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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ŭm'bra-tīle, a. p. 1433Being in the shade. Johnson. 2. Being in retirement; secluded. “Our fugitive, umbratile, anxious, and transitory life.” Evelyn. 3. Unreal; unsubstantial. B. Jonson.Um-brā'tiōŭs, a. p. 1433Suspicious; apt to distrust; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Rare.] Wotton.Um-brĕl', n. p. 1433An umbrella. [Obs. or vulgar.]Um-brĕl'lă, n. p. 1433A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other cloth, extended on strips of whalebone…Um-brēre', n. p. 1433Um-brīēre’ p. 1433A projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face-guard was sometimes attached, which moved freely upon the helmet, and could be raised like the beaver; an umbril; a visor. [Obs.] “But only vented…Um-brīf'er-ōus, a. p. 1433Casting or making a shade.Ŭm'bril, n. p. 1433The same as UMBRERE, q. v.Um-brī'nā, n. p. 1433(Ichth.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes common in the Mediterranean, and found also upon the shores of England. The flesh is white and of good flavor, and some of the species are remarkable for…Ŭm'brōse, a. p. 1434Shady; umbrageous. [Obs.]Um-brōs'i-ty, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.] Browne.Ŭm'pi-rāge, n. p. 1434The power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. “The mild umpirage of the federal Union.” E. Everett. 2. The decision of an umpire; arbitrament.Ŭm'pīre, n. p. 1434A third person, to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. Barrow. 2.…Um'pire, v. t. p. 1434To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. [Obs.] “Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.” South.Um'pire-ship, n. p. 1434The office or authority of an umpire; umpirage.Ŭm'press, n. p. 1434A female umpire. [Rare.] Marston.Ŭm'quhile, adv. p. 1434Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.]Ŭm’quhile, a. p. 1434Former. [Scot.] “A settlement of her umquhile husband.” W. Scott.Un. p. 1434A negative prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, equivalent to the Latin prefix in. The latter, in its English use, is restricted to words directly or indirectly derived from the Latin, and for the most part…Ŭn'a-bĭl'i-ty or Un-ā'ble-ness, n. p. 1434Inability. [Obs.] Milton.Un-ā'ble, a. p. 1434Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent; weak in power, or poor in substance. “Sapless age, and weak, unable limbs.” Shak.Un-ā'bled, a. p. 1434Disabled; incapacitated. [Obs.] B. Jon.Un-ā'bled-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unabled; inability. [Obs.]Un-ā'ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unable; inability. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1434Unacceptableness.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble, a. p. 1434Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state of being unacceptable, or not pleasing. Collier.Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unacceptable, unwelcome, or unpleasing manner.Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble, a. p. 1434Inaccessible. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state of being unaccessible; inaccessibleness. [Obs.]Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unaccessible manner.Ŭn'ac-cŏm'plished, a. p. 1434Not accomplished or performed; also, not refined or polished by culture.Un'ac-com'plish-ment, n. p. 1434The state of being unaccomplished, or not accomplished. [Obs.]Un-ae-count/a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unaccountable, inexplicable, or not to be accounted for.Un-ac-count'a-ble, a. p. 1434Not accountable or responsible. 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not to be solved; strange; mysterious.Ŭn'a-count'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The quality of being unaccountable; unaccountability.Ŭn'ac-count'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unaccountable manner; strangely.Un-ăc'cu-rate, a. p. 1434Inaccurate. [Obs.] Boyle.Un-ăc'cu-rate-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unaccurate or inaccurate; want of correctness.Ŭn'ac-quāint'ançe, n. p. 1434The quality of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance or familiarity; ignorance. The first organs which Gall excogitated, he placed in the region of the sinus, and it is manifest he was then in…Ŭn'a·e-quāint'ed, a. p. 1434Not acquainted. 2. Not usual; unfamiliar; unusual; strange. [Obs. and rare.] “And the unacquainted light began to fear.” Spenser.Ŭn'a-e-quāint'ed-ness, n. p. 1434The quality of not being acquainted. [Rare.]Un-ăct′ive, a. p. 1434Inactive. [Obs.] Fuller.Un-âct'ive, v. t. p. 1434To render inactive or incapable; to incapacitate. [Obs. and rare.] He was a man so buried in the speculations of school divinity, that it unactived him to be practical in persecution. Fuller.Un-ăct'ive-ness, n. p. 1434Inactivity. [Obs.]Un'ad-mis'si-ble or Un'ad-mit'ta-ble, a. p. 1434Inadmissible. [Rare.]Un'ad-vī'sa-ble, a. p. 1434Not advisable; not to be recommended; inexpedient; contrary to prudence or wisdom.Un'ad-vis'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unadvisable manner.Un’ad-vīsed’, a. p. 1434Not advised; not discreet. 2. Done without due consideration; imprudent; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised measure or proceeding.Un’ad-vīs’ed-ly, adv. p. 1434In an unadvised manner; without due consideration; imprudently; indiscreetly; rashly.Un’ad-vi’sed-ness, n. p. 1434The quality of being unadvised; imprudence; rashness.Un'af-feared', a. p. 1434Not affeard or frightened; unterrified. [Obs.]Ŭn'af-fĕct'ed, a. p. 1434Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion. A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered, Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not affected, artificial, or formal; plain; simple…Un'af-fĕct'ed-ly, adv. p. 1434In an unaffected manner; without affectation; really; without disguise; as, he was unaffectedly cheerful.Un'af-féct'ed-ness, n. p. 1434The state of being unaffected.Un'a-filed', a. p. 1434Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Gower.Un'a-gree'a-ble, a. p. 1434Not agreeable or pleasing; disagreeable. 2. Not agreeable or consistent; unsuitable. [Obs.]Un'a-gree'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1434The state or quality of being unagreeable; disagreeableness; unsuitableness; inconsistency. [Obs.]Un'a-gree'a-bly, adv. p. 1434In an unagreeable manner; disagreeably. [Obs.]Un-āl'ien-a-ble, a. p. 1434Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. [Rare.] Swift.