Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

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UNRAVELMENT — UNRESISTING

UNRAVELMENT, n. the development of the plot in a play.

UNRAZORED, a. Unshaven.

UNREACHED, a. Not reached; not attained to.

UNREAD, a. unred’.

1. Not read; not recited; not perused.

2. Untaught; not learned in books.

UNREADINESS, n. unred’iness.

1. Want of readiness, want of promptness or dexterity.

2. Want of preparation.

UNREADY, a. unred’y.

1. Not ready; not prepared; not fit.

2. Not prompt; not quick.

3. Awkward; ungainly.

UNREAL, a. not real; not substantial; having appearance only.

UNREALITY, n. want of reality or real existence.

UNREAPED, a. Not reaped; as unreaped wheat; an unreaped field.

UNREASONABLE, a. s as z.

1. Not agreeable to reason.

2. Exceeding the bounds of reason; claiming or insisting on more than is fit; as an unreasonable demand.

3. Immoderate; exorbitant; as an unreasonable love of life or of money.

4. Irrational. [In this sense, see Irrational.]

UNREASONABLENESS, n.

1. Inconsistency with reason; as the unreasonableness of sinners.

2. Exorbitance; excess of demand, claim, passion and the like; as the unreasonableness of a proposal.

UNREASONABLY, adv.

1. In a manner contrary to reason.

2. Excessively; immoderately; more than enough.

UNREASONED, a. Not reasoned.

UNREAVE, v.t. [See Reave, Unreeve and Ravel.]

1. To unwind; to disentangle; to loose.

2. Not to rive; not to tear asunder; not to unroof. [Not in use.]

UNREBATED, a. Not blunted.

UNREBUKABLE, a. Not deserving rebuke; not obnoxious to censure. 1 Timothy 6:14.

UNRECEIVED, a.

1. Not received; not taken; as sacraments unreceived.

2. Not come into possession; as a letter unreceived.

3. Not adopted; not embraced; as opinions unreceived.

UNRECKONED, a. Not reckoned or enumerated.

UNRECLAIMABLE, a. That cannot be reclaimed, reformed or domesticated.

UNRECLAIMED, a.

1. Not reclaimed; not brought to a domestic state; not tamed; as a wild beast unreclaimed.

2. Not reformed; not called back from vice to virtue.

UNRECOMPENSED, a. Not recompensaed; not rewarded.

UNRECONCILABLE, a.

1. That cannot be reconciled; that cannot be made consistent with; as two unreconcilable propositions. [In this sense, irreconcilable is generally used.]

2. Not reconcilable; not capable of being appeased; implacable.

3. That cannot be persuaded to lay aside enmity or opposition, and to become friendly or favorable; as unreconcilable neighbors.

[Irreconcilable is generally used.]

UNRECONCILED, a.

1. Not reconciled; not made consistent.

2. Not appeased; not having become favorable.

3. In a theological sense, not having laid aside opposition and enmity to God; not having made peace with God through faith in Christ.

UNRECORDED, a.

1. Not recorded; not registered; as an unrecorded deed or lease.

2. Not kept in remembrance by public monuments.

Not unrecorded in the rolls of fame.

UNRECOUNTED, a. Not recounted; not told; not related or recited.

UNRECOVERABLE, a.

1. That cannot be recovered; past recovery.

2. That cannot be regained.

UNRECOVERED, a.

1. Not recovered; not recalled into possession; not regained.

2. Not restored to health.

UNRECRUITABLE, a.

1. That cannot be recruited.

2. Incapable of recruiting. [Bad and not used.]

UNRECTIFIED, a. Not rectified; not corrected or set right.

UNRECURING, a. That cannot be cured. [Not in use.]

UNREDEEMABLE, a. That cannot be redeemed.

UNREDEEMED, a.

1. Not redeemed; not ransomed.

2. Not paid; not recalled into the treasury or bank by payment of the value in money; as unredeemed bills, notes or stock.

UNREDRESSED, a.

1. Not redressed; not relieved from injustice; applied to persons.

2. Not removed; not reformed as unredressed evils.

UNREDUCED, a. Not reduced; not lessened in size, quantity or amount.

UNREDUCIBLE, a. Not capable or reduction.

UNREDUCIBLENESS, n. The quality of not being capable of reduction.

UNREEVE, v.t. unree’v. To withdraw or take out a rope from a block, thimble, etc. [See Unreave.]

UNREFINED, a.

1. Not refined; not purified; as unrefined sugar.

2. Not refined or polished in manners.

UNREFORMABLE, a.

1. Not capable of being put into a new form.

2. That cannot be reformed or amended.

UNREFORMED, a.

1. Not reformed; not reclaimed from vice; as an unreformed youth.

2. Not amended; not corrected; as unreformed manners; unreformed vices.

3. Not reduced to truth and regularity; not freed from error; as an unreformed calendar.

UNREFRACTED, a. Not refracted, as rays of light.

UNREFRESHED, a. Not refreshed; not relieved from fatigue; not cheered.

UNREFRESHING, a. Not refreshing; not invigorating; not cooling; not relieving from depression or toil.

