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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. 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.
  2. Ŭn'a-e-quāint'ed-ness, n.p. 1434The quality of not being acquainted. [Rare.]
  3. Un-ăct′ive, a.p. 1434Inactive. [Obs.] Fuller.
  4. 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.
  5. Un-ăct'ive-ness, n.p. 1434Inactivity. [Obs.]
  6. Un'ad-mis'si-ble or Un'ad-mit'ta-ble, a.p. 1434Inadmissible. [Rare.]
  7. Un'ad-vī'sa-ble, a.p. 1434Not advisable; not to be recommended; inexpedient; contrary to prudence or wisdom.
  8. Un'ad-vis'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unadvisable manner.
  9. Un’ad-vīsed’, a.p. 1434Not advised; not discreet. 2. Done without due consideration; imprudent; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised measure or proceeding.
  10. Un’ad-vīs’ed-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unadvised manner; without due consideration; imprudently; indiscreetly; rashly.
  11. Un’ad-vi’sed-ness, n.p. 1434The quality of being unadvised; imprudence; rashness.
  12. Un'af-feared', a.p. 1434Not affeard or frightened; unterrified. [Obs.]
  13. 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…
  14. Un'af-fĕct'ed-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unaffected manner; without affectation; really; without disguise; as, he was unaffectedly cheerful.
  15. Un'af-féct'ed-ness, n.p. 1434The state of being unaffected.
  16. Un'a-filed', a.p. 1434Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Gower.
  17. Un'a-gree'a-ble, a.p. 1434Not agreeable or pleasing; disagreeable. 2. Not agreeable or consistent; unsuitable. [Obs.]
  18. Un'a-gree'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unagreeable; disagreeableness; unsuitableness; inconsistency. [Obs.]
  19. Un'a-gree'a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unagreeable manner; disagreeably. [Obs.]
  20. Un-āl'ien-a-ble, a.p. 1434Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. [Rare.] Swift.
  21. 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.
  22. U′nal-ist, n.p. 1434(Eccl.) A clerk or clergyman who holds but one benefice;— opposed to pluralist.
  23. 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.
  24. Un-älmsed’, a.p. 1434Not having received alms. [Obs. and rare.] Pollok.
  25. Ŭn'am-bĭg'ū-ous, a.p. 1434Not ambiguous; not of doubtful meaning; plain; clear; certain.
  26. Ūn/am-bĭg'ū-ous-ly, adv.p. 1434In an unambiguous manner; clearly; explicitly.
  27. 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.
  28. Un-ā'mi-a-ble, a.p. 1434Not amiable; not conciliating love; not adapted to gain affection; unlovely; repelling kind advances; ill-natured.
  29. Un-ā'mi-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unamiable.
  30. Un-ănch'or, v. t.p. 1434To set free from the anchor, as a ship; to let go from the anchor.
  31. Ŭn'a-nēled', a.p. 1434Not having received extreme unction.
  32. U-năn'i-mate, a.p. 1434Unanimous. [Obs.]
  33. Ū/na-nim’i-ty, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unanimous; agreement in opinion or determination.
  34. U-năn'i-mōŭs, a.p. 1434Of one mind; agreeing in opinion or determination; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. “Both in one faith unanimous.”…
  35. U-năn'i-mous-ly, adv.p. 1434In a unanimous manner; with entire agreement of minds.
  36. U-năn'i-mōŭs-ness, n.p. 1434The state or quality of being unanimous; unanimity.
  37. Un-ăn'swer-a-ble, a.p. 1434Not answerable; not admitting a satisfactory reply; not capable of refutation; as, an unanswerable argument.
  38. Un-ăn'swer-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1434The state of being unanswerable.
  39. Un-ân'swer-a-bly, adv.p. 1434In an unanswerable manner; in a manner not to be answered; beyond refutation.
  40. Ŭn-ap-pār'el, v. t.p. 1434To divest of apparel or clothing; to strip. [Obs.]
  41. Ŭn’ap-pēal’a-ble, a.p. 1434Not appealable; not admitting of appeal.
  42. Un'ap-pēal'a-bly, adv.p. 1435In an unappealable manner; in a manner that prevents appeal.
  43. Ŭn'ap-plĭ'a-ble, a.p. 1435Inapplicable. [Obs.] Milton.
  44. Un-ăp'pli-ca-ble, a.p. 1435Inapplicable. [Obs.]
  45. Un'ap-prō'pri-ate, a.p. 1435Inappropriate. [Rare.]
  46. Un-ăpt’, a.p. 1435Not apt; inapt; dull; unskillful; not qualified or fit; unsuitable.
  47. Un-ăpt'ly, adv.p. 1435In an unapt manner; inaptly.
  48. Un-ăpt′ness, n.p. 1435The state or quality of being unapt; inaptness.
  49. Ŭn'a-quit, a.p. 1435Unrequited. [Obs. and rare.] Gower.
  50. Un'a-rā'ced', a.p. 1435Not eradicated or rooted up. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  51. Un-är'güed, a.p. 1435Not argued; not debated. 2. Not argued with; not disputed; not opposed by argument. [Obs.] 3. Not censured. [A Latinism.] [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  52. Un-ārm', v. t.p. 1435To strip of armor or arms; to disarm. [Rare.] See DISARM. Shak.
  53. Un-ärt'ed, a.p. 1435Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.]
  54. Ŭn'a-seriĕd', a.p. 1435Not descried or seen. [Obs.]
  55. Ŭn/a-sĕrved′, a.p. 1435Not served. [Obs.]
  56. Un-ăsk'a-ble, a.p. 1435Not capable of, or suitable for, being asked.
  57. Ŭn'as-sūm'ing, a.p. 1435Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant; humble; modest; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
  58. Ŭn’as-sūr'ed′, a.p. 1435Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted or depended upon. [Rare.]
  59. Ŭn'at-tēn'tive, a.p. 1435Inattentive. [Rare.]
  60. Ū-nau', n.p. 1435(Zoöl.) An edentate mammal, (Cholæpus [or Bradypus] didactylus), or two-toed sloth. This animal, which is larger by one half than a cat, is of a uniform grayish-brown color, sometimes with a reddish…