U (continued 2)

1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." Longfellow.

2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.

3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. — Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. — Unc"tu*ous*ness, n.

UNCULPABLE Un*cul"pa*ble, a.

Defn: Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker.

UNCULT Un*cult", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + L. cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate. Cf. Incult.]

Defn: Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]

UNCULTURE Un*cul"ture, n.

Defn: Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture." Bp. Hall.

UNCUNNING Un*cun"ning, a.

Defn: Ignorant. [Obs.] I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest]. Chaucer.

UNCUNNINGLY Un*cun"ning*ly, adv.

Defn: Ignorantly. [Obs.]

UNCUNNINGNESS Un*cun"ning*ness, n.

Defn: Ignorance. [Obs.]

UNCURABLE Un*cur"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incurable.

UNCURABLY Un*cur"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an uncurable manner.

UNCURBABLE Un*curb"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being curbed. Shak.

UNCURL Un*curl", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curl.]

Defn: To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly. He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden.

UNCURL Un*curl", v. i.

Defn: To become uncurled, or straight.

UNCURRENT Un*cur"rent, a.

Defn: Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. Shak.

UNCURSE Un*curse", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curse.]

Defn: To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.

UNCURTAIN Un*cur"tain, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + curtain.]

Defn: To remove a curtain from; to reveal. Moore.

UNCUS Un"cus, n.; pl. Unci. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A hook or claw.

UNCUSTOMABLE Un*cus"tom*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not customable, or subject to custom duties.

UNCUSTOMED Un*cus"tomed, a.

Defn: Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. Smollett.

UNCUT Un*cut", a.

1. Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; — said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding.

2. Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond. Uncut velvet,a fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.

UNCUTH Un*cuth", a.

Defn: Unknown; strange. [Obs.] — n.

Defn: A stranger. [Obs.]

UNCUT VELVET Un*cut" vel"vet.

Defn: A fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.

UNCYPHER Un*cy"pher, v. t.

Defn: See Uncipher.

UNDAM Un*dam", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dam.]

Defn: To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden.

UNDAMPNED Un*damp"ned, a.

Defn: Uncondemned. [Obs.] Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).

UNDATED Un"da*ted, a. Etym: [L. undatus, p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See Undulate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.

UNDATED Un*dat"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + dated.]

Defn: Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.

UNDAUNTABLE Un*daunt"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.

UNDAUNTED Un*daunt"ed, a.

Defn: Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.

Syn. — Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. — Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv. — Un*daunt"ed*ness, n.

UNDE Un"dé, a. Etym: [F. ondé.] (Her.)

Defn: Waving or wavy; — applied to ordinaries, or division lines.

UNDEADLY Un*dead"ly, a.

Defn: Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] — Un*dead"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDEAF Un*deaf", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deaf.]

Defn: To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDECAGON Un*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven + Gr. (Geom.)

Defn: A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.

UNDECANE Un"de*cane, n. Etym: [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.)

Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; — so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.

UNDECEIVE Un`de*ceive", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deceive.]

Defn: To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.

UNDECENCY Un*de"cen*cy, n.

Defn: Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." Jer. Taylor.

UNDECENNARY Un`de*cen"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. undecim eleven (unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. Undecennial.]

Defn: Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial. An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles.

UNDECENNIAL Un`de*cen"ni*al, a. Etym: [See Undecennary, and cf. Decennial.]

Defn: Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.

UNDECENT Un*de"cent, a.

Defn: Indecent. [Obs.]

UNDECIDE Un`de*cide", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decide.]

Defn: To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.

UNDECISIVE Un`de*ci"sive, a.

Defn: Indecisive. [R.] Glanvill.

UNDECK Un*deck", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deck.]

Defn: To divest of ornaments. Shak.

UNDECKED Un*decked, a.

1. Not decked; unadorned. [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair. Milton.

2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.

UNDECOLIC Un`de*col"ic, a. Etym: [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.

UNDECREED Un`de*creed", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + decreed.]

Defn: Not decreed.

2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + decree.]

Defn: Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.

UNDECYL Un"de*cyl, n. Etym: [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.)

Defn: The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.

UNDECYLENIC Un*dec`y*len"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.

UNDECYLIC Un`de*cyl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2.

UNDEEDED Un*deed"ed, a.

1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.

2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDEFATIGABLE Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a.

Defn: Indefatigable. [Obs.] "Undefatigable pains." Camden.

UNDEFEASIBLE Un`de*fea"si*ble, a.

Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]

UNDEFINE Un`de*fine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + define.]

Defn: To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.

UNDEIFY Un*de"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deify.]

Defn: To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god. Addison.

UNDENIABLE Un`de*ni"a*ble, a.

1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.

2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.

UNDENIABLY Un`de*ni"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an undeniable manner.

UNDEPARTABLE Un`de*part"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.

UNDER Un"der, prep. Etym: [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. sq. root201. Cf. Inferior.]

1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; — opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon. Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place. Milton.

2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; — (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin. Rom. iii. 9. That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct. Milton. Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows For sinking under them. Shak.

(b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short. Three sons he dying left under age. Spenser. Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue. Hooker. There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year. Swift. It was too great an honor for any man under a duke. Addison.

Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than; as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars. Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits. Swift.

(c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep. A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt. Milton. Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine. Felton. Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes. C. Leslie.

(d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion. Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change. Milton. Under arms. (Mil.) (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped. (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a million men under arms. — Under canvas. (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; — said of any vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer using her sails only, as distinguished from one under steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel is using both means of propulsion. (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents. — Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a battle or general engagement. — Under foot. See under Foot, n. — Under ground, below the surface of the ground. — Under one's signature, with one's signature or name subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf. the second Note under Over, prep. — Under sail. (Naut.) (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails; moved by sails; in motion. (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down. (c) Same as Under canvas (a), above. Totten. — Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced. — Under the breath, with low voice; very softly. — Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of the land. — Under the rose. See under Rose, n. — Under water, below the surface of the water. — Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make progress; having started.

UNDER Un"der, adv.

Defn: In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail. I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 1 Cor. ix. 27. The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under. Moore.

Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree, in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to undermine; to underprop.

UNDER Un"der, a.

Defn: Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; — generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff. Under covert (Zoöl.), one of the feathers situated beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. under Bird.

UNDERACT Un`der*act", v. t.

Defn: To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

UNDERACTION Un"der*ac`tion, n.

Defn: Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.

UNDERACTOR Un"der*ac`tor, n.

Defn: A subordinate actor.

UNDER-AGE Un"der-age`, a.

Defn: Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. J. Webster.

UNDERAGENT Un"der*a`gent, n.

Defn: A subordinate agent.

UNDERAID Un`der*aid", v. t.

Defn: To aid clandestinely. [Obs.]

UNDER-ARM Un"der-arm, a. (Cricket)

Defn: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

UNDERBACK Un"der*back`, n. (Brewing)

Defn: A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

UNDERBEAR Un`der*bear", v. t. Etym: [AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support.]

1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.

2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDERBEARER Un"der*bear`er, n.

Defn: One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

UNDERBID Un`der*bid", v. t.

Defn: To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.

UNDERBIND Un`der*bind", v. t.

Defn: To bind beneath. Fairfax.

UNDERBOARD Un"der*board`, adv.

Defn: Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

UNDERBRACE Un`der*brace, v. t.

Defn: To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below. Cowper.

UNDERBRANCH Un"der*branch`, n.

1. A lower branch.

2. A twig or branchlet. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERBRED Un"der*bred`, a.

Defn: Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith.

UNDERBRUSH Un"der*brush`, n.

Defn: Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

UNDERBUILDER Un"der*build`er, n.

Defn: A subordinate or assistant builder. An underbuilder in the house of God. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERBUILDING Un"der*build`ing, n.

Defn: Same as Substruction.

UNDERBUY Un`der*buy", v. t.

Defn: To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than. [R.] J. Fletcher.

UNDERCAST Un`der*cast", v. t.

Defn: To cast under or beneath.

UNDERCHAMBERLAIN Un`der*cham"ber*lain, n.

Defn: A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.

UNDERCHANTER Un`der*chant"er, n.

Defn: Same as Subchanter.

UNDERCHAPS Un"der*chaps`, n. pl.

Defn: The lower chaps or jaw. Paley.

UNDERCHARGE Un`der*charge", v. t.

1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.

2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. W. P. Craighill.

