Unconscionable Un·con"scion·a·ble adjective 1. Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size. Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable , is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended.
Milton. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,
Stalking with less unconscionable strides.
Milton. 2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [ Obsolete]
Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices.
South. --
Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness ,
noun --
Un*con"scion*a*bly ,
adverb
Unconscious Un·con"scious adjective 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper. 2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration. "
Unconscious causes."
Blackmore. 3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of ; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. Pope. --
Un*con"scious-ly ,
adverb --
Un*con"scious*ness ,
noun
Unconsecrate Un·con"se·crate transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
consecrate .]
To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate. [ Obsolete]
South.
Unconsequential Un·con`se·quen"tial adjective Inconsequential. Johnson.
Unconsiderate Un`con·sid"er·ate adjective Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [ Obsolete]
Daniel. --
Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete]
Hales.
Unconsidered Un`con·sid"ered adjective Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling. A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.
Shak.
Unconsonant Un·con"so·nant adjective Incongruous; inconsistent. "A thing
unconsonant ."
Hooker.
Unconspicuous Un`con·spic"u·ous adjective Inconspicuous. [ R.]
Ed. Rev.
Unconstancy Un·con"stan·cy noun Inconstancy. [ Obsolete] "The
unconstancy of the foundation."
Fuller.
Unconstant Un·con"stant adjective Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable. [ Obsolete]
Shak. --
Un*con"stant*ly ,
adverb [ Obsolete] --
Un*con"stant*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete]
Unconstitutional Un·con`sti·tu"tion·al adjective Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. --
Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty noun --
Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly adverb
Unconstraint Un`con·straint" noun Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton.
Unconsummate Un`con·sum"mate adjective Not consummated; not accomplished. [ Obsolete]
Dryden.
Uncontestable Un`con·test"a·ble adjective Incontestable.
Uncontinent Un·con"ti·nent adjective Not continent; incontinent. Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3).
Uncontrollable Un`con·trol"la·ble adjective 1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events. 2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [ R.]
Swift. --
Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness ,
noun --
Un`con*trol"la*bly ,
adverb
Uncontroversory Un·con`tro·ver"so·ry adjective Not involving controversy. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Uncontrovertible Un·con`tro·ver"ti·ble adjective Incontrovertible.
Uncontrovertibly Un·con`tro·ver"ti·bly adverb Incontrovertibly.
Unconvenient Un`con·ven"ient adjective Inconvenient. Bale. --
Un`con*ven"ient*ly ,
adverb Udall.
Unconversion Un`con·ver"sion noun The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [ R.]
Unconverted Un`con·vert"ed adjective 1. Not converted or exchanged. 2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically: --
(a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. Hooker. (b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter.
Uncord Un·cord" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
cord .]
To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.
Uncork Un·cork" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
cork .]
To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
Uncorrect Un`cor·rect" adjective Incorrect. Dryden.
Uncorrigible Un·cor"ri·gi·ble adjective Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [ Obsolete]
Uncorrupt Un`cor·rupt" adjective Incorrupt.
Uncorruptible Un`cor·rupt"i·ble adjective Incorruptible. "The glory of the
uncorruptible God."
Rom. i. 23.
Uncorruption Un`cor·rup"tion noun Incorruption.
Uncouple Un·cou"ple transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
couple .]
To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.
Uncouple Un·cou"ple intransitive verb To roam at liberty. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Uncourtliness Un·court"li·ness noun Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison.
Uncous Un"cous adjective [ Latin
uncus hooked, as noun , a hook.]
Hooklike; hooked. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Uncouth Un·couth" adjective [ Middle English
uncouth , Anglo-Saxon
unc...... unknown, strange:
un- (see
Un- not) +
c...... known, past participle of
cunnan to know. See
Can to be able, and confer
Unco ,
Unked .]
1. Unknown. [ Obsolete] "This
uncouth errand."
Milton. To leave the good that I had in hand,
In hope of better that was uncouth .
Spenser. 2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [ Obsolete]
Harness . . . so uncouth and so rish.
Chaucer. 3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. "
Uncouth in guise and gesture."
I. Taylor. I am surprised with an uncouth fear.
Shak. Thus sang the uncouth swain.
Milton. Syn. -- See
Awkward . --
Un*couth"ly ,
adverb --
Un*couth"ness ,
noun
Uncovenable Un·cov"e·na·ble adjective Not covenable; inconvenient. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).
Uncovenanted Un·cov"e·nant·ed adjective 1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley. 2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts. In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king.
Sir T. E. May. 3. (Theol.) Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies.
Uncover Un·cov"er transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Uncovered ;
present participle & verbal noun Uncovering .] [ 1st prefix
un- +
cover .]
1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body. 2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To
uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation."
Milton. 3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
Uncover Un·cov"er intransitive verb 1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover after them.
Addison. 2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover , dogs, and lap.
Shak.
Uncowl Un·cowl" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
cowl .]
To divest or deprive of a cowl. Pope.
Uncreate Un`cre·ate" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
create .]
To deprive of existence; to annihilate. Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know.
Milton.
Uncreate Un`cre·ate" adjective [ Prefix
un- +
create , adjective ]
Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer.
Uncreated Un`cre·at"ed adjective [ In sense 1, properly past participle of
uncreate ; in senses 2 and 3, prefix
un- +
created .]
1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated . Milton. 3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke.
Uncreatedness Un`cre·at"ed·ness noun The quality or state of being uncreated.
Uncredible Un·cred"i·ble adjective Incredible. Bacon.
Uncredit Un·cred"it transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
credit .]
To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Uncreditable Un·cred"it·a·ble adjective Discreditable. [ Obsolete]
Uncrown Un·crown" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
crown .]
To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong,
And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long.
Shak.
Uncrudded Un·crud"ded adjective [ See
Un- not, and
Curd .]
Not cruddled, or curdled. [ Obsolete]
Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded .
Spenser.
Unction Unc"tion noun [ Middle English
unccioun ,
uncioun , Old French
oncion ,
onction , French
onction , from Latin
unctio , from
ungere ,
unctum , to anoint. See
Unguent .]
1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction . To be heir, and to be king
By sacred unction , thy deserved right.
Milton. 2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive. The king himself the sacred unction made.
Dryden. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul.
Shak. 3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [ R.]
4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor. The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar.
Hazlitt. The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast.
Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Greek Ch.) ,
the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [ James v. 14, 15.]
Unctious Unc"tious adjective Unctuous. [ Obsolete]
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