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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. Ŭn're-lī'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unreliable.
  2. Ŭn're-lĭġ'ioŭs, a.p. 1449Irreligious. [Obs.] Wordsworth.
  3. Ŭn're-mĕm'brançe, n.p. 1449Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. [Obs.] Watts.
  4. Ŭn're-mĭt'ting, a.p. 1449Not abating; not relaxing for a time; incessant; continued; persevering; as, unremitting exertions.
  5. Ŭn/re-mĭt'ting-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unremitting manner; incessantly.
  6. Ŭn're-mĭt'ting-ness, n.p. 1449The quality of being unremitting; incessancy.
  7. Ŭn're-mov'a-ble, a.p. 1449Irremovable. [Obs.]
  8. Ŭn're-pĕnt'ançe, n.p. 1449The state of being unrepentant or impenitent. [Rare.] Warton.
  9. Ŭn're-pĕnt'ant or Ŭn're-pĕnt'ing, a.p. 1449Not repenting; not penitent; not contrite for sin; impenitent.
  10. Ŭn're-prĕss'i-ble, a.p. 1449Irrepressible. [Rare.]
  11. Ŭn're-prōach'a-ble, a.p. 1449Irreproachable. [Obs.]
  12. Ŭn're-prōach'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unreproachable. [Obs.]
  13. Un're-prōach'a-bly, adv.p. 1449In an unreproachable manner; irreproachably. [Obs.]
  14. Un-re-proved', a.p. 1449Not reproved; not censured. 2. Not liable to reproof or blame; irreproachable; blameless. [Obs.] “Unreproved pleasures,” Milton.
  15. Un-rĕp'ū-ta-ble, a.p. 1449Not reputable or honorable; disreputable. [Obs.]
  16. Un-rĕp'ū-ta-bly, adv.p. 1449Disreputably. [Obs.]
  17. Ŭn're-sẽrve', n.p. 1449Absence of reserve; frankness; freedom of communication. Warton.
  18. Ŭn're-sẽrved', a.p. 1449Not reserved; not retained when a part is granted. 2. Not limited or restrained; not withheld in part; full; entire; as, unreserved obedience to God's commands. 3. Concealing or withholding nothing…
  19. Ŭn're-sĕrv'ed-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unreserved manner; without limitation or reservation; frankly.
  20. Ŭn're-sẽrv'ed-ness, n.p. 1449The quality of being unreserved; frankness; openness; unlimitedness.
  21. Ŭn're-sist'i-ble, a.p. 1449Irresistible. [Obs.] Temple.
  22. Ŭn're-spĕct', n.p. 1449Disrespect. [Obs.]
  23. Ŭn're-spŏn'si-ble, a.p. 1449Irresponsible. [Rare.]
  24. Un-rĕst', n.p. 1449Want of rest or repose; unquietness; uneasiness. [Rare.] Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast? Tennyson.
  25. Un-rĕst'ful, a.p. 1449Not at rest; restless. [Obs.]
  26. Un're-strāint', n.p. 1449Freedom from restraint, freedom; license; liberty.
  27. Un-rĕst'y, a.p. 1449Restless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  28. Un-rĕv'e-nūed, a.p. 1449Not furnished with a revenue. [Rare.] Milton.
  29. Un-rēv'er-ence, n.p. 1449Want of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  30. Un-rĕv'er-end, a.p. 1449Not reverend. 2. Disrespectful; irreverent; as, an unreverend tongue. [Obs. and rare.] Shall.
  31. Un-rēv'er-ent, a.p. 1449Irreverent. [Rare.]
  32. Un-rēv'er-ent-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unreverend manner; irreverently.
  33. Un-rid'dle, v. t.p. 1449To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; to deprive of enigmatical character; as, to unriddle an enigma or mystery. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
  34. Un-rid'dler, n.p. 1449One who unriddles, or explains an enigma.
  35. Un-rig', v. t.p. 1449To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.
  36. Un-right', a.p. 1449Not right; wrong. [Obs.]
  37. Un-right', n.p. 1449That which is unright, or not right; wrong. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  38. Un-right', v. t.p. 1449To make wrong. [Obs.]
  39. Un-right'eous, a.p. 1449Not righteous; not just; evil; wicked. 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence.
  40. Un-righteously, adv.p. 1449In an unrighteous manner; unjustly; wickedly; sinfully.
  41. Un-right'eous-ness, n.p. 1449The quality of being unrighteous; injustice; violation of law, or of the plain principles of justice and equity; wickedness. Every transgression of the law is unrighteousness. Hall.
  42. Un-right'wise, a.p. 1449Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  43. Un-right'wise-ly, adv.p. 1449Unrighteously. [Obs.]
  44. Un-ringed', a.p. 1449Not having a ring, as in the nose. “Pigs unringed.” Hudibrus.
  45. Un-rī'ot-ed, a.p. 1449Free from rioting. [Obs.] May.
  46. Un-rip', v. t.p. 1449To rip. Bacon. The prefix in this word is superfluous, as unrip signifies simply to rip.
  47. Un-ripe', a.p. 1449Not ripe; not mature; not brought to a state of perfection; as, unripe fruit. 2. Not seasonable; not yet proper. He fixed his unripe vengeance to defer. Dryden. 3. Not prepared; not completed; as, an…
  48. Un-ripe'ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being un-ripe; want of ripeness; immaturity; as, the un-ripeness of fruit or of a project.
  49. Un-rī'valed, a.p. 1449Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Written also unrivalled.] Pope.
  50. Un-riv'et, v. t.p. 1449To loose the rivets of; to unfasten.
  51. Un-rōbe', v. t.p. 1449To strip of a robe; to undress; to disrobe.
  52. Un-rōll', v. t.p. 1449To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth. 2. To display; to lay open.
  53. Un-Rō'man-ized, a.p. 1449Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. Whitaker. 2. Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic church.
  54. Un-rōof’, v. t.p. 1449To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements of hostile armies. W. Scott.
  55. Un-ro͞ost', v. t.p. 1449To drive from the roost. Shak.
  56. Un-ro͞ot', v. t.p. 1449To tear up by the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate; as, to unroot an oak.
  57. Un-ro͞ot', v. i.p. 1449To be torn up by the roots.
  58. Un-rude', a.p. 1449Not rude. 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. and very rare.] “The unrude rascal.” B. Jonson.
  59. Un-rŭf/fle, v. i.p. 1449To cease from being ruffled or agitated; to subside to smoothness.
  60. Un-rŭf'fled, a.p. 1449Not ruffled; calm; tranquil; peaceful; quiet. “Calm and unruffled as a summer’s sea.” Addison.