UNDERCHARGE Un"der*charge`, n.

Defn: A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.

UNDERCLAY Un"der*clay`, n. (Geol.)

Defn: A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.

UNDERCLIFF Un"der*cliff`, n.

Defn: A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

UNDERCLOTHES Un"der*clothes`, n. pl.

Defn: Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.

UNDERCLOTHING Un"der*cloth`ing, n.

Defn: Same as Underclothes.

UNDERCOAT Un"der*coat`, n.

1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.

2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.

UNDERCONDUCT Un"der*con`duct, n.

Defn: A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERCONSUMPTION Un`der*con*sump"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)

Defn: Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount. F. A. Walk

UNDERCRAFT Un"der*craft`, n.

Defn: A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors. [R.] Sterne.

UNDERCREEP Un`der*creep", v. i.

Defn: To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERCREST Un`der*crest", v. t.

Defn: To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

UNDERCROFT Un"der*croft, n. Etym: [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.)

Defn: A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.

UNDERCRY Un`der*cry", v. i.

Defn: To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERCURRENT Un"der*cur`rent, n.

1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.

2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner. All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her. G. Eliot.

UNDERCURRENT Un"der*cur`rent, a.

Defn: Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe." Tennyson.

UNDERCUT Un"der*cut`, n.

Defn: The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.

UNDERCUT Un`der*cut", v. t.

Defn: To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion.

UNDERDEALING Un"der*deal`ing, n.

Defn: Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton.

UNDERDELVE Un`der*delve", v. t.

Defn: To delve under. [Obs.]

UNDERDIG Un`der*dig", v. t.

Defn: To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERDITCH Un`der*ditch", v. t.

Defn: To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.

UNDERDO Un`der*do", v. i.

Defn: To do less than is requisite or proper; — opposed to overdo. Grew.

UNDERDO Un`der*do", v. t.

Defn: To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; — opposed to overdo.

UNDERDOER Un"der*do`er, n.

Defn: One who underdoes; a shirk.

UNDERDOLVEN Un`der*dolv"en, obs.

Defn: p. p. of Underdelve.

UNDERDOSE Un"der*dose`, n.

Defn: A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.

UNDERDOSE Un`der*dose", v. t. & i.

Defn: To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.

UNDERDRAIN Un"der*drain`, n.

Defn: An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

UNDERDRAIN Un`der*drain", v. t.

Defn: To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land.

UNDERDRESSED Un`der*dressed", a.

Defn: Not dresses enough.

UNDERESTIMATE Un`der*es"ti*mate, v. t.

Defn: To set to

UNDERESTIMATE Un`der*es"ti*mate, n.

Defn: The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.

UNDERFACTION Un"der*fac`tion, n.

Defn: A subordinate party or faction.

UNDERFACULTY Un"der*fac`ul*ty, n.

Defn: An inferior or subordinate faculty.

UNDERFARMER Un"der*farm`er, n.

Defn: An assistant farmer.

UNDERFEED Un`der*feed", v. t.

Defn: To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.

UNDERFELLOW Un"der*fel`low, n.

Defn: An underling [R.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNDERFILLING Un"der*fill`ing, n.

Defn: The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERFOLLOW Un`der*fol"low, v. t.

Defn: To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERFONG Un`der*fong", v. t. Etym: [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.]

1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R.

2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash.

UNDERFOOT Un`der*foot", adv.

Defn: Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.

UNDERFOOT Un`der*foot", a.

Defn: Low; base; abject; trodden down.

UNDERFRINGE Un"der*fringe`, n.

Defn: A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something. Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard. Tennyson.

UNDERFURNISH Un`der*fur"nish, v. t.

Defn: To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently. Collier.

UNDERFURROW Un`der*fur"row, v. t.

Defn: To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure.

UNDER-GARMENT Un"der-gar`ment, n.

Defn: A garment worn below another.

UNDERGET Un`der*get", v. t.

Defn: To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.

UNDERGIRD Un`der*gird", v. t.

Defn: To blind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.

UNDERGLAZE Un"der*glaze`, a.

Defn: Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on; fitted to be so applied; — said of colors in porcelain painting.

UNDERGO Un`der*go", v. t. [imp. Underwent; p. p. Undergone; p. pr. & vb. n. Undergoing.] Etym: [AS. undergan. See Under, and Go.]

1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.]

2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.

3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak.

4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak.

5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.

UNDERGOD Un"der*god`, n.

Defn: A lower or inferio

UNDERGORE Un`der*gore", v. t.

Defn: To gore underneath.

UNDERGOWN Un"der*gown`, n.

Defn: A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. Sir W. Scott.

UNDERGRADUATE Un`der*grad"u*ate, n.

Defn: A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.

UNDERGRADUATE Un`der*grad"u*ate, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.

UNDERGRADUATESHIP Un`der*grad"u*ate*ship, n.

Defn: The position or condition of an undergraduate.

UNDERGROAN Un`der*groan, v. t.

Defn: To groan beneath. [Obs.] Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. Chapman.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, n.

Defn: The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space. A spirit raised from depth of underground. Shak.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, a.

1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.

2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] Underground railroad or railway. See under Railroad.

UNDERGROUND Un"der*ground`, adv.

Defn: Beneath the surface of the earth.

UNDERGROUND INSURANCE Un"der*ground` in*sur"ance.

Defn: Wildcat insurance.

UNDERGROVE Un"der*grove`, n.

Defn: A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones. Wordsworth.

UNDERGROW Un`der*grow", v. i.

Defn: To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height. Wyclif.

UNDERGROW Un`der*grow", a.

Defn: Undergrown. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNDERGROWN Un`der*grown", a.

Defn: Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.

UNDERGROWTH Un"der*growth`, n.

Defn: That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small trees growing among large trees. Milton.

UNDERGRUB Un`der*grub", v. t.

Defn: To undermine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

UNDERHAND Un"der*hand`, a.

1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Defn: Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.

UNDERHAND Un"der*hand`, adv.

1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Defn: In an underhand manner; — said of pitching or bowling.

UNDERHANDED Un"der*hand`ed, a.

1. Underhand; clandestine.

2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated. Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. Coleridge.

UNDERHANDEDLY Un"der*hand`ed*ly, adv.

Defn: In an underhand manner.

UNDERHANG Un`der*hang", v. t. & i.

Defn: To hang under or down; to suspend. Holland.

UNDERHANGMAN Un"der*hang`man, n.

Defn: An assistant or deputy hangman. Shak.

UNDERHEAD Un"der*head`, n.

Defn: A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNDERHEAVE Un`der*heave", v. i.

Defn: To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERHEW Un`der*hew", v. t.

Defn: To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain. Haldeman.

UNDERHONEST Un`der*hon"est, a.

Defn: Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." Shak.

UNDERHUNG Un`der*hung", a.

1. (Carp.)

Defn: Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being suspended; - - said of a sliding door. Forney.

2. Having the lower jaw projecting. T. Hughes.

UNDERJAW Un"der*jaw`, n.

Defn: The lower jaw. Paley.

UNDERJOIN Un`der*join", v. t.

Defn: To join below or beneath; to subjoin. Wyclif.

UNDERKEEP Un`der*keep", v. t.

Defn: To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERKEEPER Un"der*keep`er, n.

Defn: A subordinate keeper or guardian. Gray.

UNDERKIND Un"der*kind`, n.

Defn: An inferior kind. Dryden.

UNDERKINGDOM Un"der*king`dom, n.

Defn: A subordinate or dependent kingdom. Tennyson.

UNDERLABORER Un"der*la`bor*er, n.

Defn: An assistant or subordinate laborer. Locke.

UNDERLAID Un`der*laid", a.

Defn: Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or lying underneath.

UNDERLAY Un`der*lay", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlecgan. See Under, and Lay, v. t.]

1. To lay beneath; to put under.

2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2.

3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]

UNDERLAY Un`der*lay", v. i. (Mining)

Defn: To incline from the vertical; to hade; — said of a vein, fault, or lode.

UNDERLAY Un"der*lay`, n.

1. (Mining)

Defn: The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical; a hade; — called also underlie.

2. (Print.)

Defn: A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.

UNDERLAYER Un"der*lay`er, n.

1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower layer.

2. (Mining)

Defn: A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any required depth. Weale.

UNDERLEAF Un"der*leaf`, n.

Defn: A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] Mortimer.

