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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Un-hăp’, n. p. 1443Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] Sidney.Un-häp'pied, a. p. 1443Made unhappy. [Obs.] Shak.Un-hăp'pi-ly, adv. p. 1443In an unhappy manner; unfortunately; miserably; calamitously. 2. Mischievously. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Un-häp'pi-ness, n. p. 1443The state or quality of being unhappy; misfortune; ill luck; infelicity; misery. It is our great unhappiness, when any calamities fall upon us, that we are uneasy and dissatisfied. Wake. ☞…Un-häp'py, a. p. 1443Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn. 2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; as, children sometimes render their parents unhappy. 3. Marked…Un-här'bor, v. t. p. 1443To drive from harbor or shelter.Ŭn-har-mō'ni-oûs, a. p. 1443Not harmonious; inharmonious.Un-har-mō'ni-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1443In an inharmonious manner.Un-här'ness, v. t. p. 1443To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear. 2. To disarm; to divest of armor.Un-hĕad', v. t. p. 1443To take out the head of; to remove the head from; as, to unhead a cask.Un-Hēal’, v. t. p. 1443To uncover; to unhele. See UN-HELE. [Obs.]Un-hēalth'fūl-ness, n. p. 1443The quality of being unhealthy; unwholesomeness; insalubriousness; as, the unhealthfulness of the autumn.Un-hēalth'i-ly, adv. p. 1443In an unhealthy or unsound manner. Milton.Un-hēalth'i-ness, n. p. 1443The quality or condition of being unhealthy; want of health; habitual weakness or indisposition; — applied to persons. 2. Unsoundness; want of vigor; as, the unhealthiness of trees or other plants.…Un-hēalth'y, a. p. 1443Wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; unsound; wanting vigor; as, an unhealthy person or plant. 2. Abounding with disease; unfavorable to the…Un-hēard', a. p. 1443Not heard; not perceived by the ear; not admitted to audience. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden. 2. Not known by fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard.…Un-heärt', v. t. p. 1443To cause to lose heart or courage; to discourage; to depress; to dishearten. [Obs.]Un-heed'y, a. p. 1443Precipitate; sudden. [Obs.]Un-hêired', a. p. 1443Without an heir. “To leave him utterly unheired.” Chapman.Un-hēle', v. t. p. 1443To uncover. [Obs.] Marston.Un-hĕlm’, v. t. p. 1443To deprive of a helm or guide. [Rare.] W. Scott.Un-hēlmed’, p. a. p. 1443Divested of the helm or helmet. 2. Having no helm. Pollok.Un-hĕlm'et, v. t. p. 1443To deprive of a helmet. Scott.Un-hĕs'i-tā'ting, a. p. 1443Not hesitating; not remaining in doubt; prompt; ready.Un-hĕs'i-tā'ting-ly, adv. p. 1443In an unhesitating manner; without hesitation or doubt; promptly; readily; immediately.Un-hīde’, v. t. p. 1443To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.Un-hinge', v. t. p. 1443To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore. 3. To render unstable or wavering; as, to unhinge the mind; to unhinge opinions. Why should I then…Un-hĭnge'ment, n. p. 1443The act of unhinging, or state of being unhinged. [Rare.] Chalmers.Un-hĭtch′, v. t. p. 1443To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose.Un-hīve', v. t. p. 1443To drive or remove from a hive. 2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.Un-hōard', v. t. p. 1443To steal from a hoard; to scatter.Un-hōld’, v. t. p. 1443To cease to hold; to let go the hold of. [Obs.] Otway.Un-hō'li-ly, adv. p. 1443In an unholy manner.Un-hō'li-ness, n. p. 1443The quality of being unholy; impiety; wickedness.Un-hō'ly, a. p. 1443Not holy; not hallowed; not consecrated; profane; wicked; impious.Un-hōn'est, a. p. 1443Dishonest. [Obs.]Un-hŏn'est-ly, adv. p. 1443Dishonestly. [Obs.]Un-hōod’, v. t. p. 1443To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.Un-hōok', v. t. p. 1443To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or detaching the hooks of.Un-hōop', v. t. p. 1443To strip of hoops.Un-hōped', a. p. 1443Not hoped or expected. “With unhoped success.” Dryden. Unhoped-for, not hoped for; unhoped.Un-hôrse', v. t. p. 1443To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount.Un-hŏs'pi-ta-ble, a. p. 1444Inhospitable. [Obs.]Un-house', v. t. p. 1444To drive from the house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter.Un-hous'eled, a. p. 1444Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] “To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouselled.” W. Scott.Un-hū'man, a. p. 1444Inhuman. [Obs.]Un-hū'man-ize, v. t. p. 1444To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow.Un-hûrt', a. p. 1444Not hurt; not harmed; free from wound or injury; safe and sound.Ū'ni-ăx'al, a. p. 1444(Crystallog.) Having but one optical axis, or axis of double refraction; as, Iceland spar is uniaxal. ☞ In uniaxal crystals, the optic axis is identical with the geometrical axis.Ū'ni-āx'ial, a. p. 1444The same as UNIAXAL.Ū'ni-cām'er-al, a. p. 1444Having, or consisting of, a single chamber or legislative assembly. [R.] Lieber.Ū'ni-cār'i-nā'ted, a. p. 1444Having one ridge or keel. Craig.Ū'ni-cĕl'lu-lar, a. p. 1444Having, or consisting of, but one cell; as, a unicellular animal, like some infusoria. Dana.Ū/ni-căp'su-lar, a. p. 1444(Bot.) Having but one capsule to each flower.U-nĭ'ci-ty, n. p. 1444The condition of being united or brought into unity. [Rare.] “Being, in fact, not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity.” De Quincey. “This unicity we strive not to express, for that is…Ū'ni-cŏrn, n. p. 1444A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros;—often represented in heraldry as a supporter. 2. An animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Scriptures. Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band…Ū'ni-côrn-fīsh, n. p. 1444(Ichth.) The sea-unicorn, or narwhal. See NARWHAL.Ū'ni-cōrn-rōōt, n. p. 1444(Bot.) A plant of the genera Chamaelirium and Aletris, namely, Chamaelirium luteum, to which this name was first applied, and Aletris farinosa, to which it has been subsequently applied. Both are…Ū'ni-cōrn-whāle, n. p. 1444(Ichth.) The sea-unicorn, or narwhal. See NARWHAL.Ū'ni-côr'nous, a. p. 1444Having only one horn. “Unicornous beetles.” Browne.