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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ŭn'as-sūm'ing, a. p. 1435Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant; humble; modest; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.Ŭn’as-sūr'ed′, a. p. 1435Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted or depended upon. [Rare.]Ŭn'at-tēn'tive, a. p. 1435Inattentive. [Rare.]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…Ŭn'a-vāil'ing, a. p. 1435Of no avail; not having the effect desired; ineffectual; useless; vain; as, unavailing efforts; unavailing prayers.Un'a-vāil'ing-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unavailing manner; without effect.Ŭn-ăv'e-nūed, a. p. 1435Having no avenue; without any avenue. [Very rare.] Pollok.Ŭn'a-void'a-ble, a. p. 1435Not avoidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. 2. Not avoidable; not to be shunned; necessary; inevitable; as, unavoidable evils.Ŭn'a-void'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1435The state or quality of being unavoidable; necessity; inevitableness.Ŭn'a-void'a-bly, adv. p. 1435In an unavoidable manner; necessarily; inevitably.Ŭn'a-void'ed, a. p. 1435Not avoided or shunned. 2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Ŭn'a-wâre', a. p. 1435Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; without thought; inattentive. Swift.Ŭn'a-wâre' or Ŭn'a-wâres', adv. p. 1435Without previous design or preparation; suddenly; unexpectedly; unpremeditatedly. “Fall into deception unaware.” Milton. Lest unawares we lose This our high place. Milton. At unawares, unexpectedly.…Un-băg', v. t. p. 1435To pour out of, or take from, a bag or bags.Un-bāl'anced, a. p. 1435Not balanced; not poised; not in equipoise. Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. Pope. 2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced…Un-bāl'last, v. t. p. 1435To free from ballast; to discharge the ballast from. Totten.Un-bāl'last, a. p. 1435Not ballasted. [Obs. and rare.]Un-bāl'last-ed, p. a. p. 1435Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted wits. “Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan or settled purpose.” De Quincey. 2. Freed from ballast; having…Un-bānk', v. t. p. 1435To remove a bank from; as, to unbank a house.Un-bār', v. t. p. 1435To remove a bar or bars from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbar a gate. O, captain of the Moorish hold! Unbar thy gates to me. Heber.Un-bārbed', a. p. 1435Not shaven. [Obs.] Shak. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Not furnished with barbs or reversed points, hairs, or plumes.Un-bärk', v. t. p. 1435To deprive of the bark; to strip, as a tree; to bark. The rods whereof 'twas made were unbarked, having the rind stripped off. Fuller.Un-bār'rel, v. t. p. 1435To pour out of, or take from, a barrel or barrels.Un-bār'ri-cāde, v. t. p. 1435To unbar; to open. [Rare.] You shall not unbarricade the door. Webster, 1623.Un-bāy', v. t. p. 1435To free from the restraint of any thing that surrounds or incloses; to open. [Obs.] I ought to unbay the current of my passions. Norris.Un-bē', v. i. p. 1435Not to be, or not to be the same; to be another. [Obs. and rare.] How oft, with danger of the field beset, Or with home mutinies, would he unbe Himself! Old Play.Ŭn-be-cōme', v. t. p. 1435To be otherwise than becoming to; not to be suitable to; to misbecome. [Obs.] Sherlock.Un'be-cōm'ing, a. p. 1435Not becoming; hence, improper for the person or character; unsuitable; indecent; indecorous. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden.Ŭn/be-com'ing-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unbecoming manner; unsuitably; indecorously. Barrow.Ŭn'be-cōm'ing-ness, n. p. 1435The state or quality of being unbecoming; unsuitableness to person, character, or circumstances; impropriety; indecorousness.Un-bĕd', v. t. p. 1435To raise or rouse from bed. Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder. Walton.Ŭn/be-fĭt'tĭng, a. p. 1435Not befitting; unsuitable; unbecoming. [Rare.] Swift.Ŭn'be-gēt', v. t. p. 1435To deprive of existence. Dryden.Ŭn/be-gŏt′ or Ŭn/be-gŏt′ten, a. p. 1435Not begot; not generated; especially, having never been generated; having always been self-existent; eternal.Ŭn'be-gŭīle', v. t. p. 1435To free from the influence of guile or imposture; to undeceive. “Then unbeguile thyself.” Donne.Un/be-hōve'ly, a. p. 1435Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. and rare.] Gower.Un-bē'ing, a. p. 1435Not existing. [Obs.] Broome.Un/be-knōwn', a. p. 1435Not known; unknown. [Colloq.]Ŭn/be-lief’,, n. p. 1435The withholding of belief; incredulity. 2. Especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption; skepticism; infidelity. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And…Un/be-lieve', v. t. p. 1435To discredit; not to believe or trust; to consider untrue.Un'be-liev'er, n. p. 1435One who does not believe; an incredulous person. 2. Especially, one who discredits revelation, or the mission, character, and doctrines of Christ; an infidel. Syn.—Infidel; disbeliever; freethinker…Ŭn/be-lĭēv'ing, a. p. 1435Not believing; incredulous. 2. Discrediting divine revelation, or the mission, character, and doctrines of Christ; infidel; as, the unbelieving Jews.Ŭn/be-lĭēv'ing-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unbelieving manner.Un'be-līēv'ing-ness, n. p. 1435The state of being unbelieving.Un-bĕnd’, v. t. p. 1435To free from flexure; to make straight; as, to unbend a bow. 2. To remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You unbend…Un-bĕnd’ing, p. a. p. 1435Not suffering flexure. 2. Unyielding; resolute; rigid; inflexible;—applied to persons. 3. Unyielding; inflexible; firm;—applied to things; as, unbending truths. 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement.…Un-bĕnd'ing-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unbending manner; without bending; obstinately.Un-bĕnd'ing-ness, n. p. 1435The quality of being unbending; inflexibility. Unbendingness . . . is an indication as frequently of unsoundness as of health. Landor.Ŭn'be-nīgn', a. p. 1435Not benign; not favorable or propitious; malignant.Un'be-seem'ing, a. p. 1435Unbecoming; not befitting; unsuitable.Un'be-seem'ing-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unbeseeming or unbecoming manner.Ŭn'be-seem'ing-ness, n. p. 1435The state or quality of being unbeseeming.Ŭn-be-tīd'en, a. p. 1435Not having come to pass. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.Ŭn'be-wāre', adv. p. 1435Unawares. [Obs.] Fisher.Ŭn/be-wītch′, v. t. p. 1435To free from fascination; to disenchant. [Rare.] South.Un-bī'as, v. t. p. 1435To free from bias or prejudice. The truest service a private man can do his country is to unbias his mind, as much as possible, between the rival powers. Swift.Un-bid' or Un-bid'den, a. p. 1435Not bid; not commanded. 2. Spontaneous. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth. Unbid. Milton. 3. Uninvited; not requested to attend; as, unbidden guests.Un-bīde', v. i. p. 1435Not to bide or stay; not to remain or tarry. [Obs.] Chaucer.Un-bind’, v. t. p. 1435To remove a band from; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; to set free from shackles; as, unbind your fillets; unbind the prisoner's arms; unbind the load.Un-bish'op, v. t. p. 1435To deprive of episcopal orders; to deprive of the office or rights of a bishop. [Rare.] Then he unbishops himself. Milton.