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Unnecessity (?), n. The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]
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Unneighbored (?), a. Being without neigbors. Cowper.
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Unneighborly (?), a. Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. -- adv. Not in a neighborly manner. Shak.
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Unnervate (?), a. Enervate. [Obs.]
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Unnerve (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nerve.] To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.
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Unequal match'd, . . .
The unnerved father falls. Shak.
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Unnest (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nest.] To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.
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Unnestle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nestle.] Same as . [R.]
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{ Unnethe (?), Unnethes (?), } adv. With difficulty. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unnoble (?), a. Ignoble. Shak.
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Unnobly, adv. Ignobly. J. Fletcher.
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Unnooked (?), a. Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] “Unnooked simplicity.” Marston.
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Unnotify (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + notify.] To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole.
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Unnumbered (?), a. Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden.
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Unnumerable (?), a. Innumerable. [Obs.] “An unnumerable multitude.” Udall.
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Unnun (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nun.] To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]
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Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
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Unobedience (?), n. Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unobedient (?), a. Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unobservance (?), n. Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock.
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Unobtrusive (?), a. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- Unobtrusively, adv. -- Unobtrusiveness, n.
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Unoffensive (?), a. Inoffensive.
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Unoften (?; 115), adv. Not often. [Obs.]
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Unoil (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + oil.] To remove the oil from. Dryden.
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Unoperative (?), a. Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South.
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Unoperculated (?), a. Destitute of an operculum, or cover.
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Unorder (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + order.] To countermand an order for. [R.]
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Unorderly, a. Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
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Unordinate (?), a. Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] -- Unordinately, adv. [R.]
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Unorganized (?), a. Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under , n., 1.
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Unoriginated (?), a. 1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.
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2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.
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Unoriginately (?), adv. Without origin.
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Unossified (?), a. (Zoöl.) Destitute of a bony structure.
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Unowed (?), a. 1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.
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Unowned (?), a. [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]
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1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton.
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2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay.
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Unpack (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pack.]
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1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.
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2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.
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Unpacker (?), n. One who unpacks.
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Unpaganize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paganize.] To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] Cudworth.
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Unpaint (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paint.] To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell.
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Unpaired (?), a. Not paired; not suited or matched.
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And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.
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Unpalped (?), a. (Zoöl.) Destitute of a palp.
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Unpannel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pannel.] To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas.
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Unparadise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + paradise.] To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young.
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Unparagoned (?), a. Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]
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Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.
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Unparalleled (?), a. Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.
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The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington.
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Unparched (?), a. [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.] Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] “My tongue . . . unparched.” Crashaw.
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Unpardonable (?), a. Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.
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Unparented (?), a. Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]
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Unparliamentary (?), a. Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Unparliamentariness (#), n.
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Unpartial (?), a. Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. -- Unpartially, adv. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Unpassable (?), a. Impassable. E. A. Freeman. -- Unpassableness, n. Evelyn.
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Unpassionate (?), a. Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Unpassionately, adv.
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Unpastor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pastor.] To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] Fuller.
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Unpathed (?), a. Not having a path. Shak.
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Unpathwayed (?), a. Pathless. [R.] “The smooth, unpathwayed plain.” Wordsworth.
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Unpatience (?), n. Impatience. [Obs.]
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Unpatient (?), a. Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unpaved (?), a. 1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.
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2. Castrated. [Obs.] “Unpaved eunuch.” Shak.
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Unpay (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pay.] To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak.
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Unpeace (?), n. Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love.
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Unpedigreed (?), a. Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.
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Unpeeled (?), a. 1. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.] Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. [Pref. un- not + peeled.] Not peeled.
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Unpeerable (?), a. Incapable of having a peer, or equal.
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Unpeered (?), a. Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. “Unpeered excellence.” Marston.
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Unpeg (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + peg.] To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak.
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Unpen (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pen.] To release from a pen or from confinement. “If a man unpens another's water.” Blackstone.
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Unpenetrable (?), a. Impenetrable.
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Unpenitent (?), a. Impenitent. Sandys.
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Unpeople (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + people.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.
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Unperegal (?), a. [Pref. un- not + peregal.] Unequal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unperfect (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + perfect.] To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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Unperfect (?), a. [Pref. un- + perfect.] Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland. -- Unperfectly, adv. [Obs.] Hales. -- Unperfectness, n. [Obs.]
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Unperfection (?), n. Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unperishable (?), a. Imperishable.
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Unperishably, adv. Imperishably.
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Unperplex (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + perplex.] To free from perplexity. [R.] Donne.
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Unpersuasion (?), n. The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] Abp. Leighton.
