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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'/ex-haust'i-ble, a.p. 1441Not to be exhausted; inexhaustible. [Rare.] De Quincey.
  2. Ŭn'ex-pĕct', a.p. 1441Unexpected. [Obs. and rare.]
  3. Un-ěx'pec-tā'tion, n.p. 1441Want of expectation or foresight. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Hall.
  4. Ŭn'ex-pĕct'ed, a.p. 1441Not expected; coming without warning; not provided against; sudden; as, the unexpected appearance of the enemy. Motley.
  5. Ŭn′ex-pĕct′ed-ly, adv.p. 1441In an unexpected manner; at a time or in a manner not expected or looked for; suddenly.
  6. Ŭn'ex-pĕct'ed-ness, n.p. 1441The quality of being unexpected, or of coming suddenly and by surprise.
  7. Ŭn'ex-pē'di-ent, a.p. 1441Inexpedient. [Obs.]
  8. Ŭn'ex-pē'ri-ence, n.p. 1441Inexperience. [Obs.] Milton.
  9. Un'ex-pē'ri-enced, a.p. 1441Not experienced; not versed; not acquainted by trial or practice; inexperienced. 2. Untried;—applied to things. [Rare.] Cheyne.
  10. Un′ex-pĕrt′, a.p. 1441Wanting skill; not expert; inexpert. [Rare.] Prior.
  11. Un'ex-pĕrt'ly, adv.p. 1441In an unexpert manner; inexpertly. [Rare.]
  12. Ŭn'ex-press'i-ble, a.p. 1441Inexpressible. [Rare.]
  13. Ŭn'ex-press'i-bly, adv.p. 1441Inexpressibly. [Rare.]
  14. Ŭn'ex-prĕss'ive, a.p. 1441Not expressive; not having the power of utterance. 2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable. [Obs.] Harping in loud and solemn choir, With unexpressive notes, to Heaven's new-born…
  15. Ŭn'ex-press'ive-ly, adv.p. 1441In an unexpressive manner; inexpressibly; unutterably. [Rare.]
  16. Un'ex-tin'guish-a-ble, a.p. 1442Inextinguishable.
  17. Ŭn/ex-tĭn'guish-a-bly, adv.p. 1442Inextinguishably.
  18. Un-ēx'tri-ca-ble, a.p. 1442Inextricable. [Obs.]
  19. Un-fāil'a-ble, a.p. 1442Incapable of failure; infallible. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Hall.
  20. Un-fāil'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfailable. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  21. Un-fāil'ing, p. a.p. 1442Not failing; not liable to fail; not capable of being exhausted.
  22. Un-fāil'ing-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfailing manner; without failure.
  23. Un-fāil'ing-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfailing.
  24. Un-fāint'ing, p. a.p. 1442Not fainting; not sinking; not failing under toil. Sandys.
  25. Un-fāir' (4), a.p. 1442Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift.
  26. Un-fâir'ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfair or unjust manner.
  27. Un-fāir'ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfair; dishonest or disingenuous conduct or practice; use of trick or artifice; want of equitableness; injustice; as, the unfairness of a proceeding.
  28. Un-faith’, n.p. 1442Absence of faith; faithlessness. [R.] Faith and unfaith can ne’er be equal powers; Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. Tennyson.
  29. Un-fāith'ful, a.p. 1442Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful husband or wife; an unfaithful…
  30. Un-fāith'ful-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfaithful manner; in violation of promises, vows, or duty; treacherously; perfidiously; negligently; imperfectly; as, work unfaithfully done.
  31. Un-fāith'ful-ness, n.p. 1442The quality of being unfaithful; neglect or violation of vows, promises, allegiance, or other duty; breach of confidence or trust reposed; perfidiousness; treachery; as the unfaithfulness of a…
  32. Un-fāl'eā-ted, a.p. 1442Not falcated or hooked. 2. Having no deductions; not curtailed or shortened. [Rare.] Swift.
  33. Un-fāl'li-ble, a.p. 1442Infallible. [Obs.] Shak.
  34. Un-fāsh’ion-a-ble, a.p. 1442Not fashionable; not according to the prevailing mode; not of, or according to, the fashion; as, unfashionable dress or language.
  35. Un-fāsh'ion-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfashionable; neglect of the prevailing mode; deviation from reigning custom.
  36. Un-fāsh'ion-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfashionable manner; not according to the fashion; as, to be unfashionably dressed.
  37. Un-făs'ten, v. t.p. 1442To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
  38. Un-fā'thered, a.p. 1442Having no father; fatherless. [Rare.] Shak.
  39. Un-fāth'om-a-ble, a.p. 1442Not fathomable; not to be sounded with a line of ordinary length; as, an unfathomable sea.
  40. Un-fāth'om-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state of being unfathomable.
  41. Un-fāth'om-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfathomable manner; so as not to be capable of being sounded.
  42. Un-fā'vor-a-ble, a.p. 1442Not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support; unpropitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.
  43. Un-fā'vor-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The quality of being unfavorable; unpropitiousness; unkindness; want of disposition to countenance or promote.
  44. Un-fā'vor-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfavorable manner; unpropitiously; unkindly; so as not to countenance, support, or promote.
  45. Un-fēar', a.p. 1442Having no fear; not afraid; fearless. [Obs.] Fairfax.
  46. Un-feat’ūred, a.p. 1442Wanting regular features; deformed. Visage rough, Deformed, unfeatured. Dryden.
  47. Un-fēat'y, a.p. 1442Not feat; not dexterous or skillful; unskillful. [Obs.] Sidney.
  48. Un-feel'ing, a.p. 1442Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible. 2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings; all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, The…
  49. Un-feel'ing-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfeeling or cruel manner.
  50. Un-feel'ing-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfeeling; insensibility; hardness of heart; cruelty.
  51. Un-feigned', a.p. 1442Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; as, unfeigned piety to God; unfeigned love to man.
  52. Un-feign'ed-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfeigned manner; without hypocrisy; really; sincerely. Nothing in Christianity is more conspicuous . . . than that Christians are to love each other unfeignedly as brethren. I. Taylor.
  53. Un-fĕl'lōw, v. t.p. 1442To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to separate as fellows; to dissociate. “Death quite unfellows us.” E. B. Browning.
  54. Un-fel'lowed, a.p. 1442Without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Dryden.
  55. Un-fēnce', v. t.p. 1442To strip of fence; to remove a fence from.
  56. Un-fēnced’, a.p. 1442Deprived of a fence. 2. Not fenced; not inclosed by a fence; defenseless.
  57. Un-fēr'tile, a.p. 1442Not fertile; infertile.
  58. Un-fēr'tīle-ness, n.p. 1442The state of being unfertile; infertility.
  59. Un-fet'ter, v. t.p. 1442To loose from fetters; to unchain; to unshackle. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty; as, to unfetter the mind.
  60. Un-feud'al-ize, v. t.p. 1442To cause to depart from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal.