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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-ro͞ost', v. t.p. 1449To drive from the roost. Shak.
  2. Un-ro͞ot', v. t.p. 1449To tear up by the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate; as, to unroot an oak.
  3. Un-ro͞ot', v. i.p. 1449To be torn up by the roots.
  4. Un-rude', a.p. 1449Not rude. 2. Excessively rude. [Obs. and very rare.] “The unrude rascal.” B. Jonson.
  5. Un-rŭf/fle, v. i.p. 1449To cease from being ruffled or agitated; to subside to smoothness.
  6. Un-rŭf'fled, a.p. 1449Not ruffled; calm; tranquil; peaceful; quiet. “Calm and unruffled as a summer’s sea.” Addison.
  7. Un-rū'in-āte, a.p. 1449Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] “Unruinated towers.” Bp. Hall.
  8. Un-rū'li-ment, n.p. 1449Unruly conduct; unruliness. [Obs.] Spenser.
  9. 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.
  10. 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…
  11. Un-rŭm'ple, v. t.p. 1449To free from rumples; to spread or lay even.
  12. Un-săd', a.p. 1449Unsteady; changeable; fickle. “O, stony people, unsad and ever untrue.” Chaucer.
  13. Un-săd'den, v. t.p. 1449To relieve from sadness. [Rare.] Whitlock.
  14. 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.
  15. Un-sāfe', a.p. 1449Not safe; not free from danger; exposed to peril; dangerous; perilous; hazardous. “A very unsafe anchorage.” Anson.
  16. Un-sāfe'ly, adv.p. 1449In an unsafe manner; not safely; not without danger.
  17. Un-sāfe'ness, n.p. 1449State or quality of being unsafe.
  18. Un-sāfe'ty, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsafe; exposure to danger; unsafeness. [Rare.] Bacon.
  19. Un-sāint', v. t.p. 1449To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to; to divest of saintly character. [Rare.]
  20. Un-sānc'ti-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1449The state of being unsanctified, or unholy.
  21. Un-săn'cti-fied, a.p. 1449Not sanctified or consecrated; unholy.
  22. Un-sā'ti-a-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsatiable; unsatiableness. [Obs.]
  23. Un-sā'ti-a-ble, a.p. 1449Insatiable. [Obs.]
  24. Un-sā'ti-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449Insatiableness. [Obs.]
  25. Un-sā'ti-ate, a.p. 1449Insatiate. [Obs.] More.
  26. Un-săt'is-făc'tion, n.p. 1449Dissatisfaction. [Obs.]
  27. Un-sā'vor-i-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unsavory manner.
  28. Un-sā'vor-i-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unsavory.
  29. Un-sā'vor-y, a.p. 1449Not savory; having no savor; tasteless; insipid. 2. Disagreeable to the taste or smell; offensive; disgusting.
  30. 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.
  31. Un-sēale', v. t.p. 1449To divest of scales. “Purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance.” Milton.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. Un-seript'ūr-al-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unscriptural manner; in a manner not according with the Scriptures.
  36. Un-scru'pu-lōŭs, a.p. 1449Not scrupulous; having no scruples; unprincipled; unrestrained; ruthless.
  37. Un-scru'pu-lōŭs-ly, adv.p. 1449In an unscrupulous manner.
  38. Un-scru'pu-lōus-ness, n.p. 1449The state or quality of being unscrupulous; want of scrupulousness.
  39. Un-serū'ta-ble, a.p. 1449Inscrutable. [Rare.]
  40. Un-seŭtch'eoned, a.p. 1449Deprived or destitute of an escutcheon; not honored with a coat of arms. Pollok.
  41. 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.
  42. Un-sēam′, v. t.p. 1449To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut open.
  43. 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.
  44. Un-sēarch'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449The quality or state of being unsearchable, or beyond the power of man to explore.
  45. Un-sēarch'a-bly, adv.p. 1449In an unsearchable manner; in a manner so as not to be explored.
  46. Un-sēa'son, v. t.p. 1449To make unseasonable. 2. To strike unseasonably; to effect, or cause to effect, unfavorably; to make disagreeable. Why do I send this rustic madrigal, That may thy tuneful ear unseason quite? Spencer.
  47. Un-sea'son-a-ble, a.p. 1449Not seasonable; not in the proper season or time; ill-timed; untimely; as, he called at an unseasonable hour. 2. Beyond the usual time; late; as, he came home at an unseasonable time of night. 3. Not…
  48. Un-sēa'son-a-ble-ness, n.p. 1449Quality or state of being unseasonable, ill-timed, or out of the usual time
  49. Un-sēa'son-a-bly, adv.p. 1450In an unseasonable manner; not seasonably; not in due time, or not in the usual time.
  50. Un-sēat', v. t.p. 1450To throw from the seat; to deprive of a seat.
  51. Un-sēa'wor-thi-ness, n.p. 1450The state of being unseaworthy, or unable to sustain the ordinary violence of the sea in a tempest.
  52. Un-sēa'wor-thy, a.p. 1450Not fit for a voyage; not in a fit state, as to repairs, equipments, crew, and all respects, to encounter the ordinary perils of a sea-voyage; as, the ship is unseaworthy.
  53. Un-sĕc'ond-ed, a.p. 1450Not seconded; not supported; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded. 2. Not exemplified a second time. [Obs.]
  54. Un-sē'eret, v. t.p. 1450To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.]
  55. Un-sē'cret, a.p. 1450Not secret; not close; not trusty. [Obs.]
  56. Un-sēe'ū-lar-ize, v. t.p. 1450To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world; to hallow.
  57. Īn'se-cūre', a.p. 1450Insecure. [Obs.]
  58. Un-seen', v. i.p. 1450Not to seem. [Obs.] Shak.
  59. Un-seem'li-ness, n.p. 1450The quality of being unseemly; uncomeliness; indecency; indecorum; impropriety.
  60. Un-seem'ly, a.p. 1450Not seemly; not fit or becoming; uncomely; unbecoming; indecent. My sons, let your unseemly discord cease. Dryden.