The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1811
Unsuit <Xpage=1582>
Un*suit" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + suit .] Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.]
Quarles.
Unsupportable <Xpage=1582>
Un`sup*port"a*ble (?) , a. Insupportable; unendurable. -- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness , n. Bp. Wilkins . -- Un`sup*port"a*bly , adv.
Unsured <Xpage=1582>
Un*sured" (?) , a. Not made sure. [Obs.]
Thy now unsured assurance to the crown. Shak.
Unsurety <Xpage=1582>
Un*sure"ty (?) , n. Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt. [Obs.]
Sir T. More.
Unsurmountable <Xpage=1582>
Un`sur*mount"a*ble (?) , a. Insurmountable.
Locke.
Unsuspicion <Xpage=1582>
Un`sus*pi"cion (?) , n. The quality or state of being unsuspecting.
Dickens.
Unswaddle <Xpage=1582>
Un*swad"dle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + swaddle .] To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.
Unswathe <Xpage=1582>
Un*swathe" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + swathe .] To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle.
Addison.
Unswayable <Xpage=1582>
Un*sway"a*ble (?) , a. Not capable of being swayed.
Shak.
Unswear <Xpage=1582>
Un*swear" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + swear .] To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure.
J. Fletcher.
Unswear <Xpage=1582>
Un*swear" , v. i. To recall an oath.
Spenser.
Unsweat <Xpage=1582>
Un*sweat" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + sweat .] To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil. [R.]
Milton.
Unswell <Xpage=1582>
Un*swell" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + swell .] To sink from a swollen state; to subside. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Unsymmetrical <Xpage=1582>
Un`sym*met"ric*al (?) , a. 1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.
2. (Biol.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry .
3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom .
Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.) , one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light.
Unsymmetrically <Xpage=1582>
Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly , adv. Not symmetrically.
Unsympathy <Xpage=1582>
Un*sym"pa*thy (?) , n. Absence or lack of sympathy.
Untack <Xpage=1582>
Un*tack" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tack .] To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release.
being untacked from honest cares. Barrow.
Untackle <Xpage=1582>
Un*tac"kle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tackle .] To unbitch; to unharness. [Colloq.]
Tusser.
Untalked <Xpage=1582>
Un*talked" (?) , a. Not talked; not mentioned; -- often with of .
Shak.
Untangibility <Xpage=1582>
Un*tan`gi*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Intangibility.
Untangible <Xpage=1582>
Un*tan"gi*ble (?) , a. Intangible. [R.]
Untangibly <Xpage=1582>
Un*tan"gi*bly , adv. Intangibly. [R.]
Untangle <Xpage=1582>
Un*tan"gle (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle .] To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread .
Untangle but this cruel chain. Prior.
Untappice <Xpage=1582>
Un*tap"pice (?) , v. i. [1st pref. un- + tappice .] to come out of concealment. [Obs.]
Massinger.
Untaste <Xpage=1582>
Un*taste" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + taste .] To deprive of a taste for a thing. [R.]
Daniel.
Unteach <Xpage=1582>
Un*teach" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + teach .]
1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught.
Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne.
One breast laid open were a school Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule. Byron.
2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been learned .
Dryden.
Unteam <Xpage=1582>
Un*team" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + team .] To unyoke a team from. [R.]
Jer. Taylor.
Untemper <Xpage=1582>
Un*tem"per (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + temper .] To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of temper; to make soft.
Untemperate <Xpage=1582>
Un*tem"per*ate (?) , a. Intemperate. [Obs.]
Untemperately <Xpage=1582>
Un*tem"per*ate*ly , adv. Intemperately. [Obs.]
Untempter <Xpage=1582>
Un*tempt"er (?; 215) , n. One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
Untenant <Xpage=1582>
Un*ten"ant (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tenant .] To remove a tenant from. [R.]
Coleridge.
Untent <Xpage=1582>
Un*tent" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tent .] To bring out of a tent. [R.]
Shak.
Untented <Xpage=1582>
Un*tent"ed , a. [Pref. un- not + tent a covering.] Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a field.
Untented <Xpage=1582>
Un*tent"ed , a. [Pref. un- not + tented , p. p. of tent to probe.] Not tended; not dressed. See 4th Tent .