UNDERLEASE Un"der*lease, n. (Law)

Defn: A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a sublease. Burrill.

UNDERLET Un`der*let", v. t.

1. To let below the value. All my farms were underlet. Smollett.

2. To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.

UNDERLETTER Un"der*let`ter, n.

Defn: A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.

UNDERLIE Un`der*lie", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]

1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.

2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.

3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott.

UNDERLIE Un`der*lie", v. i.

Defn: To lie below or under.

UNDERLIE Un"der*lie`, n.

Defn: See Underlay, n., 1.

UNDERLINE Un`der*line", v. t.

1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.

2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERLING Un"der*ling, n. Etym: [Under + -ling.]

Defn: An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak.

UNDERLIP Un"der*lip`, n.

Defn: The lower lip.

UNDERLOAD STARTER Un"der*load start`er. (Elec.)

Defn: A motor starter provided with an underload switch.

UNDERLOAD SWITCH Underload switch. (Elec.)

Defn: A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motors from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.

UNDERLOCK Un"der*lock`, n.

Defn: A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.

UNDERLOCKER Un"der*lock`er, n. (Mining)

Defn: A person who inspects a mine daily; — called also underviewer.

UNDERLYING Un`der*ly"ing, a.

Defn: Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.

UNDERMANNED Un`der*manned", a. (Naut.)

Defn: Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

UNDERMASTED Un"der*mast`ed, a. (Naut.)

Defn: Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; — said of vessels. Totten.

UNDERMASTER Un"der*mas`ter, n.

Defn: A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant master.

UNDERMATCH Un"der*match`, n.

Defn: One who is not a match for another. Fuller.

UNDERMEAL Un"der*meal`, n. Etym: [AS. under under + m part or portion; cf. AS. underm midday. See Under, Meal a part, and cf. Undern.]

1. The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] In undermeals and in mornings. Chaucer.

2. Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp., an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing. Withals (1608). I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine] pears for one undermeal. B. Jonson. In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers. Nash.

UNDERMINE Un`der*mine", v. t.

1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison.

2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke.

UNDERMINER Un`der*min"er, n.

Defn: One who undermines.

UNDERMINISTER Un`der*min"is*ter, v. t.

Defn: To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERMINISTRY Un`der*min"is*try, n.

Defn: A subordinate or inferior ministry. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERMIRTH Un"der*mirth`, n.

Defn: Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] The Coronation.

UNDERMONEYED Un`der*mon"eyed, a.

Defn: Bribed. [R.] Fuller.

UNDERMOST Un"der*most, a. Etym: [From Under; cf. Aftermost.]

Defn: Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. Addison.

UNDERN Un"dern, n. Etym: [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG. untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon, Goth. undaúrnimats the midday meal. Cf. Undermeal, Undertime.]

Defn: The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. R. of Brunne. In a bed of worts still he lay Till it was past undern of the day. Chaucer.

UNDERNEATH Un`der*neath", adv. Etym: [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.]

Defn: Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton.

UNDERNEATH Un`der*neath", prep.

Defn: Under; beneath; below. Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson.

UNDERNICENESS Un`der*nice"ness, n.

Defn: A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.

UNDERNIME Un`der*nime", v. t. [imp. Undernom.] Etym: [OE. undernimen. See Under, and Nim.]

1. To receive; to perceive. [Obs.] He the savor undernom Which that the roses and the lilies cast. Chaucer.

2. To reprove; to reprehend. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

UNDEROFFICER Un"der*of`fi*cer, n.

Defn: A subordinate officer.

UNDERPART Un"der*part`, n.

Defn: A subordinate part. It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.

UNDERPAY Un`der*pay", v. t.

Defn: To pay inadequately.

UNDERPEEP Un`der*peep", v. t.

Defn: To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids." [R.] Shak.

UNDERPEER Un`der*peer", v. t.

Defn: To peer under. [R.]

UNDERPEOPLED Un`der*peo"pled, a.

Defn: Not fully peopled.

UNDERPIGHT Un`der*pight",

Defn: imp. of Underpitch.

UNDERPIN Un`der*pin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]

1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.

UNDERPINNING Un"der*pin`ning, n.

1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.

2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U.S.]

UNDERPITCH Un`der*pitch", v. t. [imp. Underpight.] Etym: [OE. underpicchen. See Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.]

Defn: To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.] He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.

UNDERPLANT Un`der*plant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underplanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Underplanting.]

Defn: To plant under; specif. (Forestry),

Defn: to plant (young trees) under an existing stand.

UNDERPLAY Un`der*play", v. i.

1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.

2. (Card Playing)

Defn: To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

UNDERPLAY Un"der*play`, n. (Card Playing)

Defn: The act of underplaying.

UNDERPLOT Un"der*plot`, n.

1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.

2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison.

UNDERPOISE Un`der*poise", v. t.

Defn: To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.] Marston.

UNDERPOSSESSOR Un"der*pos*sess`or, n.

Defn: One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor.

UNDERPRAISE Un`der*praise", v. t.

Defn: To praise below desert.

UNDERPRIZE Un`der*prize", v. t.

Defn: To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak.

UNDERPRODUCTION Un`der*pro*duc"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)

Defn: The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.

UNDERPROOF Un"der*proof`, a.

Defn: Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.

UNDERPROP Un`der*prop", v. t.

Defn: To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.

UNDERPROPORTIONED Un`der*pro*por"tioned, a.

Defn: Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor. Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier.

UNDERPROPPER Un"der*prop`per, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, underprops or supports.

UNDERPULL Un`der*pull", v. i.

Defn: To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] Ld. North.

UNDERPULLER Un"der*pull`er, n.

Defn: One who underpulls. [Obs.]

UNDERPUT Un`der*put", v. t.

Defn: To put or send under. [Obs.]

UNDERRATE Un`der*rate", v. t.

Defn: To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.

UNDERRATE Un"der*rate`, n.

Defn: A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate. Cowley.

UNDERRECKON Un`der*reck"on, v. t.

Defn: To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp. Hall.

UNDERRUN Un`der*run", v. t.

Defn: To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.

Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon the cable. Totten. To underrun a tackle (Naut.), to separate its parts and put them in order.

UNDERSAIL Un`der*sail", v. i.

Defn: To sail alongshore. [Obs.]

UNDERSAILED Un"der*sailed`, a.

Defn: Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]

UNDERSATURATED Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted, a.

Defn: Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.

UNDERSAY Un`der*say", v. t.

Defn: To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDERSCORE Un`der*score", v. t.

Defn: To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker.

UNDERSECRETARY Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry, n.

Defn: A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.

UNDERSELL Un`der*sell", v. t.

Defn: To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.

UNDERSERVANT Un"der*serv`ant, n.

Defn: An inferior servant.

UNDERSET Un`der*set", v. t.

Defn: To prop or support. Bacon.

UNDERSET Un"der*set`, n. (Naut.)

Defn: Undercurrent.

UNDERSETTER Un"der*set`ter, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.

UNDERSETTING Un"der*set`ting, n.

Defn: Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. Sir H. Wotton.

UNDERSHAPEN Un"der*shap`en, a.

Defn: Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic] His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing. Tennyson.

UNDERSHERIFF Un"der*sher`iff, n.

Defn: A sheriff's deputy.

UNDERSHERIFFRY Un"der*sher`iff*ry, n.

Defn: Undershrievalty. [Obs.]

UNDERSHIRT Un"der*shirt`, n.

Defn: A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; — called also undervest.

UNDERSHOOT Un`der*shoot", v. t.

Defn: To shoot short of (a mark).

UNDERSHOT Un"der*shot`, a.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

2. Moved by water passing beneath; — said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.

UNDERSHRIEVALTY Un"der*shriev"al*ty, n.

Defn: The office or position of an undersheriff.

UNDERSHRIEVE Un"der*shrieve`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.

UNDERSHRUB Un"der*shrub`, a.

Defn: Partly shrublike.

UNDERSHUT Un"der*shut`, a.

Defn: Closed from beneath. Undershut valve (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight.

UNDERSIDE Un"der*side`, n.

Defn: The lower or lowest side of anything. Paley.

UNDERSIGN Un`der*sign", v. t.

Defn: To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.

UNDERSIZED Un"der*sized`, a.

Defn: Of a size less than is common.

UNDERSKINKER Un"der*skink`er, n.

Defn: Undertapster. [Obs.]

