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Unchristened (?), a. [Pref. un- not + christened.] Not christened; as, an unchristened child.
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Unchristian (?), a. [Pref. un- not + Christian.] 1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel.
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2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a Christian; as, unchristian conduct.
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Unchristian, v. t. [1st pref. un- + Christian.] To make unchristian. [Obs.] South.
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Unchristianize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + Christianize.] To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
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Unchristianly, a. Unchristian. Milton.
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Unchristianly, adv. In an unchristian manner.
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Unchristianness, n. The quality or state of being unchristian. [R.] Eikon Basilike.
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Unchurch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.] 1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale.
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2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South.
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Uncia (?), n.; pl. Unciæ (#). [L. See a measure of weight.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.
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2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]
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Uncial (?), a. [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See a measure.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
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Uncial, n. An uncial letter.
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Unciatim (?), adv. [L.] Ounce by ounce.
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Unciform (ŭnsĭfôrm), a. [L. uncus a hook + -form.] Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked form; hooklike.
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Coloq. Unciform bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.
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Unciform, n. (Anat.) The unciform bone. See Illust. of .
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Uncinata (ŭnsĭnātȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. uncinus a hook.] (Zoöl.) A division of marine chætopod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.
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Uncinate (?), a. [L. uncinatus, from uncinus a hook, from uncus a hook.] Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process.
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Uncinatum (?), n. [NL., from L. uncinatus hooked.] (Anat.) The unciform bone.
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Uncinus (?), n.; pl. Uncini (#). [L., a hook.] (Zoöl.) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.
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Uncipher (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cipher.] To ; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
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Uncircumcised (?), n. Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. “This uncircumcised Philistine.” 1 Sam. xvii. 26.
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Uncircumcision (?), n. 1. The absence or want of circumcision.
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2. (Script.) People not circumcised; the Gentiles.
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Uncircumstandtial (?), a. 1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars.
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2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial. [Obs.]
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Uncity (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + city.] To deprive of the rank or rights of a city. [Obs.]
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Uncivil (?), a. 1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
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Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a civil state together. Burke.
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2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
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Uncivility (?), n. Incivility. [Obs.]
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Uncivilization (?), n. The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. [R.]
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Uncivilized (?), a. 1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.
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2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison.
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Uncivilty, adv. In an uncivil manner.
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Unclasp (ŭnklȧsp), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp.] To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened with, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp the hands; to unclasp one's heart.
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Uncle (?), n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw� grandmother, Icel. āi great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
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2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] Thackeray.
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3. An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, “Uncle Remus.” [Colloq.]

Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, -- an immense talker. Emerson.
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Coloq. My uncle , a pawnbroker. [Slang] -- Coloq. Uncle Sam , a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See , in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
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Unclean (ŭnklēn), a. [AS. unclǣne. See , and .] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
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2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
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He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11.
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3. Morally impure. “Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections.” Perkins.
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-- Uncleanly, adv. -- Uncleanness, n.
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Coloq. Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Coloq. Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.
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Uncleansable (?), a. Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.
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Unclench (?), v. t. Same as .
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Uncleship (?), n. The office or position of an uncle. Lamb.
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Unclew (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clew.] To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak.
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Unclinch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clinch.] To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also unclench.]
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Uncling (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + cling.] To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] Milton.
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Uncloak (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloak.] To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
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Uncloak, v. i. To remove, or take off, one's cloak.
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Unclog, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clog.] To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty. Shak.
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Uncloister (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloister.] To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate.
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Unclose (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + close.] 1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.
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2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.
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Unclosed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + closed.] 1. Not separated by inclosures; open. Clarendon.
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2. Not finished; not concluded. [R.] Madison.
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3. Not closed; not sealed; open. Byron.
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Unclothe (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clothe.] To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. I. Watts.
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[We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. 2 Cor. v. 4.
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Unclothed (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unclothe.] Divested or stripped of clothing. Byron.
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2. [Pref. un- not + clothed.] Not yet clothed; wanting clothes; naked.
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-- Unclothedly (#), adv. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Uncloud (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloud.] To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from obscurity, gloom, sorrow, or the like. Beau. & Fl.
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Unclue (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clue.] To unwind; to untangle.
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Unclutch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clutch.] 1. To open, as something closely shut. “Unclutch his griping hand.” Dr. H. More.
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2. (Mech.) To disengage, as a clutch.
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Unco (?), a. [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.] Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.]
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Unco, adv. In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Unco, n. A strange thing or person. [Scot.]
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Uncoach (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coach.] To detach or loose from a coach. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Uncock (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cock.] 1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm.
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2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.
