Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Un-fāil'ing-ness, n. p. 1442The state or quality of being unfailing.Un-fāint'ing, p. a. p. 1442Not fainting; not sinking; not failing under toil. Sandys.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.Un-fâir'ly, adv. p. 1442In an unfair or unjust manner.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.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.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…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.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…Un-fāl'eā-ted, a. p. 1442Not falcated or hooked. 2. Having no deductions; not curtailed or shortened. [Rare.] Swift.Un-fāl'li-ble, a. p. 1442Infallible. [Obs.] Shak.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.Un-fāsh'ion-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1442The state or quality of being unfashionable; neglect of the prevailing mode; deviation from reigning custom.Un-fāsh'ion-a-bly, adv. p. 1442In an unfashionable manner; not according to the fashion; as, to be unfashionably dressed.Un-făs'ten, v. t. p. 1442To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.Un-fā'thered, a. p. 1442Having no father; fatherless. [Rare.] Shak.Un-fāth'om-a-ble, a. p. 1442Not fathomable; not to be sounded with a line of ordinary length; as, an unfathomable sea.Un-fāth'om-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1442The state of being unfathomable.Un-fāth'om-a-bly, adv. p. 1442In an unfathomable manner; so as not to be capable of being sounded.Un-fā'vor-a-ble, a. p. 1442Not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support; unpropitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.Un-fā'vor-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1442The quality of being unfavorable; unpropitiousness; unkindness; want of disposition to countenance or promote.Un-fā'vor-a-bly, adv. p. 1442In an unfavorable manner; unpropitiously; unkindly; so as not to countenance, support, or promote.Un-fēar', a. p. 1442Having no fear; not afraid; fearless. [Obs.] Fairfax.Un-feat’ūred, a. p. 1442Wanting regular features; deformed. Visage rough, Deformed, unfeatured. Dryden.Un-fēat'y, a. p. 1442Not feat; not dexterous or skillful; unskillful. [Obs.] Sidney.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…Un-feel'ing-ly, adv. p. 1442In an unfeeling or cruel manner.Un-feel'ing-ness, n. p. 1442The state or quality of being unfeeling; insensibility; hardness of heart; cruelty.Un-feigned', a. p. 1442Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; as, unfeigned piety to God; unfeigned love to man.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.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.Un-fel'lowed, a. p. 1442Without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Dryden.Un-fēnce', v. t. p. 1442To strip of fence; to remove a fence from.Un-fēnced’, a. p. 1442Deprived of a fence. 2. Not fenced; not inclosed by a fence; defenseless.Un-fēr'tile, a. p. 1442Not fertile; infertile.Un-fēr'tīle-ness, n. p. 1442The state of being unfertile; infertility.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.Un-feud'al-ize, v. t. p. 1442To cause to depart from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal.Un-file', v. t. p. 1442To remove from a file, roll, or record. [Obs. and rare.] Ford.Un-fīled', a. p. 1442Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Surrey.Un-fīl'ial, a. p. 1442Unsuitable to a son or child; undutiful; not becoming a child.Un-fĭl'ial-ly, adv. p. 1442In an unfilial manner; in a manner unbecoming a child.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.Un-firm', a. p. 1442Not firm; weak; feeble; infirm. [Rare.] “With feet unfirm.” Dryden.Un-firm'ness, n. p. 1442The state of being unfirm or infirm; instability.Un-fit', a. p. 1442Not fit; unqualified; improper; unsuit-Un-fit', v. t. p. 1442To make unsuitable; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for any thing; to disable; as, sickness unfits a man for labor. 2. To disqualify; to deprive of qualities necessary for any…Un-fit'ly, adv. p. 1442In an unfit manner; not properly; unsuitably.Un-fit'ness, n. p. 1442The quality of being unfit; want of suitable powers or qualifications; want of propriety or adaptation to character or place.Un-fīx', p. pr. & vb. n. p. 1442UNFIXING.] 1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from any thing that holds; to unsettle; to unhinge; as, to unfix the mind or affections. 2. To make fluid; to dissolve. Nor can the rising sun…Un-fix'ed-ness, n. p. 1442The state of being unfixed or unsettled.Un-flĕsh', v. t. p. 1442To deprive of flesh; to reduce to a skeleton. “Unfleshed humanity.” Wordsworth.Un-flĕshed', a. p. 1442Not fleshed; not seasoned to blood; raw; as, an unfleshed hound; unfleshed valor. [Rare.] Shak.Un-flĕx'i-ble, a. p. 1442Not flexible; inflexible. [Rare.]Un-fōld', v. t. p. 1442To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. 2. To open, as any thing covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all…Un-fold', v. i. p. 1442To open; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.Un-fōōl', v. t. p. 1442To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] Shak.Ŭn/fōre-see'a-ble, a. p. 1442Incapable of being foreseen. [Rare.] South.Ŭn'for-giv'en, a. p. 1442Not forgiven; not pardoned.Ŭn′for-giv′ing, a. p. 1442Not forgiving; not disposed to overlook or pardon offenses; implacable; inexorable.