n. Quality or state unruly.
Unruly <Xpage=1580>
Un*rul"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Unrulier (<?/) , superl. Unruliest .] [Pref. un- not + rule . Cf. Ruly .] 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*rum"ple (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + rumple .] To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,
Unsacrament <Xpage=1580>
Un*sac"ra*ment (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sacrament .] To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to unsacrament the rite of baptism . [Obs.]
Unsad <Xpage=1580>
Un*sad" (?) , a. [AS. uns\'91d unsated, insatiable. See Un- not, and Sad .] Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.]
O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. Chaucer.
Unsadden <Xpage=1580>
Un*sad"den (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sadden .] To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.]
Whitlock.
Unsaddle <Xpage=1580>
Un*sad"dle (?) , v. t. [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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*sad"ness , n. [From Unsad .] Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unsafety <Xpage=1580>
Un*safe"ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity.
Bacon.
Unsaint <Xpage=1580>
Un*saint" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + saint .] To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.]
South.
Unsaintly <Xpage=1580>
Un*saint"ly , a. Unbecoming to a saint.
Gauden.
Unsalable <Xpage=1580>
Un*sal"a*ble (?) , a. Not salable; unmerchantable. -- n. That which can not be sold.
Byron.
Unsanctification <Xpage=1580>
Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. Absence or lack of sanctification.
Shak.
Unsatiability <Xpage=1580>
Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.]
Unsatiable <Xpage=1580>
Un*sa"ti*a*ble (?) , a. Insatiable. [Obs.] Hooker . -- Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness , n. [Obs.] -- Un*sa"ti*a*bly , adv. [Obs.]
Unsatiate <Xpage=1580>
Un*sa"ti*ate (?) , a. Insatiate.
Dr. H. More.
Unsatisfaction <Xpage=1580>
Un*sat`is*fac"tion (?) , n. Dissatisfaction. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Unsaturated <Xpage=1580>
Un*sat"u*ra`ted (?) , a. 1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution .
2. (Chem.) 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*sat`u*ra"tion (?) , n. The quality or state of being unsaturated.
Unsay <Xpage=1580>
Un*say (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + say .] 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*scale" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + scale .] 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*scap"a*ble (?) , a. Not be escaped; inevitable. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Unsceptered, Unsceptred <Xpage=1580>
Un*scep"tered , Un*scep"tred (?) , a. 1. [Pref. un- not + sceptered .] Having no scepter.
2. [1st pref. un- + scepter .] Deprived of a scepter.
Unscience <Xpage=1580>
Un*sci"ence (?) , n. 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*screw" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw .] To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.
Unscrupulous <Xpage=1580>
Un*scru"pu*lous (?) , a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ly , adv. -- Un*scru"pu*lous*ness , n.
Unscrutable <Xpage=1580>
Un*scru"ta*ble (?) , a. Inscrutable. [R.]
Unsoutcheoned <Xpage=1580>
Un*soutch"eoned (?) , a. Destitute of an escutcheon. [R.]
Pollock.
Unseal <Xpage=1580>
Un*seal" (?) , v. t. [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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*seam (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + seam .] To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open.
Shak.
Unsearchable <Xpage=1580>
Un*search"a*ble (?) , a. 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*sea"son (?) , v. t. [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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*sea"son*a*ble (?) , a. 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 <Xpage=1580>
Un*sea"soned (?) , a. 1. Not seasoned.
2. Untimely; ill-timed. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unseat <Xpage=1580>
Un*seat" (?) , v. t. [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.
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Unseconded <Xpage=1581>
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 <Xpage=1581>
Un*se"cret (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + secret .] To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Unsecret <Xpage=1581>
Un*se"cret , a. [Pref. un- not + secret .] Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. [Obs.] "We are unsecret to ourselves."
Shak.
Unsecularize <Xpage=1581>
Un*sec"u*lar*ize (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + secularize .] To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
Unsecure <Xpage=1581>
Un`se*cure" (?) , a. Insecure. [R.]
Milton.
Unseel <Xpage=1581>
Un*seel" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + seel .] To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Unseem <Xpage=1581>
Un*seem" (?) , v. i. [1st pref. un- + seem .] Not to seem. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unseeming <Xpage=1581>
Un*seem"ing , a. Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming.
Unseemliness <Xpage=1581>
Un*seem"li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness.
Udall.
Unseemly <Xpage=1581>
Un*seem"ly , a. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
Unseemly <Xpage=1581>
Un*seem"ly , adv. In an unseemly manner.
Unseen <Xpage=1581>
Un*seen" (?) , a. 1. Not seen or discovered.
2. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.]
Clarendon.
Unseldom <Xpage=1581>
Un*sel"dom (?) , adv. Not seldom; frequently. [R.]
Unsely <Xpage=1581>
Un*se"ly (?) , a. [AS. uns<?/lig . See Un- not, and Silly .] Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also unsilly .] [Obs.] Chaucer . -- Un*se"li*ness , n. [Obs.] Chaucer .
Unseminared <Xpage=1581>
Un*sem"i*nared (?) , a. [See 1st Un- , and Semen .] Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch. [Obs.]
Unsensed <Xpage=1581>
Un*sensed (?) , a. Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification. [R.]
Puller.
Unsensible <Xpage=1581>
Un*sen"si*ble (?) , a. Insensible. [Obs.]
Unsensualize <Xpage=1581>
Un*sen"su*al*ize (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sensualize .] To elevate from the domain of the senses; to purify.
Coleridge.
Unseparable <Xpage=1581>
Un*sep"a*ra*ble (?) , a. Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable ."
Shak.
Unservice <Xpage=1581>
Un*serv"ice (?) , n. Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.]
Massinger.
Unset <Xpage=1581>
Un*set" (?) , a. Not set; not fixed or appointed.
Unsettle <Xpage=1581>
Un*set"tle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + settle .] To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.
Unsettle <Xpage=1581>
Un*set"tle , v. i. To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered.
Shak.
Unsettledness <Xpage=1581>
Un*set"tled*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being unsettled.
Unsettlement <Xpage=1581>
Un*set"tle*ment (?) , n. The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance.
J. H. Newman.
Unseven <Xpage=1581>
Un*sev"en (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + seven .] 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 <Xpage=1581>
Un*sew" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sew .] To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.
Unsex <Xpage=1581>
Un*sex" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Unsexed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Unsexing .] [1st pref. un- + sex .] 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 <Xpage=1581>
Un*sex"u*al (?) , a. Not sexual; not proper or peculiar to one of the sexes.
De Quincey.
Unshackle <Xpage=1581>
Un*shac"kle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + shackle .] To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter.
Addison.
Unshakable <Xpage=1581>
Un*shak"a*ble (?) , a. Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed.
Shak. J. S. Mill.
Unshaked <Xpage=1581>
Un*shaked" (?) , a. Unshaken. [Obs.]
Shak.
Unshale <Xpage=1581>
Un*shale" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + shale .] To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.]
I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe. Marston.
Unshape <Xpage=1581>
Un*shape (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + shape .] To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange. [R.]
Shak.
Unshaped, Unshapen <Xpage=1581>
Un*shaped" (?) , Un*shap"en (?) , a. [Pref. un- not + shaped , shapen .] Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly.
Unsheathe <Xpage=1581>
Un*sheathe" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath .] To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
To unsheathe the sword , to make war.
Unshed <Xpage=1581>