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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-për'fect, a. p. 1448Imperfect. [Obs.]Un-pĕr'fect or Ŭn/per-fēct', v. t. p. 1448To make imperfect or incomplete; to leave unfinished. [Obs.]Un-pĕr'fect-ly, adv. p. 1448Imperfectly. [Obs.]Un-për'fect-ness, n. p. 1448Want of perfectness; imperfectness; imperfection. [Obs.]Un-pĕr'ish-a-ble, a. p. 1448Imperishable. [Obs.]Un-për'ish-a-bly, adv. p. 1448Imperishably. [Obs.]Ŭn/per-plĕx', v. t. p. 1448To free from perplexity. [R.]Ŭn/per-vĕrt′, v. t. p. 1448To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted. [Obs.] Sterne.Ŭn'phĭ-lŏs'ō-phīze, v. t. p. 1448To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [Rare.] Pope.Un-pin', v. t. p. 1448To loose from pins; to unfasten, as what is held together by pins; to remove the pins of; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin the frame of a building.Un-pin'ion, v. t. p. 1448To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint.Ūn-pī'tous, a. p. 1448Not pious; impious; wicked. [Obs.]Un-plĭ'a-ble, a. p. 1448Implacable. [Obs.]Un-placed', a. p. 1448Having no office or employment under the government. 2. Undetermined as to place; as, unplaced kings, whose position in the series of Egyptian kings is undetermined. Gliddon.Un-plāid’, v. t. p. 1448To deprive of a plaid.Un-plĕas'ant, a. p. 1448Not pleasant; displeasing.Un-plēas'ant-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unpleasant manner; disagreeably.Un-plēas'ant-ness, n. p. 1448The state or quality of being unpleasant; disagreeableness.Un-plēas'ant-ry, n. p. 1448Want of pleasantry or sportive cheerfulness; want of pleasant, cheerful, or humorous character. [Rare.] Thackeray.Un-plēas'ive, a. p. 1448Unpleasing. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Un-plīght', v. t. p. 1448To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer.Un-plūmb’, v. t. p. 1448To deprive or rob of lead, or of a leaden roof, coffin, or the like. [Rare.] Burke.Un-plūmbed', a. p. 1448Not measured by a plumb-line; unfathomed. “The unplumbed, salt, estranging sea.” M. Arnold.Un-plūme′, v. t. p. 1448To strip of plumes or feathers; to degrade.Un-poised', a. p. 1448Not poised; not balanced. 2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston.Un-poiʹson, v. t. p. 1448To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South.Un-pŏl'i-ciēd, a. p. 1448Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.Ŭn'po-lite', a. p. 1448Rude; impolite. [Obs.]Ŭn-po-lite'ly, adv. p. 1448Impolitely. [Obs.]Ŭn’po-līte’ness, n. p. 1448The state or quality of being unpolite; want of refinement or courtesy; rudeness; incivility. [Obs.]Un-pŏl'i-tic, a. p. 1448Impolitic. [Obs. or rare.]Un-pōpe′, v. t. p. 1448To cause to cease to be a pope; to divest of the character or authority of a pope. 2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy.…Un-pŏp'ū-lar, a. p. 1448Not popular; not having the public favor; disliked by the people and community; disposing to public disfavor; as, an unpopular magistrate; an unpopular law.Un-pŏp′/ū-lār′/i-ty, n. p. 1448The state of being unpopular.Un-pŏp'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unpopular manner; not popularly.Un-pôr'tū-mate, a. p. 1448Importunate. [Obs.]Un-pōrt'ā-ōūs, a. p. 1448Having no ports. [Obs.] Burke.Un-pŏs'si-ble, a. p. 1448Impossible. [Obs.]Un-pow'er, n. p. 1448Want of power; weakness. [Obs. and rare.] Piers Plowman.Un-prăc'ti-ca-ble, a. p. 1448Impracticable. [Obs.]Un-prāise', v. t. p. 1448Not to praise; to withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [Rare.] Young.Un-prê'e-dent-ed, a. p. 1448Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new.Un-prê'c-e-dent-ed-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unprecedented manner; without precedent.Ŭn'pre-dĭct', v. i. p. 1448To retract prediction; to recall what has been foretold. [Rare.] Means I must use, thou sayest: prediction, else, Will unpredict, and fail me of the throne. Milton.Un-prêj'û-dîçed, a. p. 1448Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not pre-occupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind. 2. Not warped by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment.Un-prĕj'ŭ-dĭçed-ness, n. p. 1448The state of being unprejudiced.Ŭn'pre-tĕnd'ing, a. p. 1448Not pretending; making no pretense; not claiming distinction; modest.Un'pre-tend'ing-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unpretending manner; without pretension; modestly.Un’pre-vēnt’ed, a. p. 1448Not prevented; not hindered. 2. Not preceded by any thing. [Obs.] Milton.Un-priēst′, v. t. p. 1448To deprive of the orders or authority of a priest. [Rare.] Milton.Un-prīnce', v. t. p. 1448To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality or sovereignty. [Rare.] Swift.Un-prin'ci-pled, a. p. 1448Not having settled principles. “Souls unprincipled in virtue.” Milton. 2. Having no good moral principles; destitute of virtue; not restrained by conscience; profligate.Un-prin’ci-pled-ness, n. p. 1448The quality or condition of being unprincipled; want of principle.Un-prîz'a-ble, a. p. 1448Not prized or valued. [Obs.] 2. Invaluable; beyond estimation. [Obs.]Un-prŏb'a-bly, adv. p. 1448Improbably. [Obs.] 2. [Lat. prefix in, not, and probabilis, worthy of being approved, from probare, to approve.] In a manner not to be approved of or justified; improperly; wrongly. [Obs. and very…Ŭn-pro-dŭc'tive, a. p. 1448Not productive; barren. 2. Not producing large crops; not making profitable returns for labor; as, unproductive land. 3. Not profitable; not producing profit or interest, as capital; as, unproductive…Ŭn-pro-dŭc'tive-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unproductive manner; barrenly; without profit.Ŭn/pro-dŭc'tive-ness, n. p. 1448The state or condition of being unproductive, as land, stock, capital, labor, and the like.Ŭn’pro-fĕs’sion-al, a. p. 1448Not according to the rules or proprieties of a profession.Ŭn’/pro-fĕs’sion-al-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unprofessional manner.