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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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Un-bound'ed, a. p. 1435Having no bound or limit; unlimited in extent; infinite; interminable; as, unbounded space; unbounded power. 2. Having no check or control; unrestrained; as, the young man has unbounded license; his…Un-bound'ed-ly, adv. p. 1435In an unbounded manner; without bounds or limits.Un-bound'ed-ness, n. p. 1435The state or quality of being unbounded; freedom from bounds or limits.Un-bōw', v. t. p. 1435To unbend. [Rare.] Fuller.Un-bowed', a. p. 1435Not bowed or arched; not bent He stood unbowed beneath the ills upon him sent. Byron.Un-bow'el, v. t. p. 1435To deprive of the entrails; to exenterate; to eviscerate.Un-bŏx', v. t. p. 1435To take or remove from a box or boxes.Un-brāçe, v. t. p. 1435To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the arms; to unbrace the nerves.Un-brāid', v. t. p. 1435To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to disentangle.Un-brēast', v. t. p. 1435To disclose or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.Un-brēathed’, a. p. 1435Not breathed, or having breath; hence, not exercised or employed. “Our unbreathed memories.” Shak.Un-brĕd’, a. p. 1435Not well bred; destitute of good breeding; unpolished in manners; ill-educated; rude; coarse; as, unbred minds; unbred servants.Un-breech', v. t. p. 1436To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. 2. To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings.Un-brewed', a. p. 1436Not mixed; pure; genuine. [Rare.] Young.Un-brĭ'dle, v. t. p. 1436To free from the bridle.Un-brī'dled, p. a. p. 1436Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled lust; unbridled boldness; unbridled passions. “Lands deluged by unbridled floods.” Wordsworth.Un-broid', a. p. 1436Unbraided. [Obs.] Chaucer.Un-bŭck'le, v. t. p. 1436To loose from buckles; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe; to unbuckle a girdle.Un-build', v. t. p. 1436To demolish; to raze; to destroy.Un-bŭng', v. t. p. 1436To remove the bung from, as a cask.Un-bŭr'den, v. t. p. 1436To relieve from a burden or burdens. 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.Un-bŭr'then, v. t. p. 1436To rid of a load; to free from a burden; to ease; to relieve. 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload; to discharge.Un-bu'ry, v. t. p. 1436To disinter.Un-bŭt'ton, v. t. p. 1436To loose from being fastened by buttons; to loose the buttons of.Un-cāge', v. t. p. 1436To loose from a cage.Un-cālm', v. t. p. 1436To disturb. [Obs. and rare.] Dryden.Un-cāmp', v. t. p. 1436To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [Rare.] "If they could now uncamp their enemies." Milton.Un-căn'ny, a. p. 1436Not canny; wanting skill or tact; not good or blameless; unpropitious; unsafe; inopportune; out of the way. See CANNY. W. Scott.Un-cān'on-īze, v. t. p. 1436To deprive of canonical authority. 2. To reduce from the rank of a canon or saint.Un-cāp', v. t. p. 1436To remove a cap or cover from; to open.Un-cā'pa-ble, a. p. 1436Incapable. [Obs.] Fuller.Un-cāpe', v. t. p. 1436(Sporting.) To let loose, or to let out of a bag; as, to uncape a fox; to throw off the dogs, so as to commence the hunt. [Rare.] Shak. ☞ Said to be a hunting term, but no authority is produced, and…Un-cār'nate, a. p. 1436Not fleshly; not consisting of flesh. [Obs.] Browne.Un-cāse', v. t. p. 1436To take out of a case, or to remove a case from; to disengage from a covering; to take off or out. 2. To flay; to strip. [Rare.] L’Estrange. 3. (Mil.) To display or spread to view, as a flag, or the…Un-cau'te-loŭs, a. p. 1436Incautious. [Obs.]Un-cau'tious, a. p. 1436Incautious.Ŭnçe, n. p. 1436A claw. [Obs.]Ŭnce, n. p. 1436An ounce. [Obs.]Un-cēas'ing, a. p. 1436Not ceasing; not intermitting; continuing indefinitely or infinitely; perpetual; continual.Un-cēas'ing-ly, adv. p. 1436In an unceasing manner; without intermission or cessation; continually.Un-cēr'e-mō'ni-oŭs, a. p. 1436Not ceremonious; informal; familiar.Un-cēr'e-mō'ni-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1436In an unceremonious manner; without ceremony or form; informally.Un-cēr'tain, a. p. 1436Not certain; not positively known; questionable; equivocal; doubtful. “The fashion of uncertain evils.” Milton. 2. Not to be depended upon; unreliable; insecure. The fruit of all the glory which he…Un-cēr'tain, v. t. p. 1436To make or cause to be uncertain. [Obs.] Raleigh.Un-cēr'tain-ly, adv. p. 1436In an uncertain manner; not certainly; not surely; not confidently; doubtfully. “Standards that can not be known at all, or but imperfectly and uncertainly.” Locke.Un-cēr'tain-ty, n. p. 1436The quality or state of being uncertain; doubtfulness; dubiousness; as, the latest accounts have not removed the uncertainty. 2. Contingency. “Steadfastly grasping the greatest and most slippery…Un-cĕs'sant, a. p. 1436Incessant. [Obs.]Un-cĕs'sant-ly, adv. p. 1436Incessantly. [Obs.]Un-chāin', v. t. p. 1436To free from chains, confinement, or slavery.Un-chàrge', v. t. p. 1436To free from a charge or load; to unload. 2. To free from an accusation; to acquit. 3. To remove, as a charge; to retract.Un-châr'i-ot, v. t. p. 1436To deprive or throw out of a chariot.Un-chăr'i-ta-ble, a. p. 1436Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal.Un-chăr'i-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 1436The quality of being uncharitable; want of charity; censoriousness.Un-chăr'i-ta-bly, adv. p. 1436In an uncharitable manner; in a manner contrary to charity.Un-chăr'i-ty, n. p. 1436Want of charity; uncharitableness; severity of judgment. [Obs.] “’Twere much uncharity in you.” Webster, 1623.Un-chärm', v. t. p. 1436To release from some charm, fascination, or secret power.Un-chär'nel, v. t. p. 1436To remove from a charnel-house or tomb; to disinter.Un-chärt'ed, a. p. 1436Not described or drawn on a chart.Un-chāste', a. p. 1436Not chaste; not continent; not pure; libidinous; lewd.Un-châste'ly, adv. p. 1436In an unchaste manner; incontinently; lewdly.