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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-right'eous, a.p. 1449Not righteous; not just; evil; wicked. 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence.
  2. Un-righteously, adv.p. 1449In an unrighteous manner; unjustly; wickedly; sinfully.
  3. 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.
  4. Un-right'wise, a.p. 1449Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  5. Un-right'wise-ly, adv.p. 1449Unrighteously. [Obs.]
  6. Un-ringed', a.p. 1449Not having a ring, as in the nose. “Pigs unringed.” Hudibrus.
  7. Un-rī'ot-ed, a.p. 1449Free from rioting. [Obs.] May.
  8. Un-rip', v. t.p. 1449To rip. Bacon. The prefix in this word is superfluous, as unrip signifies simply to rip.
  9. 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…
  10. 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.
  11. Un-rī'valed, a.p. 1449Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Written also unrivalled.] Pope.
  12. Un-riv'et, v. t.p. 1449To loose the rivets of; to unfasten.
  13. Un-rōbe', v. t.p. 1449To strip of a robe; to undress; to disrobe.
  14. Un-rōll', v. t.p. 1449To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth. 2. To display; to lay open.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Un-ro͞ost', v. t.p. 1449To drive from the roost. Shak.
  18. Un-ro͞ot', v. t.p. 1449To tear up by the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate; as, to unroot an oak.
  19. Un-ro͞ot', v. i.p. 1449To be torn up by the roots.
  20. Un-rude', a.p. 1449Not rude. 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. and very rare.] “The unrude rascal.” B. Jonson.
  21. Un-rŭf/fle, v. i.p. 1449To cease from being ruffled or agitated; to subside to smoothness.
  22. Un-rŭf'fled, a.p. 1449Not ruffled; calm; tranquil; peaceful; quiet. “Calm and unruffled as a summer’s sea.” Addison.
  23. Un-rū'in-āte, a.p. 1449Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] “Unruinated towers.” Bp. Hall.
  24. Un-rū'li-ment, n.p. 1449Unruly conduct; unruliness. [Obs.] Spenser.
  25. 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.
  26. 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…
  27. Un-rŭm'ple, v. t.p. 1449To free from rumples; to spread or lay even.
  28. Un-săd', a.p. 1449Unsteady; changeable; fickle. “O, stony people, unsad and ever untrue.” Chaucer.
  29. Un-săd'den, v. t.p. 1449To relieve from sadness. [Rare.] Whitlock.
  30. 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.
  31. Un-sāfe', a.p. 1449Not safe; not free from danger; exposed to peril; dangerous; perilous; hazardous. “A very unsafe anchorage.” Anson.
  32. Un-sāfe'ly, adv.p. 1449In an unsafe manner; not safely; not without danger.
  33. Un-sāfe'ness, n.p. 1449State or quality of being unsafe.
  34. Un-sāfe'ty, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsafe; exposure to danger; unsafeness. [Rare.] Bacon.
  35. Un-sāint', v. t.p. 1449To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to; to divest of saintly character. [Rare.]
  36. Un-sānc'ti-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1449The state of being unsanctified, or unholy.
  37. Un-săn'cti-fied, a.p. 1449Not sanctified or consecrated; unholy.
  38. Un-sā'ti-a-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsatiable; unsatiableness. [Obs.]
  39. Un-sā'ti-a-ble, a.p. 1449Insatiable. [Obs.]
  40. Un-sā'ti-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449Insatiableness. [Obs.]
  41. Un-sā'ti-ate, a.p. 1449Insatiate. [Obs.] More.
  42. Un-săt'is-făc'tion, n.p. 1449Dissatisfaction. [Obs.]
  43. Un-sā'vor-i-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unsavory manner.
  44. Un-sā'vor-i-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsavory.
  45. Un-sā'vor-y, a.p. 1449Not savory; having no savor; tasteless; insipid. 2. Disagreeable to the taste or smell; offensive; disgusting.
  46. Un-sāy', v. t.p. 1449To recant or recall, as what has been said; to retract; to take back again; to make as if not said. It means that you can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith.
  47. Un-sēale', v. t.p. 1449To divest of scales. “Purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance.” Milton.
  48. Un-sci'ence, n.p. 1449Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.] If any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.
  49. Un-screw', v. t.p. 1449To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to unfasten; to loosen or withdraw, as a screw, by turning it.
  50. Un-scrip'tūr-al, a.p. 1449Not agreeable to the Scriptures; not warranted by the authority of the word of God; as, an unscriptural doctrine.
  51. Un-seript'ūr-al-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unscriptural manner; in a manner not according with the Scriptures.
  52. Un-scru'pu-lōŭs, a.p. 1449Not scrupulous; having no scruples; unprincipled; unrestrained; ruthless.
  53. Un-scru'pu-lōŭs-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unscrupulous manner.
  54. Un-scru'pu-lōus-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unscrupulous; want of scrupulousness.
  55. Un-serū'ta-ble, a.p. 1449Inscrutable. [Rare.]
  56. Un-seŭtch'eoned, a.p. 1449Deprived or destitute of an escutcheon; not honored with a coat of arms. Pollok.
  57. Un-sēal', v. t.p. 1449To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. “Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch.” W. Scott.
  58. Un-sēam′, v. t.p. 1449To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut open.
  59. Un-sēarch'a-ble, a.p. 1449Not searchable; impenetrable by searching or exploring; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers.
  60. Un-sēarch'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449The quality or state of being unsearchable, or beyond the power of man to explore.