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Unsubstantial (?), a. Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
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Unsubstantialize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + substantialize.] To make unsubstantial. [R.]
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Unsubstantiation (?), n. [1st pref. un- + substantiation.] A divesting of substantiality.
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Unsucceedable (?), a. Not able or likely to succeed. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Unsuccess (?), n. Want of success; failure; misfortune. Prof. Wilson.
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Unsuccessful (?), a. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. -- Unsuccessfully, adv. -- Unsuccessfulness, n.
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Unsufferable (?), a. Insufferable. [Obs.] Hooker. -- Unsufferably, adv. [Obs.]
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Unsuffering, n. Inability or incapability of enduring, or of being endured. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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{ Unsufficience (?), Unsufficiency (?), } n. Insufficiency. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Unsufficient (?), a. Insufficient. [Obs.]
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Unsuit (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + suit.] Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.] Quarles.
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Unsupportable (?), a. Insupportable; unendurable. -- Unsupportableness, n. Bp. Wilkins. -- Unsupportably, adv.
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Unsured (?), a. Not made sure. [Obs.]
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Thy now unsured assurance to the crown. Shak.
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Unsurety (?), n. Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Unsurmountable (?), a. Insurmountable. Locke.
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Unsuspicion (?), n. The quality or state of being unsuspecting. Dickens.
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Unswaddle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swaddle.] To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.
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Unswathe (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swathe.] To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle. Addison.
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Unswayable (?), a. Not capable of being swayed. Shak.
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Unswear (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swear.] To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure. J. Fletcher.
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Unswear, v. i. To recall an oath. Spenser.
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Unsweat (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + sweat.] To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil. [R.] Milton.
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Unswell (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + swell.] To sink from a swollen state; to subside. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unsymmetrical (?), a. 1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.
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2. (Biol.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See .
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3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom.
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Coloq. Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.), one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light.
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Unsymmetrically, adv. Not symmetrically.
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Unsympathy (?), n. Absence or lack of sympathy.
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Untack (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tack.] To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release.
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being untacked from honest cares. Barrow.
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Untackle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tackle.] To unbitch; to unharness. [Colloq.] Tusser.
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Untalked (?), a. Not talked; not mentioned; -- often with of. Shak.
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Untangibility (?), n. Intangibility.
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Untangible (?), a. Intangible. [R.]
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Untangibly, adv. Intangibly. [R.]
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Untangle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.] To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread.
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Untangle but this cruel chain. Prior.
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Untappice (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + tappice.] to come out of concealment. [Obs.] Massinger.
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Untaste (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + taste.] To deprive of a taste for a thing. [R.] Daniel.
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Unteach (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + teach.]
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1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught.
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Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne.
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One breast laid open were a school
Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule. Byron.
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2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been learned. Dryden.
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Unteam (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + team.] To unyoke a team from. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Untemper (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + temper.] To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of temper; to make soft.
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Untemperate (?), a. Intemperate. [Obs.]
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Untemperately, adv. Intemperately. [Obs.]
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Untempter (?; 215), n. One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Untenant (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tenant.] To remove a tenant from. [R.] Coleridge.
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Untent (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tent.] To bring out of a tent. [R.] Shak.
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Untented, a. [Pref. un- not + tent a covering.] Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a field.
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Untented, a. [Pref. un- not + tented, p. p. of tent to probe.] Not tended; not dressed. See 4th .
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The untented woundings of a father's curse
Pierce every sense about thee! Shak.
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Unthank (?), n. [AS. unpank. See not, .] No thanks; ill will; misfortune. [Obs.]
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Unthank come on his head that bound him so. Chaucer.
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Unthink (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + think.] To recall or take back, as something thought. Shak.
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Unthinker (?), n. [Pref. un- + thinker.] A person who does not think, or does not think wisely.
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Unthinking, a. 1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth.
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2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless.
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With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face,
He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. Pope.
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-- Unthinkingly, adv. -- Unthinkingness, n.
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Unthread (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + thread.]
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1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.
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2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.
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He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton.
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3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path. De Quincey.
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Unthrift (?), n. 1. Want of thrift; unthriftiness; prodigality.
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2. An unthrifty person. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Unthrift (?), a. Unthrifty. [Obs.]
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Unthriftfully (?), adv. Not thriftily. [Obs.] “Unthriftfully spent.” Sir J. Cheke.
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{ Unthriftihead (?), Unthriftihood (?) }, n. Unthriftiness. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Unthriftily (?), adv. 1. Not thriftily.
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2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unthriftiness, n. The quality or state or being unthrifty; profuseness; lavishness. Udall.
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Unthrifty (?), a. Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser.
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Unthrone (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + throne.] To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone. Milton.
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Untidy (?), a. 1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] “Untidy tales.” Piers Plowman.
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2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.
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-- Untidily (#), adv. -- Untidiness, n.
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Untie (?), v. t. [AS. untȳgan. See 1st , and , v. t.]
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1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
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Sacharissa's captive fain
Would untie his iron chain. Waller.
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Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. Pope.
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2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
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Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches. Shak.
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All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
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3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
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They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. Denham.