UNDERSKIRT Un"der*skirt`, n.

Defn: A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

UNDERSKY Un"der*sky`, n.

Defn: The lower region of the sky. Floating about the undersky. Tennyson.

UNDERSLEEVE Un"der*sleeve`, n.

Defn: A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,

UNDERSLUNG; UNDERHUNG Un"der*slung`, Un"der*hung", a.

Defn: Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.

UNDERSOIL Un"der*soil`, n.

Defn: The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.

UNDERSOLD Un`der*sold"

Defn: p. p. of Undersell.

UNDERSONG Un"der*song`, n.

1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.

2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.

UNDERSPARRED Un"der*sparred`, a. (Naut.)

Defn: Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; — said of vessels.

UNDERSPEND Un`der*spend", v. t.

Defn: To spend less than.

UNDERSPHERE Un"der*sphere`, n.

1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite.

2. An inferior sphere, or field of action.

UNDERSPORE Un`der*spore", v. t.

Defn: To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.] Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer.

UNDERSTAIR Un"der*stair`, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters; hence, subordinate; menial. [Obs.]

UNDERSTAIRS Un"der*stairs`, n.

Defn: The basement or cellar.

UNDERSTAND Un`der*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Understood, and Archaic Understanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Understanding.] Etym: [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is not clear. See Under, and Stand.]

1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I understand not what you mean by this. Shak. Understood not all was but a show. Milton. A tongue not understanded of the people. Bk. of Com. Prayer.

2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.

3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain. The most learned interpreters understood the words of sin, and not of Abel. Locke.

4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume. War, then, war, Open or understood, must be resolved. Milton.

5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] Shak. To give one to understand, to cause one to know. — To make one's self understood, to make one's meaning clear.

UNDERSTAND Un`der*stand", v. i.

1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being. Imparadised in you, in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see. Donne.

2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge. I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. Neh. xiii. 7.

UNDERSTANDABLE Un`der*stand"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth.

UNDERSTANDER Un`der*stand"er, n.

Defn: One who understands, or knows by experience. [R.] Dryden.

UNDERSTANDING Un`der*stand"ing, a.

Defn: Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.

UNDERSTANDING Un`der*stand"ing, n.

1. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.

2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another. He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him in the preserving of a good understanding between him and his people. Clarendon.

3. The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends. There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty them understanding. Job xxxii. 8. The power of perception is that which we call the understanding. Perception, which we make the act of the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only that use allows us to say we understand. Locke. In its wider acceptation, understanding is the entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it includes even simple apprehension. Coleridge.

4. Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason. I use the term understanding, not for the noetic faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is now employed by the Germans. Sir W. Hamilton.

Syn. — Sense; intelligence; perception. See Sense.

UNDERSTANDINGLY Un`der*stand"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. J. Hawes.

UNDERSTATE Un`der*state", v. t.

Defn: To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.

UNDERSTATEMENT Un"der*state`ment, n.

Defn: The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

UNDERSTOCK Un`der*stock", v. t.

Defn: To supply insufficiently with stock. A. Smith.

UNDERSTOOD Un`der*stood",

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Understand.

UNDERSTRAPPER Un"der*strap`per, n.

Defn: A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.

UNDERSTRAPPING Un"der*strap`ping, a.

Defn: Becoming an understrapper; subservient. [R.] Sterne.

UNDERSTRATUM Un"der*stra`tum, n.; pl. L. Understrata (, E. Understratums (.

Defn: The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.

UNDERSTROKE Un`der*stroke", v. t.

Defn: To underline or underscore. Swift.

UNDERSTUDY Un"der*stud`y, v. t. & i. (Theater)

Defn: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.

UNDERSTUDY Un"der*stud`y, n.

Defn: One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.

UNDERSUIT Un"der*suit`, n.

Defn: A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.

UNDERTAKABLE Un`der*tak"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being undertaken; practicable.

UNDERTAKE Un`der*take", v. t. [imp. Undertook; p. p. Undertaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Undertaking.] Etym: [Under + take.]

1. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt. Milton.

2. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract. I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak.

3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm. And he was not right fat, I undertake. Dryden. And those two counties I will undertake Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy. Shak. I dare undertake they will not lose their labor. Woodward.

4. To assume, as a character. [Obs.] Shak.

5. To engage with; to attack. [Obs.] It is not fit your lordship should undertake every companion that you give offense to. Shak.

6. To have knowledge of; to hear. [Obs.] Spenser.

7. To take or have the charge of. [Obs.] "Who undertakes you to your end." Shak. Keep well those that ye undertake. Chaucer.

UNDERTAKE Un`der*take", v. i.

1. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Isa. xxxviii. 14.

2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dare not undertake. Shak.

3. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety. But on mine honor dare I undertake For good lord Titus' innocence in all. Shak.

UNDERTAKER Un`der*tak"er, n.

1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. Beau. & Fl.

2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor. To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their proportions of saltpeter. Evelyn. In come some other undertakes, and promise us the same or greater wonders. South.

3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals.

UNDERTAKING Un`der*tak"ing, n.

1. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business. Hakluyt.

2. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

3. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

4. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.

UNDERTAPSTER Un`der*tap"ster, n.

Defn: Assistant to a tapster.

UNDERTAXED Un"der*taxed`, a.

Defn: Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others.

UNDERTENANCY Un"der*ten`an*cy, n.

Defn: Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant.

UNDERTENANT Un"der*ten`ant, n.

Defn: The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.

UNDERTHING Un"der**thing`, n.

Defn: Something that is inferior and of little worth. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

UNDERTIDE; UNDERTIME Un"der*tide`, Un"der*time`, n. Etym: [Under + tide, time. Cf. Undern.]

Defn: The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening. [Obs.] He, coming home at undertime, there found The fairest creature that he ever saw. Spenser.

UNDERTONE Un"der*tone`, n.

Defn: A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.

UNDERTOOK Un`der*took",

Defn: imp. of Undertake.

UNDERTOW Un"der*tow`, n. (Naut.)

Defn: The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

UNDERTREASURER Un"der*treas`ur*er, n.

Defn: An assistant treasurer.

UNDERTURN Un`der*turn, v. t.

Defn: To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNDERVALUATION Un`der*val`u*a"tion, n.

Defn: The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.

UNDERVALUE Un`der*val"ue, v. t.

1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. Atterbury. I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. Dryden.

UNDERVALUE Un`der*val"ue, n.

Defn: A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. Milton.

UNDERVALUER Un"der*val"u*er, n.

Defn: One who undervalues.

UNDERVERSE Un"der*verse`, n.

Defn: The lower or second verse. [Obs.]

UNDERVEST Un"der*vest`, n.

Defn: An undershirt.

UNDERVIEWER Un"der*view`er, n.

Defn: See Underlooker.

UNDERWEAR Un"der*wear`, n.

Defn: That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.

UNDERWEEN Un`der*ween", v. t.

Defn: To undervalue. [Obs.]

UNDERWENT Un`der*went",

Defn: imp. of Undergo.

UNDERWING Un"der*wing`, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the posterior wings of an insect.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing.

UNDERWITTED Un"der*wit`ted, a.

Defn: Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly. [R.] Bp. Kennet.

UNDERWOOD Un"der*wood`, n.

Defn: Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; — formerly used in the plural. Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars. Addison.

UNDERWORK Un`der*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underworked or Underwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Underworking.]

1. To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. Shak.

2. To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a painting. Dryden.

3. To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may underwork another.

UNDERWORK Un`der*work", v. i.

1. To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. B. Jonson.

2. To do less work than is proper or suitable.

3. To do work for a less price than current rates.

UNDERWORK Un"der*work`, n.

Defn: Inferior or subordinate work; petty business. Addison.

UNDERWORKER Un"der*work`er, n.

1. One who underworks.

2. An inferior or subordinate workman. Waterland.

UNDERWORLD Un"der*world`, n.

1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads (with such a reverence) This underworld. Daniel.

2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.

3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.] Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld. Tennyson.

4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] Atterbury.

UNDERWRITE Un`der*write", v. t. [imp. Underwrote, Obs. Underwrit (; p. p. Underwritten, Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. & vb. n. Underwriting.]

1. To write under something else; to subscribe. What addition and change I have made I have here underwritten. Bp. Sanderson.

2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance. B. Jonson. The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony. Marshall.

UNDERWRITE Un`der*write", v. i.