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3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
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Uncoffle (?; 115), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coffle.] To release from a coffle.
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Uncoif (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coif.] To deprive of the coif or cap. Young.
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Uncoil (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coil.] To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. Derham.
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Uncoined (?), a. 1. Not coined, or minted; as, uncoined silver. Locke.
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2. Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural. “Plain and uncoined constancy.” Shak.
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Uncolt (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + colt.] To unhorse. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
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Uncombine (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + combine.] To separate, as substances in combination; to release from combination or union. [R.] Daniel.
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Uncomeatable (?), a. Not to be come at, or reached; inaccessible. [Colloq.] Addison.
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My honor is infallible and uncomeatable. Congreve.
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Uncomely (?), a. Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner. 1 Cor. vii. 36.
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Uncomfortable (?), a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.
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2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation.
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The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. Addison.
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-- Uncomfortableness, n. -- Uncomfortably, adv.
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Uncommon (?), a. Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.
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Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.
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-- Uncommonly, adv. -- Uncommonness, n.
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Uncomplete (?), a. Incomplete. Pope.
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Uncomprehend (?), v. t. [1st un- + comprehend.] To fail to comprehend. [R.] Daniel.
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Uncomprehensive (?), a. 1. Unable to comprehend.
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Narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots. South.
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2. Incomprehensible. [Obs.] Shak.
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Uncompromising (?), a. Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. -- Uncompromisingly, adv.
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Unconceivable (?), a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Locke. -- Unconceivableness, n. [Obs.] -- Unconceivably, adv. [Obs.]
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Unconcern (?), n. Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference.
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A listless unconcern,
Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.
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Unconcerned (?), a. Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. -- Unconcernedly (#), adv. -- Unconcernedness, n.
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Happy mortals, unconcerned for more. Dryden.
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Unconcerning, a. Not interesting or affecting; insignificant; not belonging to one. [Obs.] Addison.
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Unconcernment (?), n. The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. [Obs.] South.
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{ Unconcludent (?), Unconcluding (?), } a. Inconclusive. [Obs.] Locke.
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-- Unconcludingness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Unconclusive (?), a. Inconclusive. [Obs.]
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Unconditional (?), a. Not conditional, limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.
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O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree,
Or bind thy sentence unconditional. Dryden.
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-- Unconditionally, adv.
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Unconditioned (?), a. 1. Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.
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2. (Metaph.) Not subject to conditions or limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Coloq. The unconditioned (Metaph.), all that which is inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is inconceivable under logical forms or relations.
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Unconfidence (?), n. Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.
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Unconform (?), a. Unlike. [Obs.]
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Not unconform to other shining globes. Milton.
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Unconformability, n. 1. The quality or state of being unconformable; unconformableness.
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2. (Geol.) Lack of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.
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Unconformable (?), a. 1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming.
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Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. I. Watts.
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2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata.
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-- Unconformableness, n. -- Unconformably, adv.
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Unconformist, n. A nonconformist. [Obs.]
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Unconformity, n. 1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. South.
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2. (Geol.) Want of parallelism between strata in contact.
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☞ With some authors unconformity is equivalent to unconformability; but it is often used more broadly, for example, to include the case when the parallelism of strata once conformable has been disturbed by faulting and the like.
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Unconfound (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + confound.] To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded. Milton.
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Unconfounded (?), a. [Pref. un- not + confounded.] Not confounded. Bp. Warburton.
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Uncongeal (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + congeal.] To thaw; to become liquid again. Tennyson.
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Unconning (?), a. Not knowing; ignorant. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- n. Ignorance. [Obs.]
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Unconquerable (?), a. Not conquerable; indomitable. -- Unconquerably, adv.
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Unconscionable (ŭnkŏnshŭnȧb'l), a. 1. Not conscionable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; inordinate; extravagant; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size.
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Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended. Milton.
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His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,
Stalking with less unconscionable strides. Milton.
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2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience; that cannot be done in good conscience; as, unconscionable profits.
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Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices. South.
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-- Unconscionableness, n. -- Unconscionably, adv.
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unconscious (ŭnkŏnshŭs), a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper.
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2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; resulting from neural activity of which a person is not aware; as, an unconscious movement; unconscious cerebration. “Unconscious causes.” Blackmore.
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3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. Pope.
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4. Unintentional; as, an unconscious insult.
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-- Unconsciously, adv. -- Unconsciousness, n.
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unconscious (ŭnkŏnshŭs), n. (Psychoanalysis) Usually Coloq. the unconscious ; that part of the mind in which mental processes occur that are not accesible to the awareness, but may significantly influence behavior.
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