The untented woundings of a father's curse Pierce every sense about thee! Shak.
Unthank <Xpage=1582>
Un*thank" (?) , n. [AS. unpank . See Un- not, Thank .] No thanks; ill will; misfortune. [Obs.]
Unthank come on his head that bound him so. Chaucer.
Unthink <Xpage=1582>
Un*think" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + think .] To recall or take back, as something thought.
Shak.
Unthinker <Xpage=1582>
Un*think"er (?) , n. [Pref. un- + thinker .] A person who does not think, or does not think wisely.
Unthinking <Xpage=1582>
Un*think"ing , a. 1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth .
2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless.
With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. Pope.
-- Un*think"ing*ly , adv. -- Un*think"ing*ness , n.
Unthread <Xpage=1582>
Un*thread" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + thread .]
1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle .
2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton.
3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path .
De Quincey.
Untrift <Xpage=1582>
Un"trift` (?) , n. 1. Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.
2. An unthrifty. [Obs.]
Dryden.
Unthrift <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift" (?) , a. Unthrifty. [Obs.]
Unthriftfully <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift"ful*ly (?) , adv. Not thriftily. [Obs.] " Unthriftfully spent."
Sir J. Cheke.
Unthriftihead, Unthriftihood <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift"i*head (?) , Un*thrift"i*hood (?) , n. Untriftiness. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Unthriftily <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift"i*ly (?) , adv. 1. Not thriftily.
2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Unthriftiness <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift"i*ness , n. The quality or state or being unthrifty; profuseness; lavishness.
Udall.
Unthrifty <Xpage=1582>
Un*thrift"y (?) , a. Not thrifty; profuse.
Spenser.
Unthrone <Xpage=1582>
Un*throne" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + throne .] To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone.
Milton.
Untidy <Xpage=1582>
Un*ti"dy (?) , a. 1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] " Untidy tales."
Piers Plowman.
2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.
-- Un*ti"di*ly (#) , adv. -- Un*ti"di*ness , n.
Untie <Xpage=1582>
Un*tie" (?) , v. t. [AS. unt<?/gan . See 1st Un- , and Tie , v. t. ]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot .
Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller.
Her snakes untied , sulphurous waters drink. Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie . Denham.
Untie <Xpage=1582>
Un*tie" , v. i. To become untied or loosed.
Untighten <Xpage=1582>
Un*tight"en (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tighten .] To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
Until <Xpage=1582>
Un*til" (?) , prep. [OE. until , ontil ; un- (as in unto ) + til till; cf. Dan. indtil , Sw. intill . See Unto , and Till , prep. ]
1. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects.
Chaucer.
Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman.
He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until . Spenser.
2. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month .
He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity. Judg. xviii. 30.
&hand; In contracts and like documents until is construed as exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the manifest intent of the parties to include it.
Until <Xpage=1582>
Un*til" , conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till , conj.
In open prospect nothing bounds our eye, Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. Dryden.
But the rest of the dead lives not again until the thousand years were finished. Rev. xx. 5.
Untile <Xpage=1582>
Un*tile" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tile .] To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles.
Untime <Xpage=1582>
Un*time" (?) , n. An unseasonable time. [Obs.]
A man shall not eat in untime . Chaucer.
Untimeliness <Xpage=1582>
Un*time"li*ness (?) , n. Unseasonableness.
Untimely <Xpage=1582>
Un*time"ly , a. Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death .
Untimely <Xpage=1582>
Un*time"ly , adv. Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. "Let them know . . . what's untimely done."
Shak.
Untimeous <Xpage=1582>
Un*time"ous (?) , a. Untimely. [R.]
Sir W. Scott.
Untimeously <Xpage=1582>
Un*time"ous*ly , adv. Untimely; unseasonably. [R.]
Untithed <Xpage=1582>
Un*tithed" (?) , a. Not subjected tithes.
Untitled <Xpage=1582>
Un*ti"tled (?) , a. 1. Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or distinction.
Spenser.
2. Being without title or right; not entitled.
Shak.
Unto <Xpage=1582>
Un"to (?) , prep. [OE. unto ; un- (only in unto , until ) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. <?/<?/ until, OFries. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt<?/ unto, OHG. unzi ), Goth. und unto, until. See To , and cf. Until .]
