Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

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UNSHOCKED — UNSTANCHED

UNSHOCKED, a. Not shocked; not disgusted; not astonished.

UNSHOD, a. Not shod; having no shoes.

UNSHOOK, a. Not shakes; not agitated.

UNSHORN, a. Not shorn; not sheared; not clipped; as unshorn locks.

UNSHOT, a.

1. Not hit by shot.

2. Not shot; not discharged.

UNSHOUT, v.t. To retract a shout. [Not in use.]

UNSHOWERED, a. Not watered or sprinkled by showers; as unshowered grass.

UNSHRINKING, a. Not shrinking; not withdrawing from danger or toil; not recoiling; as unshrinking firmness.

UNSHRUNK, a. Not shrunk; not contracted.

UNSHUNNABLE, a. That cannot be shunned; inevitable. [Not in use.]

UNSHUNNED, a. Not shunned; not avoided.

UNSHUT, a. Not shut; open; unclosed.

UNSIFTED, a.

1. Not sifted; not separated by a sieve.

2. Not critically examined; untried.

Unsight unseen, a vulgar phrase, denoting unseeing unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight unseen, that is, without seeing it.

UNSIGHTED, a. Not seen; invisible. Obs.

UNSIGHTLINESS, n. Disagreeableness to the sight; deformity; ugliness.

UNSIGHTLY, a. Disagreeable to the eye; ugly; deformed.

UNSIGNALIZED, a. Not signalized or distinguished.

UNSIGNIFICANT, a. Having no meaning. Obs. [See Insignificant.]

UNSILVERED, a. Not covered with quicksilver; as an unsilvered mirror.

UNSINCERE, a.

1. Not sincere; hypocritical. [See Insincere.]

2. Not genuine; adulterated.

3. Not sound; not solid.

[Obsolete in the two last significations, and for the first, insincere is generally used. See Insincerity.]

UNSINEW, v.t. To deprive of strength.

UNSINEWED, pp. or a. Deprived of strength or force; weak; nerveless.

UNSINEWING, ppr. Depriving of strength; enfeebling.

UNSINGED, a. Not singed; not scorched.

UNSINGLED, a. Not singled; not separated.

UNSINKING, a. Not sinking; not failing.

UNSINNING, a. Committing no sin; impeccable; untainted with sin; as unsinning obedience.

UNSIZABLE, a. Not being of the proper size, magnitude or bulk.

UNSIZED, a. Not sized; as unsized paper.

UNSKILLED, a.

1. Wanting skill; destitute of readiness or dexterity in performance.

2. Destitute of practical knowledge.

UNSKILLFUL, a. Not skillful; wanting the knowledge and dexterity which are acquired by observation, use and experience; as an unskillful surgeon; an unskillful mechanic; an unskillful logician.

UNSKILLFULLY, adv. Without skill, knowledge or dexterity; clumsily.

UNSKILLFULNESS, n. Want of art or knowledge; want of that readiness in action or execution, which is acquired by use, experience and observation.

UNSLAIN, a. Not slain; not killed.

UNSLAKED, a. Not slaked; unquenched; as unslaked thirst.

UNSLAKED, a. Not saturated with water; as unslaked lime.

UNSLEEPING, a. Not sleeping; ever wakeful.

UNSLING, v.t. In seamen’s language, to take off the slings of a yard, a cask, etc.

UNSLIPPING, a. Not slipping; not liable to slip.

UNSLOW, a. Not slow. [Not in use.]

UNSLUMBERING, a. Never sleeping or slumbering; always watching or vigilant.

UNSMIRCHED, a. Not stained; not soiled or blacked.

UNSMOKED, a.

1. Not smoked; not dried in smoke.

2. Not used in smoking, as a pipe.

UNSMOOTH, Not smooth; not even; rough.

UNSOBER, a. Not sober. [Not used.]

UNSOCIABLE, a.

1. Not suitable to society; not having the qualities which are proper for society, and which render it agreeable; as an unsociable temper.

2. Not apt to converse; not free in conversation; reserved.

UNSOCIABLY, adv.

1. Not kindly.

2. With reserve.

UNSOCIAL, a. Not adapted to society; not beneficial to society.

UNSOCKET, v.t. To loose or take from a socket.

UNSOFT, a. Not soft; hard. [Not used.]

UNSOFT, adv. Not with softness. Obs.

UNSOILED, a.

1. Not soiled; not stained; unpolluted.

2. Not disgraced; not tainted; as character.

UNSOLD, a. Not sold; not transferred for a consideration.

UNSOLDIERED, a. Not having the qualities of a soldier. [Not in use.]

UNSOLDIERLIKE, UNSOLDIERLY, a. [See Soldier.] Unbecoming a soldier.

UNSOLICITED, a.

1. Not solicited; not requested; unmasked.

2. Not asked for; as an unsolicited favor.

UNSOLICITOUS, a. Not solicitous; not anxious; not very desirous.

UNSOLID, a.

1. Not solid; not firm; not substantial; as unsolid arguments or reasoning; an unsolid foundation.

2. Fluid.

UNSOLVABLE, a. That cannot be solved; inexplicable.

