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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-pē'di-ent, a.p. 1441Inexpedient. [Obs.]
  2. Ŭn'ex-pē'ri-ence, n.p. 1441Inexperience. [Obs.] Milton.
  3. 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.
  4. Un′ex-pĕrt′, a.p. 1441Wanting skill; not expert; inexpert. [Rare.] Prior.
  5. Un'ex-pĕrt'ly, adv.p. 1441In an unexpert manner; inexpertly. [Rare.]
  6. Ŭn'ex-press'i-ble, a.p. 1441Inexpressible. [Rare.]
  7. Ŭn'ex-press'i-bly, adv.p. 1441Inexpressibly. [Rare.]
  8. 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…
  9. Ŭn'ex-press'ive-ly, adv.p. 1441In an unexpressive manner; inexpressibly; unutterably. [Rare.]
  10. Un'ex-tin'guish-a-ble, a.p. 1442Inextinguishable.
  11. Ŭn/ex-tĭn'guish-a-bly, adv.p. 1442Inextinguishably.
  12. Un-ēx'tri-ca-ble, a.p. 1442Inextricable. [Obs.]
  13. Un-fāil'a-ble, a.p. 1442Incapable of failure; infallible. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Hall.
  14. Un-fāil'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfailable. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  15. Un-fāil'ing, p. a.p. 1442Not failing; not liable to fail; not capable of being exhausted.
  16. Un-fāil'ing-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfailing manner; without failure.
  17. Un-fāil'ing-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfailing.
  18. Un-fāint'ing, p. a.p. 1442Not fainting; not sinking; not failing under toil. Sandys.
  19. 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.
  20. Un-fâir'ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfair or unjust manner.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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…
  24. 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.
  25. 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…
  26. Un-fāl'eā-ted, a.p. 1442Not falcated or hooked. 2. Having no deductions; not curtailed or shortened. [Rare.] Swift.
  27. Un-fāl'li-ble, a.p. 1442Infallible. [Obs.] Shak.
  28. 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.
  29. Un-fāsh'ion-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfashionable; neglect of the prevailing mode; deviation from reigning custom.
  30. Un-fāsh'ion-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfashionable manner; not according to the fashion; as, to be unfashionably dressed.
  31. Un-făs'ten, v. t.p. 1442To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
  32. Un-fā'thered, a.p. 1442Having no father; fatherless. [Rare.] Shak.
  33. Un-fāth'om-a-ble, a.p. 1442Not fathomable; not to be sounded with a line of ordinary length; as, an unfathomable sea.
  34. Un-fāth'om-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The state of being unfathomable.
  35. Un-fāth'om-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfathomable manner; so as not to be capable of being sounded.
  36. Un-fā'vor-a-ble, a.p. 1442Not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support; unpropitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.
  37. Un-fā'vor-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1442The quality of being unfavorable; unpropitiousness; unkindness; want of disposition to countenance or promote.
  38. Un-fā'vor-a-bly, adv.p. 1442In an unfavorable manner; unpropitiously; unkindly; so as not to countenance, support, or promote.
  39. Un-fēar', a.p. 1442Having no fear; not afraid; fearless. [Obs.] Fairfax.
  40. Un-feat’ūred, a.p. 1442Wanting regular features; deformed. Visage rough, Deformed, unfeatured. Dryden.
  41. Un-fēat'y, a.p. 1442Not feat; not dexterous or skillful; unskillful. [Obs.] Sidney.
  42. 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…
  43. Un-feel'ing-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfeeling or cruel manner.
  44. Un-feel'ing-ness, n.p. 1442The state or quality of being unfeeling; insensibility; hardness of heart; cruelty.
  45. Un-feigned', a.p. 1442Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; as, unfeigned piety to God; unfeigned love to man.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. Un-fel'lowed, a.p. 1442Without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Dryden.
  49. Un-fēnce', v. t.p. 1442To strip of fence; to remove a fence from.
  50. Un-fēnced’, a.p. 1442Deprived of a fence. 2. Not fenced; not inclosed by a fence; defenseless.
  51. Un-fēr'tile, a.p. 1442Not fertile; infertile.
  52. Un-fēr'tīle-ness, n.p. 1442The state of being unfertile; infertility.
  53. 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.
  54. Un-feud'al-ize, v. t.p. 1442To cause to depart from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal.
  55. Un-file', v. t.p. 1442To remove from a file, roll, or record. [Obs. and rare.] Ford.
  56. Un-fīled', a.p. 1442Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Surrey.
  57. Un-fīl'ial, a.p. 1442Unsuitable to a son or child; undutiful; not becoming a child.
  58. Un-fĭl'ial-ly, adv.p. 1442In an unfilial manner; in a manner unbecoming a child.
  59. Un-fīn'ished, a.p. 1442Not finished; not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished painting.
  60. Un-firm', a.p. 1442Not firm; weak; feeble; infirm. [Rare.] “With feet unfirm.” Dryden.