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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. Un-chăr'i-ta-ble, a.p. 1436Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal.
  2. Un-chăr'i-ta-ble-ness, n.p. 1436The quality of being uncharitable; want of charity; censoriousness.
  3. Un-chăr'i-ta-bly, adv.p. 1436In an uncharitable manner; in a manner contrary to charity.
  4. Un-chăr'i-ty, n.p. 1436Want of charity; uncharitableness; severity of judgment. [Obs.] “’Twere much uncharity in you.” Webster, 1623.
  5. Un-chärm', v. t.p. 1436To release from some charm, fascination, or secret power.
  6. Un-chär'nel, v. t.p. 1436To remove from a charnel-house or tomb; to disinter.
  7. Un-chärt'ed, a.p. 1436Not described or drawn on a chart.
  8. Un-chāste', a.p. 1436Not chaste; not continent; not pure; libidinous; lewd.
  9. Un-châste'ly, adv.p. 1436In an unchaste manner; incontinently; lewdly.
  10. Un-châs'ti-ty, n.p. 1436The state or quality of being unchaste; want of chastity; unlawful indulgence of the sexual appetite; lewdness.
  11. Un-cheer'ful-ness, n.p. 1436Want of cheerfulness; sadness. [Rare.] Spectator.
  12. Un-chîld', v. t.p. 1436To bereave of children; to make childless. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child.
  13. Un-chris'ten, v. t.p. 1436To render unchristian; to deprive of sanctity. [Obs. and rare.] “Hath, as it were, unhallowed and unchristened the very duty of prayer itself.” Milton.
  14. Un-chris'tian, a.p. 1436Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel. 2. Contrary to Christianity; unbecoming a Christian; as, an unchristian reflection; unchristian temper or conduct.
  15. Un-chris'tian, v. t.p. 1436To deprive of the qualities of Christianity; to make unchristian. [Obs.] South.
  16. Un-chris'tian-ize, v. t.p. 1436To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to degenerate from the belief and profession of Christianity.
  17. Un-chris'tian-ly, a.p. 1436Not like or becoming a Christian; unchristian. [Obs.] Milton.
  18. Un-chris'tian-ly, adv.p. 1436In an unchristian manner; in a manner contrary to Christian principles. Bedell.
  19. Un-chris'tian-ness, n.p. 1436The state or quality of being unchristian; contrariety to Christianity. [Obs.] K. Charles.
  20. Un-church', v. t.p. 1436To expel from a church; to deprive of the character and rights of a church.
  21. Ŭn'ci-a, n.p. 1436(Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as. 2. (Alg.) A numerical co-efficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.] That admirable invention of Mr. Newton, whereby he…
  22. Ŭn'cial, a.p. 1436Of, pertaining to, or denoting, a species of character of a large size, compounded between the capital and smaller characters, some of the letters resembling the former, and others the latter. It is…
  23. Ŭn'cial, n.p. 1436An uncial letter.
  24. Ūn'ci-ā'tim, adv.p. 1436Ounce by ounce.
  25. Ŭn'ci-fōrm, a.p. 1436Having a curved or hooked form.
  26. Unciform bonep. 1436one of the bones of the carpus; — so called from its being somewhat hook-shaped.
  27. Ŭn’ci-nate, a.p. 1436(Bot.) Hooked at the end; furnished with hooked spines.
  28. Un-ci'pher, v. t.p. 1436To decipher. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
  29. Un-cîr'cum-cîs'ion, n.p. 1436Absence or want of circumcision. 2. Those who are not circumcised. Rom. iv. 9.
  30. Un-cîr'cum-stân'tial, a.p. 1436Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars. 2. Not important; of little moment. [Obs.]
  31. Un-civ'il, a.p. 1436Not civil or civilized. Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and civil state together. Burke. 2. Not civil; not complaisant; not courteous; impolite; rude; as, uncivil behavior.…
  32. Ŭn/ci-vĭl’i-ty, n.p. 1436Incivility. [Obs.]
  33. Un-civ'il-i-zā'tion, n.p. 1436The state of being uncivilized; a state of savageness; rude state.
  34. Un-civ'il-ized, a.p. 1436Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. 2. Not civil; coarse; indecent. [Rare.] Addison.
  35. Un-civ'il-ly, adv.p. 1436In an uncivil manner; uncourteously; rudely.
  36. Un-clăsp′, v. t.p. 1436To loose the clasp of; to open, as what is fastened with a clasp; as, to unclasp a book.
  37. Ŭn'cle, n.p. 1436The brother of one's father or mother. My uncle, a pawnbroker. — Uncle-in-law, the brother of a wife's or a husband's father.
  38. Un-clēan', a.p. 1436Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. 2. (Jewish Law.) Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of a man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11. 3. Morally impure…
  39. Un-clēan'a-ble, a.p. 1436Incapable of being cleaned.
  40. Un-clēan'ness, n.p. 1436The state or quality of being unclean; foulness; dirtiness; filthiness. Be not troublesome to thyself or to others by uncleanness. Taylor. 2. (Jewish Law.) Want of ritual or ceremonial purity. 3.…
  41. Un-clénch', v. t.p. 1436The same as UNCLINCH.
  42. Un-clew', v. t.p. 1436To undo; to unwind, unfold, or untie.
  43. Un-clinch', v. t.p. 1436To cause to be no longer clinched; to open, as the closed hand; as, to unclinch the fist.
  44. Un-clōak′, v. t. & i.p. 1436To remove a cloak or cover from; to take off a cloak or cover.
  45. Un-clŏg′, v. t.p. 1436To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances, or any thing that retards motion.
  46. Un-cloister, v. t.p. 1436To release from a cloister, or from confinement; to set at liberty.
  47. Un-clōse′, v. t.p. 1436To open; to break the seal of; as, to unclose a letter. 2. To disclose; to lay open.
  48. Un-clōsed' (-klōzd'), a.p. 1436Not separated by inclosures; open. 2. Not finished; not concluded. [Rare.] Madison. 3. Not closed; not sealed.
  49. Un-clōthe', v. t.p. 1436To strip of clothes; to make naked; to divest. To have a distinct knowledge of things we must unclothe them. Watts.
  50. Un-clōth'ed', p. a.p. 1436Not clothed; wanting clothes. Not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. 2 Cor. v. 4.
  51. Un-clōth'ed-ly, adv.p. 1436In an unclothed manner; without clothing. [Obs.] Bacon.
  52. Un-cloud', v. t.p. 1436To free from clouds; to unveil; to clear from obscurity.
  53. Un-clutch’, v. t.p. 1436To open, as something closely shut. “Unclutch his griping hand.” Decay of Piety.
  54. Ŭn'co, adv.p. 1436In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Scot.]
  55. Un-cōached’, a.p. 1436Detached or loosed from a coach. [Obs.] Chapman.
  56. Un-côck′, v. t.p. 1436To let down the cock of, as of a gun, a hat, &c. 2. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
  57. Un-coif', v. t.p. 1436To pull off the coif or cap of.
  58. Un-coil′, v. t.p. 1436To unwind or open, as the turns of a rope or other line.
  59. Un-cōlt', v. t.p. 1436To throw from a colt or horse; to unhorse. [Obs.] Shak.
  60. Ŭn'com-bīne', v. t.p. 1436To separate, as substances in combination; to free or release from a state, combination, or union. [Rare.]