Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 21

Unnatural (a.) Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

Syn: See Factitious. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n.

Unnatural (a.) Not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death" [ant: natural].

Unnatural (a.) Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" [syn: abnormal, unnatural] [ant: normal].

Unnatural (a.) Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression [syn: affected, unnatural] [ant: unaffected].

Unnaturalize (v. t.) To make unnatural. [R.] -- Hales.

Unnature (v. t.) To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.]

A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. -- Sir P. Sidney.

Unnature (n.) The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]

So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. -- H. Bushnell.

Unnear (prep.) Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] -- Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).

Unnecessary (a.) Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. -- Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv. -- Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.

Unnecessary (a.) Not necessary [syn: unnecessary, unneeded] [ant: necessary].

Unnecessity (n.) The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]

Unneighbored (a.) Being without neigbors. -- Cowper.

Unneighborly (a.) Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.

Unneighborly (adv.) Not in a neighborly manner. -- Shak.

Unneighborly (a.) Not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor [syn: unneighborly, unneighbourly].

Unnervate (a.) Enervate. [Obs.]

Unnerve (v. t.) To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.

Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. -- Shak.

Unnerve (v.) Disturb the composure of [syn: faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle].

Unnest (v. t.) To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] -- T. Adams.

Unnestle (v. t.) Same as Unnest. [R.] Unnethe

Uneth, Unethes (adv.) With difficulty; scarcely. See Uneath. [Written also unethe, unneth, unnethe, unnethes, etc.] [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Unnethe, Unnethes (adv.) With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Unnoble, () See noble.

Unnoble (a.) Ignoble. -- Shak.

Unnobly (adv.) Ignobly. -- J. Fletcher.

Unhooked, () See hooked.

Unhooked (a.) Without nooks and corners; guileless.

Unnotify (v. t.) To retract or withdraw a notice of. -- Walpole.

Unnumbered (a.) Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. -- Dryden.

Unnumerable (a.) Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." -- Udall.

Unnun (v. t.) To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]

Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. -- Fuller.

Unobedience (n.) Disobedience. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

Unobedient (a.) Disobedient. [Obs.] -- Milton.

Unobservance (n.) Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. -- Whitlock.

Unobtrusive (a.) Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.

Unoffensive (a.) Inoffensive.

Unoften (adv.) Not often. [Obs.]

Unoil (v. t.) To remove the oil from. -- Dryden.

Unoperative (a.) Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] -- South.

Unoperculated (a.) Destitute of an operculum, or cover.

Unorder (v. t.) To countermand an order for. [R.]

Unorderly (a.) Disorderly. [Obs.] -- Bp. Sanderson.

Unordinate, () See ordinate.

Unordinate (a.) Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] -- Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.]

Unorganized (a.) 未加入組織的;無組織的;未加入工會的;無條理的,雜亂的 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 Ferment, n., 1.

Unorganized (a.) Not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" [syn: unorganized, unorganised] [ant: organized].

Unorganized (a.) Not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: unorganized, unorganised, nonunionized, nonunionised].

Unoriginated (a.) Not originated; existing from all eternity. -- F. W. Newman.

Unoriginated (a.) Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.

Unoriginately (adv.) Without origin.

Unossified (a.) (Zool.) Destitute of a bony structure.

Unowed (a.) Ownerless. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unowed (a.) Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.

Unowned (a.) Not owned; having no owner. -- Milton.

Unowned (a.) Not acknowledged; not avowed. -- Gay.

Unowned (a.) Having no owner [syn: unowned, ownerless] [ant: owned].

Unpack (v. t.) 打開(包裹等)取出東西;從(箱、包)中取出;解除……的負擔;吐露(心事等);卸下(車、馬等)的負荷物;【電腦】解壓縮(檔案) To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.

Unpack (v. t.) To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] -- Shak.

Unpack (v. i.) 打開包裹(或行李等)Remove from its packing; "unpack the presents" [syn: unpack, take out] [ant: pack].

Unpacker (n.) 【電腦】解封包程式 One who unpacks.

Unpaganize (v. t.) To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] -- Cudworth.

Unpaint (v. t.) To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. -- Parnell.

Unpaired (a.) 無配偶的;奇(鰭)的;不成雙的;無對手的 Not paired; not suited or matched.

And minds unpaired had better think alone. -- Crabbe.

Unpaired (a.) Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired].

Unpalped (a.) (Zool.) Destitute of a palp.

Unpannel (v. t.) To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] -- Jervas.

Unparadise (v. t.) To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] -- Young.

Unparagoned (a.) Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]

Your unparagoned mistress is dead. -- Shak.

Unparalleled (a.) 無比的;無雙的;空前未有的 Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.

The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. -- Washington.

Unparalleled (a.) Radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled].

Unparched (a.) Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched." -- Crashaw.

Unparented (a.) Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]

Unparented (a.) Having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates [syn: unparented, parentless] [ant: parented].

Unparliamentary (a.) 不符合議會慣例的;違反議會法的 Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.

Unparliamentary (a.) So rude and abusive as to be unsuitable for parliament.

Unpartial (a.) Impartial. [Obs.] -- Bp. Sanderson. -- Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Hooker.

Unpassable (a.) Impassable. -- E. A. Freeman. -- Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. -- Evelyn.

Unpassionate, () See passionate.

Unpassionate (a.) Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.

Unpastor (v. t.) To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] -- Fuller.

Unpathed (a.) Not having a path. -- Shak.

Unpathwayed (a.) Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." -- Wordsworth.

Unpatience (n.) Impatience. [Obs.]

Unpatient (a.) Impatient. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

Unpaved (a.) 未鋪砌的;沒有鋪石子的 Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. -- Hakewill.

Unpaved (a.) Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." -- Shak.

Unpaved (a.) Not having a paved surface [ant: paved].

Unpay (v. t.) To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. -- Shak.

Unpeace (n.) 無安寧;無和平 Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] -- Testament of Love.

Unpedigreed (a.) 無門第的;無血統證明書的 Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] -- Pollok.

Unpeeled (a.) Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unpeeled (a.) 未剝皮的 Not peeled.

Unpeerable (a.) Incapable of having a peer, or equal.

Unpeered (a.) Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence." -- Marston.

Unpeg (v. t.) 拔木栓;解除管制(證券);停止(貨物或股票的)價格控制 To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. -- Shak.

Unpen (v. t.) 將羊從羊舍放出;釋放 To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." -- Blackstone.

Unpenetrable (a.) Impenetrable.

Unpenitent (a.) Impenitent. -- Sandys.

Unpeople (v. t.) To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. -- Shak.

Unperegal (a.) Unequal. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Unperfect (v. t.) To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

Unperfect (a.) Imperfect. [Obs.] -- Holland. -- Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Hales. -- Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.]

Unperfection (n.) Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

Unperishable (a.) Imperishable.

Unperishably (adv.) Imperishably.

Unperplex (v. t.) To free from perplexity. [R.] -- Donne.

Unpersuasion (n.) The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] -- Abp. Leighton.

Unpervert (v. t.) To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]

Unphilosophize (v. t.) To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] -- Pope.

Unpick (v. t.) To pick out; to undo by picking.

Unpicked (a.) Picked out; picked open.

Unpicked (a.) Not picked. -- Milton.

Unpin (v. t.) 拔去別針;拔掉門閂 To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

Unpin (v.) Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of [ant: pin].

Unpinion (v. t.) To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. -- Goldsmith.

Unpitied (a.) Not pitied.

Unpitied (a.) Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Unpitious (a.) Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." -- Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).

Unpitious (a.) Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. -- Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

Unpitousty (n.) Impiety. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.

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