Defn: To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.

UNDERWRITER Un"der*writ`er, n.

Defn: One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.

UNDERWRITING Un"der*writ`ing, n.

Defn: The business of an underwriter,

UNDERYOKE Un`der*yoke", v. t.

Defn: To subject to the yoke; to make subject. Wyclif.

UNDESERVE Un`de*serve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deserve.]

Defn: To fail to deserve. [Obs.] Milton.

UNDESERVER Un`de*serv"er, n.

Defn: One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy. [Obs.] Shak.

UNDESIGNING Un`de*sign"ing, a.

Defn: Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple.

UNDESTROYABLE Un`de*stroy"a*ble, a.

Defn: Indestructible.

UNDETERMINABLE Un`de*ter"mi*na*ble, a.

Defn: Not determinable; indeterminable. Locke.

UNDETERMINATE Un`de*ter"mi*nate, a.

Defn: Nor determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate. South. — Un`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. Dr. H. More.

UNDETERMINATION Un`de*ter`mi*na"tion, n.

Defn: Indetermination. Sir M. Hale.

UNDEVIL Un*dev"il, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + devil.]

Defn: To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise. [Obs.] They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms. Fuller.

UNDEVOTION Un`de*vo"tion, n.

Defn: Absence or want of devotion.

UNDID Un*did",

Defn: imp. of Undo.

UNDIFFERENTIATED Un*dif`fer*en"ti*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or nearly so; — said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone differentiation (see Differentiation, 3), that is, which show no visible separation into their different structural parts.

UNDIGENOUS Un*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. unda a wave + -genous.]

Defn: Generated by water. [R.] Kirwan.

UNDIGESTIBLE Un`di*gest"i*ble, a.

Defn: Indigestible.

UNDIGHT Un*dight", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dight.]

Defn: To put off; to lay aside, as a garment. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNDIGNE Un*digne", a.

Defn: Unworthy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNDINE Un*dine", n. Etym: [G. undine, or F. ondin, ondine, from L. unda a wave, water.]

Defn: One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.

UNDIOCESED Un*di"o*cesed, a.

Defn: Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese. Milton.

UNDIRECT Un`di*rect", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + direct, v. t.]

Defn: To misdirect; to mislead. [Obs.] who make false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest. Fuller.

UNDIRECT Un`di*rect", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + direct.]

Defn: Indirect.

UNDIRECTED Un`di*rect"ed, a. Etym: [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + directed; in sense 3 properly p. p. of undirect.]

1. Not directed; not guided; left without direction.

2. Not addressed; not superscribed, as a letter.

3. Misdirected; misled; led astray. [R.]

UNDIRECTLY Un`di*rect"ly, adv.

Defn: Indirectly. Strype.

UNDISCERNING Un`dis*cern"ing, n.

Defn: Want of discernment. [R.] Spectator.

UNDISCLOSE Un`dis*close", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + disclose.]

Defn: To keep close or secret. [Obs.] Daniel.

UNDISCREET Un`dis*creet", a.

Defn: Indiscreet. Chaucer. — Un`dis*creet"ly, adv. — — Un`dis*creet"ness. — Un`dis*cre"tion, n. Indiscretion.

UNDISPENSABLE Un`dis*pen"sa*ble, a.

1. Indispensable.

2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.

3. Not to be freed by dispensation. [Obs.]

UNDISPENSED Un`dis*pensed", a.

1. Not dispensed.

2. Not freed by dispensation. [R.] Tooker.

UNDISPOSEDNESS Un`dis*pos"ed*ness, n.

Defn: Indisposition; disinclination.

UNDISPUTABLE Un*dis"pu*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Indisputable. Addison. — Un*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n.

UNDISTINCTIVE Un`dis*tinc"tive, a.

Defn: Making no distinctions; not discriminating; impartial. As undistinctive Death will come here one day. Dickens.

UNDISTINCTLY Un`dis*tinct"ly, adv.

Defn: Indistinctly.

UNDIVIDED Un`di*vid"ed, a.

1. Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.

2. Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made actually separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a firm, is said to own an undivided half so long as the business continues and his share is not set off to him.

3. Not directed or given to more than one object; as, undivided attention or affection. Shak.

4. (Bot.)

Defn: Not lobed, cleft, or branched; entire.

UNDIVIDUAL Un`di*vid"u*al, a.

Defn: Indivisible. [Obs.] True courage and courtesy are undividual companions. Fuller.

UNDIVISIBLE Un`di*vis"i*ble, a.

Defn: Indivisible.

UNDO Un*do", v. t. Etym: [AS. und. See 1st Un-, and Do to perform.]

1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. What's done can not be undone. Shak. To-morrow, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that she had done. Swift.

2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. Tennyson. Pray you, undo this button. Shak. She took the spindle, and undoing the thread gradually, measured it. Sir W. Scott.

3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence. That quaffing and drinking will undo you, Shak.

UNDOCK Un*dock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.)

Defn: To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.

UNDOER Un*do"er, n.

Defn: One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another.

UNDOING Un*do"ing, n.

1. The reversal of what has been done.

2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." Hooker.

UNDOMESTICATE Un`do*mes"ti*cate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + domesticate.]

Defn: To make wild or roving.

UNDONE Un*done",

Defn: p. p. of Undo.

UNDONE Un*done", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + done.]

Defn: Not done or performed; neglected.

UNDOUBLE Un*dou"ble, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + double.]

Defn: To unfold, or render single.

UNDOUBTABLE Un*doubt"a*ble, a.

Defn: Indubitable.

UNDOUBTED Un*doubt"ed, a.

Defn: Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero. — Un*doubt"ed*ly, adv.

UNDRAPE Un*drape", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + drape.]

Defn: To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.

UNDRAW Un*draw", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + draw.]

Defn: To draw aside or open; to draw back. Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. Young.

UNDREAMED; UNDREAMT Un*dreamed", Un*dreamt", a.

Defn: Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not thof. Unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Shak.

UNDRESS Un*dress", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dress.]

1. To divest of clothes; to strip.

2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.

3. (Med.)

Defn: To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound.

UNDRESS Un"dress, n.

1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.

2. (Mil. & Naval)

Defn: An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform. Undress parade (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade, allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without arms, and the ceremony being shortened.

UNDUBITABLE Un*du"bi*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Indubitable; as, an undubitable principle. [Obs.] Locke.

UNDUE Un*due", a.

1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.

2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon.

3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law. Undue influence (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely. Abbott.

UNDUENESS Un*due"ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being undue.

UNDUKE Un*duke", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + duke.]

Defn: To deprive of dukedom. Swift.

UNDULANT Un"du*lant, a.

Defn: Undulating. [R.]

UNDULARY Un"du*la*ry, a. Etym: [See Undulate.]

Defn: Moving like waves; undulatory. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, a. Etym: [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim. from unda a wave; cf. AS. unnr; perhaps akin to E. water. Cf. Abound, Inundate, Redound, Surround.]

Defn: Same as Undulated.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Undulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Undulating.]

Defn: To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate. Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated. Holder.

UNDULATE Un"du*late, v. i.

Defn: To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.

UNDULATED Un"du*la`ted, a.

1. Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy surface; undulatory.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Formed with elevations and depressions resembling waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an undulated shell.

UNDULATING Un"du*la`ting, a.

Defn: Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground. — Un"du*la`ting*ly. adv.

UNDULATION Un`du*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ondulation.]

1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound.

2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. Evelyn.

3. (Mus.) (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin. (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; — called also beat.

4. (Physics)

Defn: A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration.

UNDULATIONIST Un`du*la"tion*ist, n.

Defn: One who advocates the undulatory theory of light. Whewell.

UNDULATIVE Un"du*la*tive, a.

Defn: Consisting in, or accompanied by, undulations; undulatory.

UNDULATORY Un"du*la*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ondulatoire.]

Defn: Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to that of waves. Undulatory theory, or Wave theory (of light) (Opt.), that theory which regards its various phenomena as due to undulations in an ethereal medium, propagated from the radiant with immense, but measurable, velocities, and producing different impressions on the retina according to their amplitude and frequency, the sensation of brightness depending on the former, that of color on the latter. The undulations are supposed to take place, not in the direction of propagation, as in the air waves constituting sound, but transversely, and the various phenomena of refraction, polarization, interference, etc., are attributable to the different affections of these undulations in different circumstances of propagation. It is computed that the frequency of the undulations corresponding to the several colors of the spectrum ranges from 458 millions of millions per second for the extreme red ray, to 727 millions of millions for the extreme violet, and their lengths for the same colors, from the thirty-eight thousandth to the sixty thousandth part of an inch. The theory of ethereal undulations is applicable not only to the phenomena of light, but also to those of heat.

