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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-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.Un’pro-fĭ’cien-cy, n. p. 1448Want of proficiency or improvement. [Rare.] Bp. Hall.Un-prŏf'it, n. p. 1448Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs. and rare.] Wycliffe.Un-prŏf'it-a-ble, a. p. 1448Not profitable; bringing no profit; producing no gain, improvement, or advantage; useless; serving no purpose; as, unprofitable land; unprofitable stock; unprofitable employment; an unprofitable…Un-próf'it-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1448The state of being unprofitable; uselessness; inutility.Un-prŏf'it-a-bly, adv. p. 1448In an unprofitable manner; without gain; without any good effect or advantage; to no good purpose.Un-prôm'is-ing, a. p. 1448Not promising; not affording a favorable prospect of success, of excellence, of profit, or the like; as, an unpromising youth; an unpromising season.Un-prŏp', v. t. p. 1448To remove a prop from; to deprive of support.Un-prōp'er, a. p. 1448Not fit or proper; improper. [Obs.]Un-prŏp'er-ly, adv. p. 1448Improperly. [Obs.]Un-prǒs'per-ǒūs, a. p. 1448Not prosperous; not attended with success; unfortunate.Un-prōs'per-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unprosperous manner; unfortunately.Un-prŏs′per-ōūs-ness, n. p. 1448The state or quality of being unprosperous; want of success; failure of the desired result.Ŭn'pro-vīde', v. t. p. 1448To unfurnish; to divest or strip of qualifications. [Obs.] Southern.Un-prōv'ī-dent, a. p. 1448Improvident. [Obs.]Un-pru'dence, n. p. 1448Imprudence. [Obs.]Un-pru'dent, a. p. 1448Imprudent. [Obs.]Un'pru-dĕn'tial, a. p. 1448Imprudent. [Obs.] Milton.Un-pruned', a. p. 1448Not pruned; not lopped. 2. Not smoothed; not dressed or trimmed. “A dove . . . with sick, unpruned wing.” Keats.Un-pūre’, a. p. 1448Not pure; impure. [Obs.]Un-pūre'ly, adv. p. 1448Impurely. [Obs.]Un-pûrsed', a. p. 1448Robbed of a purse, or of money. [Rare.] Pollok. 2. Not taken from the purse; not spent. [Obs.]Un-qual'i-fied, a. p. 1448Not qualified; not fit; not having the requisite talents, abilities, or accomplishments. 2. Not having taken the requisite oath or oaths. 3. Not modified or restricted by conditions or exceptions…Un-qual'i-fied-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unqualified manner.Un-qual'i-fied-ness, n. p. 1448The quality or condition of being unqualified.Un-quäl'i-fy, v. t. p. 1448To divest of qualifications; to disqualify. [Obs.]Un-qual'i-tied, a. p. 1448Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] Shak.Un-quar'rel-a-ble, a. p. 1448Not to be quarreled with or impugned. [Obs.] Browne.Un-queen’, v. t. p. 1448To divest of the dignity of queen; to divest of the rank or authority of queen. Shak.Un-quēs'tion-a-ble, a. p. 1448Not questionable; not to be questioned; not to be doubted; indubitable; certain; as, unquestionable evidence or truth; unquestionable courage.Un-qués'tion-a-bly, adv. p. 1448In an unquestionable manner; without doubt; indubitably; questionless.Un-ques'tioned, a. p. 1448Not called in question; not doubted. 2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant. Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden.…Un-qui'et, a. p. 1448Not quiet; not calm or tranquil; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed; as, an unquiet person; an unquiet mind; the unquiet ocean.Un-qui'et, v. t. p. 1448To disquiet. [Obs.] Ed. Herbert.Un-qui'et-ly, adv. p. 1448In an unquiet manner; without rest; in an agitated state.Un-qui'et-ness, n. p. 1448The state, condition, or quality, of being unquiet; want of quiet; want of tranquillity; restlessness; uneasiness.Un-qui'e-tūde, n. p. 1448Uneasiness; restlessness; inquietude. [Obs.] Wotton.Un-rāv'el, v. t. p. 1448To disentangle; to disengage or separate, as threads that are knit. 2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve. 3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw…Un-rā'vel, v. i. p. 1448To be unfolded; to be disentangled.Un-rāv'el-ment, n. p. 1448The act of unraveling, disentangling, or unfolding, or the state of being unraveled.Un-rēad’y, a. p. 1448Not ready or prepared; not prompt or quick; slow; awkward; clumsy. 2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Un-rēad'y, v. t. p. 1448To undress. [Obs.]Un-rē'al, a. p. 1448Not real; unsubstantial; having appearance only. Hence, horrible shadow! unreal mockery, hence! Shak.Ŭn/re-ăl/i/ty, n. p. 1448The state or quality of being unreal; want of reality or real existence.Un-rē'al-ize, v. t. p. 1448To make or consider unreal; to deprive of reality. [Rare.]Un-rēa′son, n. p. 1448Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity; nonsense. Abbot of Unreason, a mock abbot in the old English Christmas festivities. W. Scott.Un-rēa'son, v. t. p. 1448To prove or cause to appear unreasonable, or not according to reason; to disprove or refute. [Obs. and rare.] “To unreason the equity of God’s proceedings.” South.Un-rēaʹson-a-ble, a. p. 1449Not reasonable or agreeable to reason; irrational. [R.] Hooker. 2. Exceeding the bounds of reason; claiming or insisting on more than is fit; as, an unreasonable demand. 3. Immoderate; exorbitant…Un-rēaʹson-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1449The state or quality of being unreasonable; inconsistency with reason; as, the unreasonableness of sinners. 2. Excess of demand, claim, passion, and the like; exorbitance; as, the unreasonableness of…Un-rēa'son-a-bly, adv. p. 1449In an unreasonable manner; excessively; immoderately.Un-rēave', v. t. p. 1449To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. Spenser. 2. Not to rive; not to tear asunder; not to unroof. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Un-rē'con-cīl'a-ble, a. p. 1449Not capable of being reconciled, or made consistent; irreconcilable; as, two unreconcilable propositions. 2. Not reconcilable, or not capable of being appeased; implacable. Shak. 3. That can not be…Un-rē'con-çī'a-bly, adv. p. 1449In an unreconcilable manner; irreconcilably.Un're-cū'r'ing, a. p. 1449Incapable of being cured; incurable; irremediable. [Obs.] Shak.Un-reeve', v. t. p. 1449(Naut.) To withdraw or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, and the like; to unreave.