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Untie, v. i. To become untied or loosed.
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Untighten (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tighten.] To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
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Until (?), prep. [OE. until, ontil; un- (as in unto) + til till; cf. Dan. indtil, Sw. intill. See , and , prep.]
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1. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects. Chaucer.
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Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman.
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He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until. Spenser.
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2. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.
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He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity. Judg. xviii. 30.
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☞ In contracts and like documents until is construed as exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the manifest intent of the parties to include it.
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Until, conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See , conj.
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In open prospect nothing bounds our eye,
Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. Dryden.
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But the rest of the dead lives not again until the thousand years were finished. Rev. xx. 5.
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Untile (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tile.] To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles.
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Untime (?), n. An unseasonable time. [Obs.]
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A man shall not eat in untime. Chaucer.
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Untimeliness (?), n. Unseasonableness.
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Untimely, a. Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death.
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Untimely, adv. Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. “Let them know . . . what's untimely done.” Shak.
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Untimeous (?), a. Untimely. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
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Untimeously, adv. Untimely; unseasonably. [R.]
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Untithed (?), a. Not subjected tithes.
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Untitled (?), a. 1. Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or distinction. Spenser.
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2. Being without title or right; not entitled. Shak.
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Unto (?), prep. [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. �� until, OFries. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt� unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See , and cf. .]
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1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See .
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2. Until; till. [Obs.] “He shall abide it unto the death of the priest.” Num. xxxv. 25.
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Unto, conj. Until; till. [Obs.] “Unto this year be gone.” Chaucer.
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Untold (?), a. 1. Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets.
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2. Not numbered or counted; as, untold money.
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Untolerable (?), a. Intolerable. [Obs.]
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Untomb (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tomb.] To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter. Fuller.
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Untongue (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tongue.] To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Untooth (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tooth.] To take out the teeth of. Cowper.
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Untoward (?), prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] Gower.
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Untoward (?), a. [Pref. un- not + toward.]
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1. Froward; perverse. “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” Acts ii. 40.
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2. Awkward; ungraceful. “Untoward words.” Creech. “Untoward manner.” Swift.
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3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident.
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-- Untowardly, adv. -- Untowardness, n.
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Untowardly, a. Perverse; froward; untoward. “Untowardly tricks and vices.” Locke.
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Untraded (?), a. 1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. [Obs.] Hakluyt
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2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.] Udall.
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3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual; not common. Shak.
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Untrained (?), a. 1. Not trained. Shak.
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2. Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.] Herbert.
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Untrammeled (?), a. Not hampered or impeded; free. [Written also untrammelled.]
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Untraveled (?), a. [Written also untravelled.]
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1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest.
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2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled Englishman. Addison.
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Untread (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tread.] To tread back; to retrace. Shak.
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Untreasure (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + treasure.] To bring forth or give up, as things previously treasured. “The quaintness with which he untreasured, as by rote, the stores of his memory.” J. Mitford.
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Untreasured (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of untreasure.] Deprived of treasure. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. [Pref. un- not + treasured.] Not treasured; not kept as treasure.
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Untreatable (?), a. Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Untrenched (?), a. Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.]
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Untressed (?), a. Not tied up in tresses; unarranged; -- said of the hair. Chaucer.
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Untrowable (?), a. Incredible. [Obs.] “Untrowable fairness.” Wyclif.
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Untrue (?), a. 1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.
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2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. Chaucer.
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Untrue, adv. Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] Chaucer.
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Untruism (?), n. Something not true; a false statement. [Recent & R.] A. Trollope.
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Untrunked (?), a. [1st pref. un- + trunk.] Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.]
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Untruss (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + truss.] To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] Dryden.
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{ Untruss (?), Untrusser (?), } n. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Untrust (?), n. Distrust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Untrustful (?), a. 1. Not trustful or trusting.
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2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
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Untruth (?), n. 1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty. Chaucer.
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2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. Shak.
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Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See .
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Untruthful (?), a. Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact. -- Untruthfully, adv. -- Untruthfulness, n.
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Untuck (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tuck.] To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.
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Untune (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + tune.] To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune. Shak.
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Unturn (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + turn.] To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key. Keats.
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Unturned (?), a. [Pref. un- + turned.] Not turned; not revolved or reversed.
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Coloq. To leave no stone unturned , to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose.
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[He] left unturned no stone
To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden.
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Untwain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twain.] To rend in twain; to tear in two. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Untwine (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twine.] To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie.
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It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Untwine, v. i. To become untwined. Milton.
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Untwirl (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twirl.] To untwist; to undo. Ash.
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Untwist (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + twist.]
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1. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine.
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If one of the twines of the twist do untwist,
The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. Wallis.
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2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. Milton.
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Unty (?), v. t. To untie. [Archaic] Young.
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Unusage (?; 48), n. Want or lack of usage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unused (?), a. 1. Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.
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2. Not habituated; unaccustomed.
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Unused to bend, impatient of control. Thomson.
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Unusual (?), a. Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition. -- Unusually, adv. -- Unusualness, n.
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Unusuality (?), n. Unusualness. Poe.
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