1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To .
2. Until; till. [Obs.] "He shall abide it unto the death of the priest."
Num. xxxv. 25.
Unto <Xpage=1582>
Un"to , conj. Until; till. [Obs.] " Unto this year be gone."
Chaucer.
Untold <Xpage=1582>
Un*told" (?) , a. 1. Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets .
2. Not numbered or counted; as, untold money .
Untolerable <Xpage=1582>
Un*tol"er*a*ble (?) , a. Intolerable. [Obs.]
Untomb <Xpage=1582>
Un*tomb" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tomb .] To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter.
Fuller.
Untongue <Xpage=1582>
Un*tongue (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tongue .] To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Untooth <Xpage=1582>
Un*tooth" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tooth .] To take out the teeth of.
Cowper.
Untoward <Xpage=1582>
Un*to"ward (?) , prep. [ Unto + -ward .] Toward. [Obs.]
Gower.
Untoward <Xpage=1582>
Un*to"ward (?) , a. [Pref. un- not + toward .]
1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation."
Acts ii. 40.
2. Awkward; ungraceful. " Untoward words." Creech . " Untoward manner." Swift .
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident .
-- Un*to"ward*ly , adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness , n.
Untowardly <Xpage=1582>
Un*to"ward*ly , a. Perverse; froward; untoward. " Untowardly tricks and vices."
Locke.
Untraded <Xpage=1582>
Un*trad"ed (?) , a. 1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. [Obs.]
Hakluyt
2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.]
Udall.
3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual; not common.
Shak.
Untrained <Xpage=1582>
Un*trained" (?) , a. 1. Not trained.
Shak.
2. Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.]
Herbert.
Untrammeled <Xpage=1582>
Un*tram"meled (?) , a. Not hampered or impeded; free. [Written also untrammelled .]
Untraveled <Xpage=1582>
Un*trav"eled (?) , a. [Written also untravelled .]
1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest .
2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled Englishman .
Addison.
Untread <Xpage=1582>
Un*tread" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + tread .] To tread back; to retrace.
Shak.
Untreasure <Xpage=1582>
Un*treas"ure (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + treasure .] To bring forth or give up, as things previously treasured. "The quaintness with which he untreasured , as by rote, the stores of his memory."
J. Mitford.
Untreasured <Xpage=1582>
Un*treas"ured (?) , a. 1. [Properly p. p. of untreasure .] Deprived of treasure. [Obs.]
Shak.
2. [Pref. un- not + treasured .] Not treasured; not kept as treasure.
Untreatable <Xpage=1582>
Un*treat"a*ble (?) , a. Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.]
Dr. H. More.
Untrenched <Xpage=1582>
Un*trenched" (?) , a. Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.]
Untressed <Xpage=1582>
Un*tressed" (?) , a. Not tied up in tresses; unarranged; -- said of the hair.
Chaucer.
Untrowable <Xpage=1582>
Un*trow"a*ble (?) , a. Incredible. [Obs.] " Untrowable fairness."
Wyclif.
Untrue <Xpage=1582>
Un*true" (?) , a. 1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue .
2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal.
Chaucer.
Untrue <Xpage=1582>
Un*true , adv. Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic]
Chaucer.
Untruism <Xpage=1582>
Un*tru"ism (?) , n. Something not true; a false statement. [Recent & R.]
A. Trollope.
Untrunked <Xpage=1582>
Un*trunked" (?) , a. [1st pref. un- + trunk .] Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.]
Untruss <Xpage=1582>
Un*truss" (?) , v. t. [1st pref. un- + truss .] To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.]
Dryden.
Untruss, Untrusser <Xpage=1582>
Un*truss" (?) , Un*truss"er (?) , n. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Untrust <Xpage=1582>
Un*trust" (?) , n. Distrust. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Untrustful <Xpage=1582>
Un*trust"ful (?) , a. 1. Not trustful or trusting.
2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.]
Sir W. Scott.
Untruth <Xpage=1582>
Un*truth" (?) , n. 1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.
Chaucer.
2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.
Shak.
Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See Lie .
Untruthful <Xpage=1582>
Un*truth"ful (?) , a. Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact. -- Un*truth"ful*ly , adv. -- Un*truth"ful*ness , n.
Untuck <Xpage=1582>