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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.…
  3. 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.
  4. Um'pire-ship, n.p. 1434The office or authority of an umpire; umpirage.
  5. Ŭm'press, n.p. 1434A female umpire. [Rare.] Marston.
  6. Ŭm'quhile, adv.p. 1434Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.]
  7. Ŭm’quhile, a.p. 1434Former. [Scot.] “A settlement of her umquhile husband.” W. Scott.
  8. 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…
  9. Ŭn'a-bĭl'i-ty or Un-ā'ble-ness, n.p. 1434Inability. [Obs.] Milton.
  10. 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.
  11. Un-ā'bled, a.p. 1434Disabled; incapacitated. [Obs.] B. Jon.
  12. Un-ā'bled-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unabled; inability. [Obs.]
  13. Un-ā'ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unable; inability. [Obs.]
  14. Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 1434Unacceptableness.
  15. Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble, a.p. 1434Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.
  16. Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state of being unacceptable, or not pleasing. Collier.
  17. Ŭn'ac-çĕpt'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unacceptable, unwelcome, or unpleasing manner.
  18. Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble, a.p. 1434Inaccessible. [Obs.]
  19. Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state of being unaccessible; inaccessibleness. [Obs.]
  20. Ŭn'ac-çĕs'si-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unaccessible manner.
  21. Ŭn'ac-cŏm'plished, a.p. 1434Not accomplished or performed; also, not refined or polished by culture.
  22. Un'ac-com'plish-ment, n.p. 1434The state of being unaccomplished, or not accomplished. [Obs.]
  23. Un-ae-count/a-bil'i-ty, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unaccountable, inexplicable, or not to be accounted for.
  24. Un-ac-count'a-ble, a.p. 1434Not accountable or responsible. 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not to be solved; strange; mysterious.
  25. Ŭn'a-count'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The quality of being unaccountable; unaccountability.
  26. Ŭn'ac-count'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unaccountable manner; strangely.
  27. Un-ăc'cu-rate, a.p. 1434Inaccurate. [Obs.] Boyle.
  28. Un-ăc'cu-rate-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unaccurate or inaccurate; want of correctness.
  29. 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…
  30. 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.
  31. Ŭn'a-e-quāint'ed-ness, n.p. 1434The quality of not being acquainted. [Rare.]
  32. Un-ăct′ive, a.p. 1434Inactive. [Obs.] Fuller.
  33. 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.
  34. Un-ăct'ive-ness, n.p. 1434Inactivity. [Obs.]
  35. Un'ad-mis'si-ble or Un'ad-mit'ta-ble, a.p. 1434Inadmissible. [Rare.]
  36. Un'ad-vī'sa-ble, a.p. 1434Not advisable; not to be recommended; inexpedient; contrary to prudence or wisdom.
  37. Un'ad-vis'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unadvisable manner.
  38. Un’ad-vīsed’, a.p. 1434Not advised; not discreet. 2. Done without due consideration; imprudent; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised measure or proceeding.
  39. Un’ad-vīs’ed-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unadvised manner; without due consideration; imprudently; indiscreetly; rashly.
  40. Un’ad-vi’sed-ness, n.p. 1434The quality of being unadvised; imprudence; rashness.
  41. Un'af-feared', a.p. 1434Not affeard or frightened; unterrified. [Obs.]
  42. 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…
  43. Un'af-fĕct'ed-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unaffected manner; without affectation; really; without disguise; as, he was unaffectedly cheerful.
  44. Un'af-féct'ed-ness, n.p. 1434The state of being unaffected.
  45. Un'a-filed', a.p. 1434Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Gower.
  46. Un'a-gree'a-ble, a.p. 1434Not agreeable or pleasing; disagreeable. 2. Not agreeable or consistent; unsuitable. [Obs.]
  47. Un'a-gree'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unagreeable; disagreeableness; unsuitableness; inconsistency. [Obs.]
  48. Un'a-gree'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unagreeable manner; disagreeably. [Obs.]
  49. Un-āl'ien-a-ble, a.p. 1434Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. [Rare.] Swift.
  50. Un-āl'ien-a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unalienable, or inalienable manner; in a manner that admits of no alienation; as, property unalienably vested.
  51. U′nal-ist, n.p. 1434(Eccl.) A clerk or clergyman who holds but one benefice;— opposed to pluralist.
  52. Un'al-loyed', a.p. 1434Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; hence, unmixed; pure; as, metals unalloyed. I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company. Mitford.
  53. Un-älmsed’, a.p. 1434Not having received alms. [Obs. and rare.] Pollok.
  54. Ŭn'am-bĭg'ū-ous, a.p. 1434Not ambiguous; not of doubtful meaning; plain; clear; certain.
  55. Ūn/am-bĭg'ū-ous-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unambiguous manner; clearly; explicitly.
  56. Un'am-big'u-ous-ness or Un-am'bi-gu'i-ty, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unambiguous; clearness; explicitness; perspicuity.
  57. Un-ā'mi-a-ble, a.p. 1434Not amiable; not conciliating love; not adapted to gain affection; unlovely; repelling kind advances; ill-natured.
  58. Un-ā'mi-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unamiable.
  59. Un-ănch'or, v. t.p. 1434To set free from the anchor, as a ship; to let go from the anchor.
  60. Ŭn'a-nēled', a.p. 1434Not having received extreme unction.