UNDULL Un*dull", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dull.]

Defn: To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] Whitlock.

UNDULOUS Un"du*lous, a.

Defn: Undulating; undulatory.

UNDULY Un*du"ly, adv.

Defn: In an undue manner.

UNDUMPISH Un*dump"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dumpish.]

Defn: To relieve from the dumps. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNDUST Un*dust", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dust.]

Defn: To free from dust. [Obs.]

UNDWELLABLE Un*dwell"a*ble, a.

Defn: Uninhabitable. [Obs.] "A land undwellable." Wyclif.

UNDWELT Un*dwelt", a.

Defn: Not lived (in); — with in.

UNDYING Un*dy"ing, a.

Defn: Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the undying souls of men.

UNEARED Un*eared", a.

Defn: Not eared, or plowed. Shak.

UNEARNED Un*earned", a.

Defn: Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.

UNEARTH Un*earth", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unearthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + earth.]

Defn: To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth.

UNEARTHLY Un*earth"ly, a.

Defn: Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. — Un*earth"li*ness, n.

UNEASE Un*ease", n.

Defn: Want of ease; uneasiness. [Obs.]

UNEASILY Un*eas"i*ly, adv.

Defn: In an uneasy manner.

UNEASINESS Un*eas"i*ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

2. The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the uneasiness of the road. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

UNEASY Un*eas"y, a.

1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott.

2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.

3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.

4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton. A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison.

UNEATH Un*eath", a. Etym: [AS. uneá; un- not + eá easily, easy; akin to OS. easy, OHG. .]

Defn: Not easy; difficult; hard. [Obs.] Who he was, uneath was to descry. Spenser.

UNEATH Un*eath", adv.

Defn: Not easily; hardly; scarcely. [Obs.] Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. Shak.

UNEDGE Un*edge", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + edge.]

Defn: To deprive of the edge; to blunt. J. Fletcher.

UNEFECTUAL Un`e*fec"tu*al, a.

Defn: Ineffectual. "His uneffectual fire." Shak.

UNELASTIC Un`e*las"tic, a.

Defn: Not elastic; inelastic.

UNELASTICITY Un`e*las*tic"i*ty, n.

Defn: Inelasticity.

UNELEGANT Un*el"e*gant, a.

Defn: Inelegant.

UNELIGIBLE Un*el"i*gi*ble, a.

Defn: Ineligible. Roger

UNEMBARRASSED Un`em*bar"rassed, a.

Defn: Not embarrassed. Specifically: — (a) Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker appeared unembarrassed. (b) Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he and his property are unembarrassed. (c) Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter.

UNEMBARRASSMENT Un`em*bar"rass*ment, n.

Defn: Freedom from embarrassment.

UNEMBODIED Un`em*bod"ied, a.

1. Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits. Byron.

2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; not yet organized; as, unembodied militia.

UNEMPIRICALLY Un`em*pir"ic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: Not empirically; without experiment or experience.

UNEMPLOYED Un`em*ployed", a.

1. Nor employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.

UNEMPLOYMENT Un`em*ploy"ment, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being not employed; — used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.

UNENCUMBER Un`en*cum"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + encumber.]

Defn: To free from incumbrance; to disencumber.

UNENDLY Un*end"ly, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + end + -ly.]

Defn: Unending; endless. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNENTANGLE Un`en*tan"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + entangle.]

Defn: To disentangle.

UNEQUAL Un*e"qual, a. Etym: [Cf. Inequal.]

1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. Shak.

3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem.

4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain.

5. (Bot.)

Defn: Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.

UNEQUALABLE Un*e"qual*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being equaled or paralleled. [Obs.] Boyle.

UNEQUALED Un*e"qualed, a.

Defn: Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; — in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also unequalled.]

UNEQUALLY Un*e"qual*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unequal manner. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets.

UNEQUALNESS Un*e"qual*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unequal; inequality; unevenness. Jer. Taylor.

UNEQUITABLE Un*eq"ui*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inequitable.

UNEQUITY Un*eq"ui*ty, n.

Defn: Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNEQUIVOCAL Un`e*quiv"o*cal, a.

Defn: Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words. — Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly, adv. — Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness, n.

UNERRING Un*err"ing, a.

Defn: Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God. Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. Dryden.

UNERRINGLY Un*err"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unerring manner.

UNESSENTIAL Un`es*sen"tial, a.

1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. Addison.

2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] Milton.

UNESSENTIAL Un`es*sen"tial, n.

Defn: Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.

UNESSENTIALLY Un`es*sen"tial*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unessential manner.

UNESTABLISH Un`es*tab"lish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + establish.]

Defn: To disestablish. [R.] The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that prelatical government. Milton.

UNETH; UNETHES Un*eth", Un*ethes", adv.

Defn: With difficulty; scarcely. See Uneath. [Written also unethe, unneth, unnethe, unnethes, etc.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNEVEN Un*e"ven, a. Etym: [AS. unefen. See Un- not, and Even, a.]

1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

2. Not equal; not of equal length. Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. Peacham.

3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; — said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers. Un*e"ven*ly, adv. — Un*e"ven*ness, n.

UNEVITABLE Un*ev"i*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inevitable. [Obs.]

UNEXACT Un`ex*act", a.

Defn: Not exact; inexact.

UNEXAMPLED Un`ex*am"pled, a.

Defn: Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results." De Quincey.

UNEXCEPTIONABLE Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable character. — Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness, n. — Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly, adv.

Chesterfield is an unexceptionable witness. Macaulay.

UNEXCEPTIVE Un`ex*cept"ive, a.

Defn: Not exceptive; not including, admitting, or being, an exception.

UNEXCUSABLE Un`ex*cus"a*ble, a.

Defn: Inexcusable. Hayward. — Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n.

UNEXHAUSTIBLE Un`ex*haust"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inexhaustible.

UNEXPECTATION Un*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Absence of expectation; want of foresight. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNEXPECTED Un`ex*pect"ed, a.

Defn: Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. — Un`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv. — Un`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.

UNEXPEDIENT Un`ex*pe"di*ent, a.

Defn: Inexpedient. [Obs.]

UNEXPENSIVE Un`ex*pen"sive, a.

Defn: Inexpensive. Milton.

UNEXPERIENCE Un`ex*pe"ri*ence, n.

Defn: Inexperience. [Obs.]

UNEXPERIENCED Un`ex*pe"ri*enced, a.

1. Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced. Swift.

2. Untried; — applied to things. Cheyne.

UNEXPERIENT Un`ex*pe"ri*ent, a.

Defn: Inexperienced. [Obs.]

UNEXPERT Un`ex*pert", a.

Defn: Not expert; inexpert. Milton.

UNEXPERTLY Un`ex*pert"ly, adv.

Defn: In an unexpert manner.

UNEXPRESSIBLE Un`ex*press"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inexpressible. Tillotson. — Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv.

UNEXPRESSIVE Un`ex*press"ive, a.

1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.

2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. [Obs.] Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak. — Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.

UNEXTINGUISHABLE Un`ex*tin"guish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Inextinguishable. — Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly, adv.

UNEXTRICABLE Un*ex"tri*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Not extricable; inextricable. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

UNFACE Un*face", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + face.]

Defn: To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose.

UNFAILABLE Un*fail"a*ble, a.

Defn: Infallible. [Obs.] "This unfailable word of truth." Bp. Hall.

UNFAILING Un*fail"ing, a.

Defn: Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure. Dryden. — Un*fail"ing*ly, adv. — Un*fail"ing*ness, n.

UNFAIR Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]

Defn: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.

UNFAIR Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]

Defn: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift. — Un*fair"ly, adv — Un*fair"ness, n.

UNFAITH Un*faith", n.

Defn: Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief. [R.] Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers: Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. Tennyson.

UNFAITHFUL Un*faith"ful, a.

1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant. My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight. Pope. His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. Tennyson.

2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] Milton. — Un*faith"ful*ly, adv. — Un*faith"ful*ness, n.

UNFALCATED Un*fal"ca*ted, a.

