Unctuosity Unc`tu·os"i·ty noun [ Confer French
onctuosité .]
Quality or state of being unctuous. Sir T. Browne.
Unctuous Unc"tu·ous adjective [ French
onctueux , Late Latin
unctuosus , from Latin
unctus anointment, from
ungere ,
unctum , to anoint. See
Unguent .]
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 ,
adverb --
Unc"tu*ous*ness ,
noun
Unculpable Un·cul"pa·ble adjective Inculpable; not blameworthy. [ R.]
Hooker.
Uncult Un·cult" adjective [ Prefix
un- not + Latin
cultus , past participle of
colere to cultivate. Confer
Incult .]
Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [ Obsolete]
Unculture Un·cul"ture noun Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . .
unculture ."
Bp. Hall.
Uncunning Un·cun"ning adjective Ignorant. [ Obsolete]
I am young and uncunning , as thou wost [ knowest].
Chaucer.
Uncunningly Un·cun"ning·ly adverb Ignorantly. [ Obsolete]
Uncunningness Un·cun"ning·ness noun Ignorance. [ Obsolete]
Uncurable Un·cur"a·ble adjective Incurable.
Uncurably Un·cur"a·bly adverb In an uncurable manner.
Uncurbable Un·curb"a·ble adjective Not capable of being curbed. Shak.
Uncurl Un·curl" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
curl .]
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" intransitive verb To become uncurled, or straight.
Uncurrent Un·cur"rent adjective Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. Shak.
Uncurse Un·curse" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
curse .]
To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.
Uncurtain Un·cur"tain transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
curtain .]
To remove a curtain from; to reveal. Moore.
Uncus Un"cus noun ;
plural Unci . [ Latin ]
(Zoology) A hook or claw.
Uncustomable Un·cus"tom·a·ble adjective Not customable, or subject to custom duties.
Uncustomed Un·cus"tomed adjective Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. Smollett.
Uncut Un·cut" adjective 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.
Uncut velvet Un·cut" vel"vet A fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.
Uncuth Un·cuth" adjective Unknown; strange. [ Obsolete] --
noun A stranger. [ Obsolete]
Uncypher Un·cy"pher transitive verb See Uncipher .
Undam Un·dam" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
dam .]
To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden.
Undampned Un·damp"ned adjective Uncondemned. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).
Undated Un"da·ted adjective [ Latin
undatus , past participle of
undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, from
unda a wave. See
Undulate .]
(Botany) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.
Undated Un·dat"ed adjective [ Prefix
un- +
dated .]
Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.
Undauntable Un·daunt"a·ble adjective Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.
Undaunted Un·daunt"ed adjective Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak. Syn. -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. --
Un*daunt"ed*ly ,
adverb --
Un*daunt"ed*ness ,
noun
Undé Un"dé adjective [ French
ondé .]
(Her.) Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.
Undeadly Un·dead"ly adjective Not subject to death; immortal. [ Obsolete] --
Un*dead"li*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete]
Wyclif.
Undeaf Un·deaf" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
deaf .]
To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Undecagon Un·dec"a·gon noun [ Latin
undecim eleven + Greek ... an angle.]
(Geom.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.
Undecane Un"de·cane noun [ Latin
undecim eleven.]
(Chemistry) A liquid hydrocarbon, C 11 H 24 , of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.
Undeceive Un`de·ceive" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
deceive .]
To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.
Undecency Un·de"cen·cy noun Indecency. [ Obsolete] "Decency and
undecency ."
Jer. Taylor.
Undecennary Un`de·cen"na·ry adjective [ Latin
undecim eleven (
unus one +
decem ten) +
-ennary as in
decennary . Confer
Undecennial .]
Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial. An undecennary account laid before Parliament.
E. Stiles.
Undecennial Un`de·cen"ni·al adjective [ See
Undecennary , and confer
Decennial .]
Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.
Undecent Un·de"cent adjective Indecent. [ Obsolete]
Undecide Un`de·cide" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
decide .]
To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.
Undecisive Un`de·ci"sive adjective Indecisive. [ R.]
Glanvill.
Undeck Un·deck" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
deck .]
To divest of ornaments. Shak.
Undecked Un·decked adjective 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 adjective [
Undec ylenic + propi
olic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C 11 H 18 O 2 , of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.
Undecreed Un`de·creed" adjective 1. [ Prefix
un- not +
decreed .]
Not decreed. 2. [ 1st prefix
un- +
decree .]
Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.
Undecyl Un"de·cyl noun [
Undec ane +
- yl .]
(Chemistry) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.
Undecylenic Un·dec`y·len"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C 11 H 20 O 2 , homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
Undecylic Un`de·cyl"ic adjective (Chemistry) 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, C 11 H 22 O 2 .
Undeeded Un·deed"ed adjective 1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land. 2. Not made famous by any great action. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Undefatigable Un`de·fat"i·ga·ble adjective Indefatigable. [ Obsolete] "
Undefatigable pains."
Camden.
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