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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ŭn're-spŏn'si-ble, a. p. 1449Irresponsible. [Rare.]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.Un-rĕst'ful, a. p. 1449Not at rest; restless. [Obs.]Un're-strāint', n. p. 1449Freedom from restraint, freedom; license; liberty.Un-rĕst'y, a. p. 1449Restless. [Obs.] Chaucer.Un-rĕv'e-nūed, a. p. 1449Not furnished with a revenue. [Rare.] Milton.Un-rēv'er-ence, n. p. 1449Want of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un-rĕv'er-end, a. p. 1449Not reverend. 2. Disrespectful; irreverent; as, an unreverend tongue. [Obs. and rare.] Shall.Un-rēv'er-ent, a. p. 1449Irreverent. [Rare.]Un-rēv'er-ent-ly, adv. p. 1449In an unreverend manner; irreverently.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.Un-rid'dler, n. p. 1449One who unriddles, or explains an enigma.Un-rig', v. t. p. 1449To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.Un-right', a. p. 1449Not right; wrong. [Obs.]Un-right', n. p. 1449That which is unright, or not right; wrong. [Obs.] Chaucer.Un-right', v. t. p. 1449To make wrong. [Obs.]Un-right'eous, a. p. 1449Not righteous; not just; evil; wicked. 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence.Un-righteously, adv. p. 1449In an unrighteous manner; unjustly; wickedly; sinfully.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.Un-right'wise, a. p. 1449Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un-right'wise-ly, adv. p. 1449Unrighteously. [Obs.]Un-ringed', a. p. 1449Not having a ring, as in the nose. “Pigs unringed.” Hudibrus.Un-rī'ot-ed, a. p. 1449Free from rioting. [Obs.] May.Un-rip', v. t. p. 1449To rip. Bacon. The prefix in this word is superfluous, as unrip signifies simply to rip.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…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.Un-rī'valed, a. p. 1449Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Written also unrivalled.] Pope.Un-riv'et, v. t. p. 1449To loose the rivets of; to unfasten.Un-rōbe', v. t. p. 1449To strip of a robe; to undress; to disrobe.Un-rōll', v. t. p. 1449To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth. 2. To display; to lay open.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.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.Un-ro͞ost', v. t. p. 1449To drive from the roost. Shak.Un-ro͞ot', v. t. p. 1449To tear up by the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate; as, to unroot an oak.Un-ro͞ot', v. i. p. 1449To be torn up by the roots.Un-rude', a. p. 1449Not rude. 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. and very rare.] “The unrude rascal.” B. Jonson.Un-rŭf/fle, v. i. p. 1449To cease from being ruffled or agitated; to subside to smoothness.Un-rŭf'fled, a. p. 1449Not ruffled; calm; tranquil; peaceful; quiet. “Calm and unruffled as a summer’s sea.” Addison.Un-rū'in-āte, a. p. 1449Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] “Unruinated towers.” Bp. Hall.Un-rū'li-ment, n. p. 1449Unruly conduct; unruliness. [Obs.] Spenser.Un-rū'li-ness, n. p. 1449The quality or condition of being unruly; disregard of restraint; licentiousness; turbulence; as, the unruliness of men, or of their passions.Un-rū'ly, a. p. 1449Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate law; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly youth. The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly…Un-rŭm'ple, v. t. p. 1449To free from rumples; to spread or lay even.Un-săd', a. p. 1449Unsteady; changeable; fickle. “O, stony people, unsad and ever untrue.” Chaucer.Un-săd'den, v. t. p. 1449To relieve from sadness. [Rare.] Whitlock.Un-săd'dle, v. t. p. 1449To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from; as, to unsaddle a horse. 2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse. Magnus ... engaged Otho personally, and unsaddled him. Heath.Un-sāfe', a. p. 1449Not safe; not free from danger; exposed to peril; dangerous; perilous; hazardous. “A very unsafe anchorage.” Anson.Un-sāfe'ly, adv. p. 1449In an unsafe manner; not safely; not without danger.Un-sāfe'ness, n. p. 1449State or quality of being unsafe.Un-sāfe'ty, n. p. 1449The state or quality of being unsafe; exposure to danger; unsafeness. [Rare.] Bacon.Un-sāint', v. t. p. 1449To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to; to divest of saintly character. [Rare.]Un-sānc'ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1449The state of being unsanctified, or unholy.Un-săn'cti-fied, a. p. 1449Not sanctified or consecrated; unholy.Un-sā'ti-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1449The state or quality of being unsatiable; unsatiableness. [Obs.]Un-sā'ti-a-ble, a. p. 1449Insatiable. [Obs.]Un-sā'ti-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1449Insatiableness. [Obs.]Un-sā'ti-ate, a. p. 1449Insatiate. [Obs.] More.Un-săt'is-făc'tion, n. p. 1449Dissatisfaction. [Obs.]Un-sā'vor-i-ly, adv. p. 1449In an unsavory manner.Un-sā'vor-i-ness, n. p. 1449The state or quality of being unsavory.