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Unpervert (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pervert.] To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]
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Unphilosophize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + philosophize.] To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.
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Unpick (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.] To pick out; to undo by picking.
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Unpicked (?), a. [Properly p. p. of unpick.] Picked out; picked open.
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2. [Pref. un- not + picked.] Not picked. Milton.
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Unpin (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pin.] To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.
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Unpinion (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pinion.] To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. Goldsmith.
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Unpitied (?), a. 1. Not pitied.
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2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unpitious (?), a. 1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] “The life of the unpitous.” Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).
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2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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-- Unpitously, adv. [Obs.] -- Unpitousness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unpitousty (?), n. Impiety. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unpity (?), n. Want of piety. [Obs.]
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Unplacable (?), a. Implacable. [Obs.]
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Unplaced (?), a. Not placed.
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Unplaid (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plaid.] To deprive of a plaid.
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Unplained (?), a. Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Unplat (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plat.] To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.
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Unplausive (?), a. Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unpleaded (?), a. 1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.
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2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.
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Unpleasant (?), a. Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Unpleasantly, adv. -- Unpleasantness, n.
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Unpleasantry (?), n.; pl. Unpleasantries (�).
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1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]
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2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray.
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Unpleasive (?), a. Unpleasant. [Obs.] “An unpleasive passion.” Bp. Hall.
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Unpleat (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pleat.] To remove the plaits of; to smooth. W. Browne.
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Unplight (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plight.] To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unplumb (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plumb.] To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.
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Unplume (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + plume.] To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.
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Unpoised (?), a. 1. Not poised or balanced.
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2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston.
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Unpoison (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + poison.] To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South.
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Unpolicied (?), a. 1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.
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2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unpolish (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + polish.] To deprive of polish; to make impolite.
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Unpolite (?), a. Not polite; impolite; rude. -- Unpolitely, adv. -- Unpoliteness, n.
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Unpolitic (?), a. Impolitic; imprudent.
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Unpolled (?), a. Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter. (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] “Unpoll'd Arabian wealth.” Fanshawe.
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Unpope (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pope.] 1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.
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2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.]
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Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller.
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Unportunate (?), a. Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] Golden Boke.
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Unportuous (?), a. Having no ports. [Obs.] “An unportuous coast.” Burke.
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Unpossess (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + possess.] To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]
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Unpossibility (?), n. Impossibility. [R.] “Utter unpossibility.” Poe.
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Unpossible (?), a. Impossible. [R.]
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Unpower (?), n. Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Unpowerful (?), a. Not powerful; weak. Cowley.
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Unpracticable (?), a. Impracticable; not feasible.
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Unpractical (?), a. Not practical; impractical. “Unpractical questions.” H. James.
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I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.
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Unpraise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + praise.] To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]
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Unpray (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + pray.] To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
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Unprayable (?), a. Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.] Wyclif.
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Unprayed (?), a. [With for.] Not prayed for. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Unpreach (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + preach.] To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe.
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Unprecedented (?), a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Unprecedentedly, adv.
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Unpredict (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + predict.] To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton.
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Unprejudiced (?), a. 1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.
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2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment.
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-- Unprejudicedness, n. V. Knox.
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Unprelated (?), a. [1st pref. un- + prelate.] Deposed from the office of prelate.
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Unprevented (?), a. 1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak.
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2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unpriced (?), a. Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. “Amethyst unpriced.” Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).
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Unpriest (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + priest.] To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] Milton.
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Unprince (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prince.] To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] Swift.
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Unprinciple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + principle.] To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]
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Unprincipled (?), a. [Pref. un- not + principled.] Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- Unprincipledness, n.
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Unprison (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prison.] To take or deliver from prison.
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Unprizable (?), a. 1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]
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2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]
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Unprobably (?), adv. [Pref. un- not + probably.] Improbably.
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Unprobably, adv. [Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. .] In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.]
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To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype.
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Unproficiency (?), n. Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall.
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Unprofit (?), n. Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unprofited, a. Profitless. [R.] Shak.
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Unpromise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + promise.] To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.
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Unprop (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + prop.] To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.
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Unproper (?), a. Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- Unproperly, adv. [Obs.]
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Unproselyte (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + proselyte.] To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller.
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Unprotestantize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + protestantize.] To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic.
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The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude.
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Unprovide (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + provide.] To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.
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Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.
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Unprovident (?), a. Improvident. [Obs.] “Who for thyself art so unprovident.” Shak.
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Unprudence (?), n. Imprudence. [Obs.]
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