1. Not falcated, or hooked.

2. Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished. [R.] Swift.

UNFALLIBLE Un*fal"li*ble, a.

Defn: Infallible. Shak.

UNFASTEN Un*fas"ten, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fasten.]

Defn: To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

UNFATHERED Un*fa"thered, a.

1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature. Shak.

2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard.

UNFAVORABLE Un*fa"vor*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging. — Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n. — Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv.

UNFEATHER Un*feath"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + feather.]

Defn: To deprive of feathers; to strip. [R.]

UNFEATURED Un*fea"tured, a.

Defn: Wanting regular features; deformed. "Visage rough, deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff." Dryden.

UNFEATY Un*feat"y, a. Etym: [Un- not + feat, a.]

Defn: Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNFEELING Un*feel"ing, a.

1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate.

2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Gray. — Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. — Un*feel"ing*ness, n.

UNFEIGNED Un*feigned", a.

Defn: Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man. "Good faith unfeigned." Chaucer. — Un*feign"ed*ly, adv. — Un*feign"ed*ness, n.

UNFELLOW Un*fel"low, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fellow.]

Defn: To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to separate from one's fellows; to dissever. Death quite unfellows us. Mrs. Browning.

UNFELLOWED Un*fel"lowed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + fellowed.]

Defn: Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. Shak.

UNFENCE Un*fence", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fence.]

Defn: To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.

UNFERTILE Un*fer"tile, a.

Defn: Not fertile; infertile; barren. — Un*fer"tile*ness, n.

UNFESTLICH Un*fest"lich, a.

Defn: Unfit for a feast; hence, jaded; worn. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNFETTER Un*fet"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fetter.]

Defn: To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind.

UNFEUDALIZE Un*feu"dal*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + feudalize.]

Defn: To free from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal. Carlyle.

UNFILE Un*file", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + file.]

Defn: To remove from a file or record.

UNFILED Un*filed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + filed, p. p. of file to defile.]

Defn: Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] Surrey.

UNFILIAL Un*fil"ial, a.

Defn: Unsuitable to a son or a daughter; undutiful; not becoming a child. — Un*fil"ial*ly, adv.

UNFINISHED Un*fin"ished, a.

Defn: Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting.

UNFIRM Un*firm", a.

Defn: Infirm. [R.] Dryden.

UNFIRMNESS Un*firm"ness, n.

Defn: Infirmness. [R.]

UNFIT Un*fit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fit.]

Defn: To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

UNFIT Un*fit", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + fit.]

Defn: Not fit; unsuitable. — Un*fit"ly, adv. — Un*fit"ness, n.

UNFIX Un*fix", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fix.]

1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections.

2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [R.] The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun Unfix her frosts. Dryden.

UNFLEDGED Un*fledged", a.

Defn: Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature. Dryden.

UNFLESH Un*flesh", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flesh.]

Defn: To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed humanity." Wordsworth.

UNFLESHLY Un*flesh"ly, a.

Defn: Not pertaining to the flesh; spiritual.

UNFLEXIBLE Un*flex"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inflexible.

UNFLINCHING Un*flinch"ing, a.

Defn: Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. — Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.

UNFLOWER Un*flow"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flower.]

Defn: To strip of flowers. [R.] G. Fletcher.

UNFOLD Un*fold", v. t. Etym: [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]

1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

UNFOLD Un*fold", v. i.

Defn: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

UNFOLDER Un*fold"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, unfolds.

UNFOLDMENT Un*fold"ment, n.

Defn: The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.

UNFOOL Un*fool", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fool.]

Defn: To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] Shak.

UNFORESEE Un`fore*see", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + foresee.]

Defn: To fail to foresee. Bp. Hacket.

UNFORESEEABLE Un`fore*see"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being foreseen. South.

UNFORESKINNED Un*fore"skinned, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + foreskin + -ed.]

Defn: Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised. [R.] Milton.

UNFORGETTABLE Un`for*get"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not forgettable; enduring in memory. Pungent and unforgettable truths. Emerson.

UNFORM Un*form", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + form.]

Defn: To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake. [R.] Good.

UNFORMED Un*formed", a. Etym: [In sense 1 properly p. p. of un form; in senses 2 and 3 pref. un- not + formed.]

1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed.

2. Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous.

3. (Biol.)

Defn: Unorganized; without definite shape or structure; as, an unformed, or unorganized, ferment. Unformed stars (Astron.), stars not grouped into any constellation; informed stars. See Sporades.

UNFORTUNATE Un*for"tu*nate, a.

Defn: Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. — n.

Defn: An unfortunate person. Hood. — Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. — Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n.

UNFOUNDED Un*found"ed, a.

1. Not founded; not built or established. Milton.

2. Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations. Paley.

UNFRAME Un*frame", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frame.]

Defn: To take apart, or destroy the frame of. Dryden.

UNFRANGIBLE Un*fran"gi*ble, a.

Defn: Infrangible. [Obs.] "Impassible and unfrangible." Jer. Taylor.

UNFRANKABLE Un*frank"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not frankable; incapable of being sent free by public conveyance.

UNFRAUGHT Un*fraught", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + fraught.]

Defn: Not fraught; not burdened.

2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fraught.]

Defn: Removed, as a burden; unloaded. P. Fletcher.

UNFREE Un*free", a.

Defn: Not free; held in bondage. There had always been a slave class, a class of the unfree, among the English as among all German peoples. J. R. Green

UNFREEZE Un*freeze", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + freeze.]

Defn: To thaw. [Obs.]

UNFREQUENCY Un*fre"quen*cy, n.

Defn: Infrequency.

UNFREQUENT Un*fre"quent (, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + frequent.]

Defn: Infrequent. J. H. Newman. — Un*fre"quent*ly adv.

UNFREQUENT Un`fre*quent", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frequent.]

Defn: To cease to frequent. [Obs.] They quit their thefts and unfrequent the fields. J. Philips.

UNFREQUENTED Un`fre*quent"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + frequented.]

Defn: Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings; as, an unfrequented place or forest. Addison.

UNFRET Un*fret", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fret.]

Defn: To smooth after being fretted. [Obs.]

UNFRIEND Un*friend", n.

Defn: One not a friend; an enemy. [R.] Carlyle.

UNFRIENDED Un*friend"ed, a.

Defn: Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or supported. Goldsmith. If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone, unfollowed, unfriended. Sir W. Scott.

UNFRIENDLY Un*friend"ly, a.

1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. — Un*friend"li*ness, n.

UNFRIENDSHIP Un*friend"ship, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being unfriendly; unfriendliness; enmity. An act of unfriendship to my sovereign person. Sir W. Scott.

UNFROCK Un*frock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + frock.]

Defn: To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest.

UNFRUITFUL Un*fruit"ful, a.

Defn: Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. — Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. — Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.

UNFUMED Un*fumed", a.

Defn: Not exposed to fumes; not fumigated. Milton.

UNFURL Un*furl", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + furl.]

Defn: To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.

UNFURNISH Un*fur"nish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + furnish.]

Defn: To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.

UNFUSIBLE Un*fu"si*ble, a.

Defn: Infusible. [R.]

UNGAIN Un*gain", a. Etym: [OE. ungein. See Ungainly.]

Defn: Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Beau. & Pl.

UNGAINLINESS Un*gain"li*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness.

UNGAINLY Un*gain"ly, a. Etym: [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]

1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay.

2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond.

UNGAINLY Un*gain"ly, adv.

Defn: In an ungainly manner.

UNGEAR Un*gear", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + gear.]

Defn: To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.

UNGELD Un*geld", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + geld payment.] (Anglo-Sax. Law)

Defn: A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him. Cowell. Burrill.

UNGENEROUS Un*gen"er*ous, a.

Defn: Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. The victor never will impose on Cato Ungenerous terms. Addison.

UNGENEROUSLY Un*gen"er*ous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an ungenerous manner.

UNGENITURED Un*gen"i*tured, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + geniture.]

Defn: Destitute of genitals; impotent. [R.] Shak.

UNGENTLE Un*gen"tle, a.

Defn: Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. — Un*gen"tle*ness, n. — Un*gen"tly, adv.

UNGET Un*get", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + get.]

Defn: To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. [R.] I 'll disown you, I 'll disinherit you, I 'll unget you. Sheridan.

UNGIFTED Un*gift"ed, a.

