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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. Un-mêr'çi-ful, a.p. 1447Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman. 2. Unconscionable; exorbitant; as, unmerciful demands. [Colloq.]
  2. Un-mē r'çi-ful-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unmerciful manner; without mercy or tenderness; cruelly.
  3. Un-mĕr'çi-fŭl-ness, n.p. 1447The quality of being unmerciful; want of mercy; cruelty.
  4. Un-mĕr'çi-less, a.p. 1447Having no mercy; merciless; remorseless. [Obs., rare, and illegitimate.] “Un-merciless murder.” Joyce.
  5. Un-mîn'gle, v. t.p. 1447To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.
  6. Ŭn/mis-tāk'a-ble, a.p. 1447Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; evident; pronounced; distinct.
  7. Un-mî'ter, v. t.p. 1447To remove the miter from; to deprive of a miter. Milton.
  8. Un-mōld′ or Un-mōuld′, v. t.p. 1447To change the form of; to reduce from any form.
  9. Un'mo-nŏp'o-lize, v. t.p. 1447To recover from being monopolized. [Rare.] “The . . . unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry.” Milton.
  10. Un-moor', v. t.p. 1447(Naut.) (a.) To cause to ride with a single anchor, after having been moored by two or more cables. (b.) To loose from anchorage.
  11. Un-mōr'rised, a.p. 1447Not in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs. and rare.] What ails this fellow, Thus to appear before me unmorrised? Beau. & Fl.
  12. Un'-Mo-sā'ic, a.p. 1447Not according to Moses. By this reckoning Moses should be most un-Mosaic. Milton.
  13. Un-mov'a-ble, a.p. 1447Immovable. [Rare.] Locke.
  14. Un-mōv'a-bly, adv.p. 1447Unalterably; immovably. [Rare.] Ellis.
  15. Un-mŭf'fle, v. t.p. 1447To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover. 2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
  16. Un-mŭz'zle, v. t.p. 1447To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.
  17. Un-nāil', v. t.p. 1447To remove or take out the nails from; to unfasten or loosen by removing nails.
  18. Un-năpped', a.p. 1447Not having a nap; hence, unadorned. A threadbare name. Unnapped with meritorious actions. Bean. & Fr.
  19. Un-nāt'ū-ral, a.p. 1447Not natural; not in conformity to nature; contrary to the laws of nature; contrary to the natural feelings. 2. Acting without the natural affections; as, an unnatural father or son. Syn.—See…
  20. Un-năt'ū-ral-īze, v. t.p. 1447To divest of natural feelings; to make unnatural. [Rare.] Hales.
  21. Un-nāt'ū-ral-īzed, a.p. 1447Not naturalized; not made a citizen by authority.
  22. Un-năt'ū-ral-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unnatural manner; in opposition to natural feelings and sentiments.
  23. Un-nāt'ū-ral-ness, n.p. 1447The state or quality of being unnatural; contrariety to nature.
  24. Un-nāt'ūre, v. t.p. 1447To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.] A right heavenly nature, indeed, as it were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them. Sidney.
  25. Un-nāt′ūre, n.p. 1447The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [Rare.] “So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature.” H. Bushnell.
  26. Un-nĕc'es-sa-ri-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unnecessary manner; without necessity; needlessly.
  27. Un-nēç'es-sa-ri-ness, n.p. 1447The state of being unnecessary; needlessness.
  28. Un-nĕç'es-sa-ry, a.p. 1447Not necessary; not required by the circumstances of the case; useless; needless; as, unnecessary labor or care; unnecessary rigor.
  29. Ŭn-ne-çĕs'si-tÿ, n.p. 1447The contrary of necessity; something unnecessary. [Obs.] Browne.
  30. Un-neigh'bor-ly, a.p. 1447Not suitable to the duties of a neighbor; not becoming persons living near each other; not kind and friendly; unfriendly; unkind.
  31. Un-neigh'bor-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unneighborly manner.
  32. Un-nërv'ate, a.p. 1447Enervate. [Obs.]
  33. Un-nērve', v. t.p. 1447To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.
  34. Un-nĕs′tle, v. t.p. 1447To deprive of, or eject from, a nest; to cast out. [Rare.]
  35. Un-nĕth’ or Un-nĕthes’, adv.p. 1447Scarcely; hardly. [Obs.] See UNEATH. Spenser.
  36. Un-nōoked', a.p. 1447Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs. and rare.] “My unnooked simplicity.” Marston.
  37. Un-nū'mer-a-ble, a.p. 1447Innumerable. [Obs.] “An unnumerable multitude.” Udal.
  38. Un-nūn’, v. t.p. 1447To remove from the condition of being a nun; to release from a nunnery. [Rare.] Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
  39. Ŭn'o-bĕ'di-ence, n.p. 1447Disobedience. [Obs.]
  40. Ŭn'o-bē'di-ent, a.p. 1447Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.
  41. Ŭn'ob-tru'sive, a.p. 1447Not obtrusive; not forward; modest.
  42. Ŭn'ob-tru'sive-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unobtrusive manner; modestly.
  43. Un'ob-tru'sive-ness, n.p. 1447The state or quality of being unobtrusive; modesty.
  44. Ŭn'of-fēn'sive, a.p. 1447Inoffensive. [Obs.]
  45. Un-ŏft'en, adv.p. 1447Not often; rarely. [Obs.]
  46. Un-oil', v. t.p. 1447To free from oil; to remove the oil from.
  47. Un-ŏp'er-a-tive, a.p. 1447Inoperative. [Obs.] South.
  48. Ŭn'o-pēr'cu-lā'ted, a.p. 1447Destitute of an operculum, or cover.
  49. Un-ôr'der-ly, a.p. 1447Disorderly. [Obs.] Sanderson.
  50. Un-ŏr'di-nate, a.p. 1447Disorderly; inordinate. [Obs.]
  51. Un-ôr'di-nate-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unordinate or disorderly manner; irregularly. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  52. Un-ŏr'gan-ized, a.p. 1447Not organized; not having organic structure, or vessels for the preparation, secretion, and distribution of nourishment, &c.; inorganized; as, metals are unorganized bodies.
  53. Un-ŏs'ten-tā'tiōŭs, a.p. 1447Not ostentatious; not boastful; not making show and parade; modest; unassuming. 2. Not glaring; not showy; as, unostentatious coloring.
  54. Un-ŏs'ten-tā'tiōŭs-ly, adv.p. 1447In an unostentatious manner; without show, parade, or ostentation.
  55. Un-ŏs'ten-tā'tioŭs-ness, n.p. 1447The state or quality of being unostentatious, or free from ostentation.
  56. Un-păck’, v. t.p. 1447To open, as things packed; as, to unpack goods. 2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [Rare.] Shak.
  57. Un-păcked’, a.p. 1447Not packed; not collected by unlawful artifices; as, an unpacked jury.
  58. Un-pā'gan-īze, v. t.p. 1447To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [Rare.]
  59. Un-päint', v. t.p. 1447To remove the paint from; to erase or efface, as a painting.
  60. Un-pâired', a.p. 1447Not in pairs; not suited or adapted. This wilt thou need, who art to thinking prone, And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.