UNSOLVED, a. Not solved; not explained.

UNSONABLE, a. That cannot be sounded. Obs.

UNSOOT, for unsweet. Obs.

UNSOPHISTICATED, a. Not adulterated by mixture; not counterfeit; pure; as unsophisticated drugs; unsophisticated arguments.

UNSORROWED, a. Not lamented; not bewailed.

UNSORTED, a. Not separated into sorts; not distributed according to kinds or classes; as unsorted types; unsorted ideas.

UNSOUGHT, a. unsaut’.

1. Not sought; not searched for.

2. Had without searching; as unsought honor; unsought ideas.

UNSOUL, v.t. To deprive of mind or understanding.

UNSOUND, a.

1. Not sound; defective; as unsound timber.

2. Infirm; sickly; as unsound in health; an unsound constitution.

3. Not orthodox; defective; as unsound in faith; unsound doctrine.

4. Not sound in character; not honest; not faithful; not to be trusted; defective; deceitful.

5. Not true; not solid; not real; not substantial; as unsound pleasures; unsound delights.

6. Not close; not compact; as unsound cheese.

7. Not sincere; not faithful; as unsound love.

8. Not solid; not material.

9. Erroneous; wrong; deceitful; sophistical; as unsound arguments.

10. Not strong; as unsound ice.

11. Not fast; not calm; as unsound sleep.

12. Not well established; defective; questionable; as unsound credit.

UNSOUNDED, a. Not sounded; not tried with the lead.

UNSOUNDLY, adv. Not with soundness; as, he reasons unsoundly; he sleeps unsoundly.

UNSOUNDNESS, n.

1. Defectiveness; as the unsoundness of timber.

2. Defectiveness of faith; want of orthodoxy.

3. Corruptness; want of solidity; as the unsoundness of principles.

4. Defectiveness; as the unsoundness of fruit.

5. Infirmity; weakness; as of body; as the unsoundness of the body or constitution.

UNSOURED, a.

1. Not made sour.

2. Not made morose or crabbed.

UNSOWED, UNSOWN, a.

1. Not sown; not sowed; as unsown or unsowed ground.

2. Not scattered on land for seed; as seed unsown.

3. Not propagated by seed scattered; as unsown flowers.

UNSPARED, a. Not spared.

UNSPARING, a.

1. Not parsimonious; liberal; profuse.

2. Not merciful or forgiving.

UNSPARINGNESS, n. The quality of being liberal or profuse.

UNSPEAK, v.t. To recant; to retract what has been spoken.

UNSPEAKABLE, a. That cannot be uttered; that cannot be expressed; unuterable; as unspeakable grief or rage. 2 Corinthians 12:4.

Joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Peter 1:8.

UNSPEAKABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that cannot be expressed; inexpressibly; unutterably.

UNSPECIFIED, a. Not specified; not particularly mentioned.

UNSPECIOUS, a. Not specious; not plausible.

UNSPECULATIVE, a. Not speculative or theoretical.

UNSPED, a. Not performed; not dispatched. Obs.

UNSPENT, a.

1. Not spent; not used or wasted; as water in a cistern unspent.

2. Not exhausted; as strength or force unspent.

3. Not having lost its force or impulse; as an unspent ball.

UNSPHERE, v.t. To remove from its orb.

UNSPIED, a.

1. Not searched; not explored.

2. Not seen; not discovered.

UNSPILT, a.

1. Not spilt; not shed.

2. Not spoiled. [Not in use.]

UNSPIRIT, v.t. To depress in spirits; to dispirit; to dishearten. [Little used. The word used is dispirit.]

UNSPIRITED, pp. Dispirited.

UNSPIRITUAL, a. Not spiritual; carnal; worldly.

UNSPIRITUALIZE, v.t. To deprive of spirituality.

UNSPLIT, a. Not split; as, unsplit wood will not season.

UNSPOILED, a.

1. Not spoiled; not corrupted; not ruined; not rendered useless.

2. Not plundered; not pillaged.

UNSPOTTED, a.

1. Not stained; free from spot.

2. Free from moral stain; untainted with guilt; unblemished; immaculate; as unspotted reputation.

UNSPOTTEDNESS, n. State of being free from stain or guilt.

UNSQUARED, a.

1. Not made square; as unsquared timber.

2. Not regular’ not formed.

UNSQUIRE, v.t. To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.

UNSTABLE, a. [L. instabilis.]

1. Not stable; not fixed.

2. Not steady; inconstant; irresolute; wavering. James 1:8.

UNSTABLENESS, n. Instability.

UNSTAID, a. not steady; mutable; not settled in judgment; volatile; fickle; as unstaid youth.

UNSTAIDNESS, n.

1. Unfixed or volatile state or disposition; mutability; fickleness; indiscretion.

2. Uncertain motion; unsteadiness.

UNSTAINED, a.

1. Not stained; not dyed.

2. Not polluted; not tarnished; not dishonored; as an unstained character.

UNSTANCHED, a. Not stanched; not stopped; as blood.