Defn: Being without gifts, especially native gifts or endowments. Cowper.

UNGIRD Un*gird", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + gird.]

Defn: To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload. He ungirded his camels. Gen. xxiv. 32.

UNGIVE Un*give", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + give.]

Defn: To yield; to relax; to give way. [Obs.]

UNGKA Ung"ka, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The siamang; — called also ungka ape.

UNGKA-PUTI Ung"ka-pu`ti, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The agile gibbon; — called also ungka-pati, and ungka-etam. See Gibbon.

UNGLAZE Un*glaze", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glaze.]

Defn: To strip of glass; to remove the glazing, or glass, from, as a window.

UNGLORIFY Un*glo"ri*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glorify.]

Defn: To deprive of glory. [R.] I. Watts.

UNGLORIOUS Un*glo"ri*ous, a.

Defn: Inglorious. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNGLOVE Un*glove", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glove.]

Defn: To take off the glove or gloves of; as, to unglove the hand. Beau. & Fl.

UNGLUE Un*glue", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + glue.]

Defn: To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift.

UNGOD Un*god", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + god.]

1. To deprive of divinity; to undeify. [R.] Donne.

2. To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make atheistical. [R.] Dryden.

UNGODLY Un*god"ly, a.

1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

2. Polluted by sin or wickedness. The hours of this ungodly day. Shak. — Un*god"li*ly, adv. — Un*god"li*ness, n.

UNGORED Un*gored", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + gore blood.]

Defn: Not stained with gore; not bloodied. Sylvester.

UNGORED Un*gored", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + gored, p. p. of 3d gore.]

Defn: Not gored or pierced.

UNGOT; UNGOTTEN Un*got", Un*got"ten, a.

1. Not gotten; not acquired.

2. Not begotten. [Obs. or Poetic] "His loins yet full of ungot princes." Waller.

UNGOVERNABLE Un*gov"ern*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. — Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

UNGOWN Un*gown", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]

Defn: To strip of a gown; to unfrock.

UNGOWNED Un*gowned", a.

1. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + gown.]

Defn: Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + gowned.]

Defn: Not having, or not wearing, a gown.

UNGRACEFUL Un*grace"ful, a.

Defn: Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. Sir W. Scott. — Un*grace"ful*ly, adv. — Un*grace"ful*ness, n.

UNGRACIOUS Un*gra"cious, a.

1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. Shak.

2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.

3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored. Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London. Clarendon. — Un*gra"cious*ly, adv. — Un*gra"cious*ness, n.

UNGRATE Un*grate", a.

Defn: Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

UNGRATEFUL Un*grate"ful, a.

1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.

2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear. — Un*grate"ful*ly, adv. — Un*grate"ful*ness, n.

UNGRAVE Un*grave", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + grave.]

Defn: To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNGUAL Un"gual, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]

1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one.

2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; — said of certain bones of the feet.

UNGUARD Un*guard", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + guard.]

Defn: To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne.

UNGUEAL Un"gue*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. onguéal. See Ungual.]

Defn: Ungual.

UNGUENT Un"guent, n. Etym: [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.]

Defn: A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.

Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.

UNGUENTARY Un"guen*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. unguentarius.]

Defn: Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities.

UNGUENTOUS Un*guen"tous, a.

Defn: Unguentary.

UNGUESTLIKE Un*guest"like, adv.

Defn: In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.] Milton.

UNGUICAL Un"guic*al, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf. Ungual.]

Defn: Ungual.

UNGUICULAR Un*guic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a nail.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.

UNGUICULATA Un*guic`u*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata).

UNGUICULATE Un*guic"u*late, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Unguiculata.

UNGUICULATE; UNGUICULATED Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted, a.

1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.

UNGUIFEROUS Un*guif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. unguis nail or claw + -ferous.]

Defn: Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws.

UNGUIFORM Un"gui*form, a. Etym: [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.]

Defn: Having the form of a claw or claws.

UNGUINOUS Un"gui*nous, a. Etym: [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment.]

Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous.

UNGUIS Un"guis, n.; pl. Ungues. Etym: [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]

1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.

UNGULA Un"gu*la, n.; pl. Ungulæ. Etym: [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]

1. A hoof, claw, or talon.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; — so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Same as Unguis, 3. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere.

UNGULAR Un"gu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual.

UNGULATA Un`gu*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.

UNGULATE Un"gu*late, a. Etym: [L. ungulatus. See Ungula.]

1. Shaped like a hoof.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

UNGULATE Un"gu*late, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.

UNGULED Un"guled, a. Etym: [L. ungula a claw.] (Her.)

Defn: Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; — used only when these are of a tincture different from the body.

UNGULIGRADE Un"gu*li*grade, a. Etym: [L. ungula hoof + gradi to walk.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having, or walking on, hoofs.

UNGULOUS Un"gu*lous, a. Etym: [See Ungula.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Ungulate.

UNHAIR Un*hair", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hair.]

Defn: To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather. I 'll unhair thy head. Shak.

UNHALLOW Un*hal"low, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hallow.]

Defn: To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.

UNHALLOWED Un*hal"lowed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + hallowed.]

Defn: Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked. In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin.

UNHAND Un*hand", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hand.]

Defn: To loose from the hand; to let go. Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon! Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge.

UNHANDSOME Un*hand"some, a.

1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or pleasing; plain; homely. Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome. Shak. I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular . . . in the globe. Woodward.

2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome pleasures." J. Fletcher.

3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.] The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. Holland. A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they found not a man to keep the passage. Sir T. North. — Un*hand"some*ly, adv. — Un*hand"some*ness, n.

UNHANDY Un*hand"y, a.

Defn: Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man.

UNHANG Un*hang", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hang.]

1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room.

2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.

UNHAP Un*hap", n.

Defn: Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] "The cause of her unhap." Sir P. Sidney.

UNHAPPIED Un*hap"pied, a.

Defn: Made unhappy. [Obs.] Shak.

UNHAPPY Un*hap"py, a.

1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.

3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. "The unhappy morn." Milton.

4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] Shak. — Un*hap"pi*ly, adv. — Un*hap"pi*ness, n.

UNHARBOR Un*har"bor, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + harbor.]

Defn: To drive from harbor or shelter.

UNHARBORED Un*har"bored, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + harbored.]

1. Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.

2. Affording no harbor or shelter. "Unharbored heaths." [Obs.] Milton.

UNHARMONIOUS Un`har*mo"ni*ous, a.

Defn: Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. — Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv.

UNHARNESS Un*har"ness, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + harness.]

1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper.

2. To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed.

UNHASP Un*hasp", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hasp.]

Defn: To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.

UNHAT Un*hat", v. t. & i. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hat.]

Defn: To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect. H. Spenser.

UNHEAD Un*head", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + head.]

1. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask.

2. To decapitate; to behead. [Obs.] T. Brown.

UNHEAL Un*heal", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + heal health.]

Defn: Misfortune; calamity; sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNHEAL Un*heal", v. t.

Defn: To uncover. See Unhele. [Obs.]

UNHEALTH Un"health, n.

Defn: Unsoundness; disease.

UNHEARD Un*heard", a.

1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.

2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condemunheard. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden.

3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard or unadored. Milton. Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. Glanvill.

UNHEARD-OF Un*heard"-of, a.

Defn: New; unprecedented; unparalleled. Swift.

UNHEART Un*heart", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + heart.]

Defn: To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] Shak.

UNHEEDY Un*heed"y, a.

Defn: Incautious; precipitate; heedless. [Obs.] Milton.

UNHEIRED Un*heired", a.

Defn: Destitute of an heir. To leave him utterly unheired. Chapman.

UNHELE Un*hele", n.

Defn: Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.]

UNHELE Un*hele", v. t. Etym: [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and Hele to cover.]

Defn: To uncover. [Obs.] Spenser. Marston.

UNHELM Un*helm", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + helm.]

Defn: To deprive of the helm or helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHELMED Un*helmed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unhelm.]

Defn: Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + helm.]

Defn: Not wearing a helmet; without a helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHELMET Un*hel"met, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + helmet.]

Defn: To deprive of the helmet. Sir W. Scott.

UNHIDE Un*hide", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hide.]

Defn: To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.

UNHINGE Un*hinge", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hinge.]

1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.

2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore.

3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves. Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind South. His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had not in the least unhinged his mind. Walpole.