UNREGARDED, a. Not regarded; not heeded; not noticed; neglected; slighted.

UNREGARDFUL, a. Not giving attention; heedless; negligent.

UNREGENERACY, n. State of being unregenerate or unrenewed in heart.

UNREGENERATE, a. Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining at enmity with God.

UNREGISTERED, a. Not registered; not recorded.

UNREGULATED, a. Not regulated; not reduced to order.

UNREINED, a. Not restrained by the bridle.

UNREJOICING, a. Unjoyous; gloomy; sad.

UNRELATED, a.

1. Not related by blood or affinity.

2. Having no connection with.

UNRELATIVE, a. Not relative; not relating; having no relation to.

[Irrelative is more generally used.]

UNRELATIVELY, adv. Without relation to. [Little used.]

UNRELENTING, a.

1. Not relenting; having no pity; hard; cruel; as an unrelenting heart.

2. Not yielding to pity; as unrelenting cruelty.

3. Not yielding to circumstances; inflexibly rigid; as an unrelenting rule.

UNRELIEVABLE, a. Admitting no relief or succor.

UNRELIEVED, a.

1. Not relieved; not eased or delivered from pain.

2. Not succored; not delivered from confinement or distress; as a garrison unrelieved.

3. Not released from duty; as an unrelieved sentinel.

UNREMARKABLE, a.

1. Not remarkable; not worthy of particular notice.

2. Not capable of being observed.

UNREMARKED, a. Not remarked; unobserved.

UNREMEDIABLE, a. That cannot be cured; admitting no remedy.

UNREMEDIED, a. Not cured; not remedied.

UNREMEMBERED, a. Not remembered; not retained in the mind; not recollected.

UNREMEMBERING, a. Having no memory or recollection.

UNREMEMBRANCE, n. Forgetfulness; want of remembrance. [Not in use.]

UNREMITTED, a.

1. Not remitted; not forgiven; as punishment unremitted.

2. Not having a temporary relaxation, as pain unremitted.

3. Not relaxed; not abated.

UNREMITTING, a. Not abating; not relaxing for a time; incessant; continued; as unremitting exertions.

UNREMITTINGLY, adv. Without abatement or cessation.

UNREMOVABLE, a. That cannot be removed; fixed.

UNREMOVABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being fixed and not capable of being removed.

UNREMOVABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of no removal.

UNREMOVED, a.

1. Not removed; not taken away.

2. Not capable of being removed.

Like Atlas unremov’d.

UNRENEWED, a.

1. Not made anew; as, the lease is unrenewed.

2. Not regenerated; not born of the Spirit; as a heart unrenewed.

UNREPAID, a. Not repaid; not compensated; not recompensed; as a kindness unrepaid.

UNREPEALED, a. Not repealed; not revoked or abrogated; remaining in force.

UNREPENTANCE, n. State of being impenitent. [little used.]

UNREPENTANT, UNREPENTING, a. Not repenting; not penitent; not contrite for sin.

UNREPENTED, a. Not repented of.

UNREPINING, a. Not repining; not peevishly murmuring or complaining.

UNREPININGLY, adv. Without peevish complaints.

UNREPLENISHED, a. Not replenished; not filled; not adequately supplied.

UNREPOSED, a. s as z. Not reposed.

UNREPRESENTED, a. s as z. Not represented; having no one to act in one’s stead.

UNREPRIEVABLE, a. That cannot be reprieved or respited from death.

UNREPRIEVED, a. Not reprieved; not respited.

UNREPROACHED, a. Not upbraided; not reproached.

UNREPROVABLE, a. Not deserving reproof; that cannot be justly censured. Colossians 1:22.

UNREPROVED, a.

1. Not reproved; not censured.

2. Not liable to reproof or blame.

UNREPUGNANT, a. Not repugnant; not opposite.

UNREPUTABLE, a. Not reputable. [For this, disreputable is generally used.]

UNREQUESTED, a. Not requested; not asked.

UNREQUITABLE, a. Not to be retaliated.

UNREQUITED, a. Not requited; not recompensed.

UNRESCUED, a. Not rescued; not delivered.

UNRESENTED, a. s as z. Not resented; not regarded with anger.

UNRESERVE, n. unrezerv’. Absence of reserve; frankness; freedom of communication.

UNRESERVED, a.

1. Not reserved; not retained when a part is granted.

2. Not limited; not withheld in part; full; entire; as unreserved obedience to God’s commands.

3. Open; frank; concealing or withholding nothing; free; as an unreserved disclosure of facts.

UNRESERVEDLY, adv.

1. Without limitation or reservation.

2. With open disclosure; frankly; without concealment.

UNRESERVEDNESS, n. Frankness; openness; freedom of communication; unlimitedness.

UNRESISTED, a. [See Resist.]

1. Not resisted; not opposed.

2. Resistless; such as cannot be successfully opposed.

UNRESISTIBLE, a. Irresistible.

UNRESISTING, a.

1. Not making resistance; yielding to physical force or to persuasion.

2. Submissive; humble.