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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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Un-drĕss’, v. t. p. 1441To divest of clothes; to strip. 2. To deprive of ornaments; to disrobe. 3. (Med.) To take the dressing or covering from, as a wound.Un'dress, n. p. 1441A loose, negligent dress. 2. (Mil. & Naval.) Authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full uniform.Un-dŭbbed', a. p. 1441Not dubbed; not rewarded with the honor of knighthood. What made his valor undubbed? Donne.Un-dū'bi-ta-ble, a. p. 1441Indubitable. [Obs.]Un-dūe', a. p. 1441Not due; not yet owing; as, a debt, note, or bond, undue. 2. Not right; not legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon. 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned…Un-dūe'ness, n. p. 1441The state of being undue, or of being not due.Un-dūke', v. t. p. 1441To deprive of dukedom. Swift.Un'du-lant, a. p. 1441Undulating; undulatory. [Rare.]Un'du-la-ry, a. p. 1441Moving like waves; waving; undulatory. [Obs.] Browne.Ŭn'du-lāte, v. t. p. 1441To move backward and forward, or up and down, as waves; to cause to vibrate. “Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated.” Holder.Un'du-lāte, v. i. p. 1441To vibrate; to move back and forth; to wave; as, undulating air.Un'du-late or Un'du-lā'ted, a. p. 1441Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; undulatory. 2. (Bot.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corol; wavy.Ŭn'du-lā'ting, p. a. p. 1441Rising and falling like waves; resembling waves, either in form or motion; rolling; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground.Un'du-lā'ting-ly, adv. p. 1441In an undulating manner; in the form of waves.Ŭn'du-lā'tion, n. p. 1441A waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or air; the undulations of sound. 2. (Med.) The movement of a fluid collected in any natural or artificial cavity, which is…Ŭn'du-lā'tion-ist, n. p. 1441One who advocates the undulatory theory of light.Ŭn'du-lā'-tive, a. p. 1441Consisting in, or accompanied by, undulations; undulatory.Un'du-la-to-ry, a. p. 1441Moving in the manner of waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, as of waves. Undulatory theory (Opt.), that…Un-dŭll', v. t. p. 1441To remove the dullness or obscurity of; to clear; to purify. [Obs. and rare.] Whitlock.Un-dū'ly, adv. p. 1441In an undue manner; not according to duty or propriety; not in proper proportion; excessively; as, his strength was unduly exerted.Un-dŭmp'ish, a. p. 1441To relieve from being dumpish; to drive away the dumps from; to cheer. [Obs. and rare.] Fuller.Un-dŭst′, v. t. p. 1441To free from dust. [Obs.]Un-dwĕl'a-ble, a. p. 1441Not capable of being dwelt in; uninhabitable. [Obs. and rare.] Wycliffe.Un-dȳ'ĭng, a. p. 1441Not dying; not perishing. 2. Not subject to death; immortal; as, the undying souls of men.Un-ēarth′, v. t. p. 1441To drive or draw from the earth; to uncover; hence, to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose. “To unearth the root of an old tree.” Wordsworth.Un-ĕarth'ly, a. p. 1441Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural.Un-ĕase', n. p. 1441Want of ease; uneasiness. [Obs.]Un-ēa'si-ly, adv. p. 1441In an uneasy manner; with uneasiness or pain; with difficulty; not readily.Un-ĕa'si-ness, n. p. 1441The quality or condition of being uneasy; restlessness; want of ease; disquiet; perturbation; disquietude. 2. That which makes uneasy or gives trouble; ruggedness; as, the uneasiness of the road.…Un-ēa'sy, a. p. 1441Not easy; hard; difficult. [Obs. or rare.] “Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood.” Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. W. Scott. 2. Not easy; restless; disturbed; unquiet…Un-ĕath', adv. p. 1441Not easily. [Obs.] Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spencer.Un-ĕath', adv. p. 1441Beneath; below. [Obs.] And seemed uneath to shake the steadfast ground. Spenser.Un-ĕdge′, v. t. p. 1441To deprive of the edge; to blunt. Our weapons And bodies that were made for shining brass Are both unedged with ease. Beau. & Fl.Ŭn′ef-fĕc′tū-al, a. p. 1441Ineffectual. [Obs.]Un'e-lās'tic, a. p. 1441Not elastic; inelastic. [Rare.]Un'ĕ-las-tĭç'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1441The state of being not elastic, or destitute of elasticity; inelasticity. [Rare.]Un-ĕl'-ē-gant, a. p. 1441Inelegant. [Rare.] Milton.Un-ĕl'ĭ-gi-ble, a. p. 1441Ineligible. [Obs.]Un'ĕm-bār'rassed, a. p. 1441Not embarrassed; not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed. 2. Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he or his property is unembarrassed. 3. Free…Un'em-bŏd'ied, a. p. 1441Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits. 2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; as, unembodied militia.Un'ĕn-cŭm'ber, v. t. p. 1441To free from incumbrance; to disencumber.Un-ĕnd'ing, a. p. 1441Not ending; everlasting; eternal.Ŭn'ĕm-tăn'gle, v. t. p. 1441To free from complication or perplexity; to disentangle. [Obs.]Un-ē'qual, a. p. 1441Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; inferior; inadequate; insufficient. 2. Ill balanced or matched…Un-ē'qual-a-ble, a. p. 1441Not capable of being equaled. [Obs.] Boyle.Un-ē'qualed, a. p. 1441Not equaled or to be equaled; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing;—in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.]Un-ē'qual-ly, adv. p. 1441In an unequal manner; not equally; in different degrees; in disproportion; unsymmetrically; irregularly. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets. Gray.Un-ē′qual-ness, n. p. 1441The state of being unequal; inequality.Un·ēq'ui·ty, n. p. 1441Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity. [Obs.]Un'e-quiv'o-cal, a. p. 1441Not equivocal; not doubtful; clear; evident; as, unequivocal evidence. 2. Not ambiguous; not of doubtful signification; not admitting different interpretations; as, unequivocal words or expressions.Un'e-quiv'o-cal-ly, adv. p. 1441In an unequivocal manner; without doubt; without room to doubt; plainly; with full evidence.Un'e-quiv'o-cal-ness, n. p. 1441The state of being unequivocal.Un-err'ing, a. p. 1441Committing no mistake; incapable of error; as, the unerring wisdom of God. 2. Incapable of failure; certain; as, he takes unerring aim.Un-ër'ring-ly, adv. p. 1441In an unerring manner; without mistake.Un'es-sēn'tial, a. p. 1441Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant; unnecessary. 2. Void of real being. [Rare.] Milton.Un'es-sēn'tial, n. p. 1441Something not constituting essence, or not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.Un'es-sēn'tial-ly, adv. p. 1441In an unessential manner; not essentially.Ŭn'es-tāb'lish, v. t. p. 1441To deprive of establishment; to unfix. [Obs.] The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that prelatical government which, without Scripture, had usurped over us. Milton.Un-ē'ven, a. p. 1441Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground. 2. Not equal; not of equal length. Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. Peacham. Uneven number, a number not…Un-ē'ven-ly, adv. p. 1441In an uneven manner.