Unchaplain Un·chap"lain transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
chaplain .]
To remove from a chaplaincy.
Uncharge Un·charge" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
charge .]
1. To free from a charge or load; to unload. Wyclif. 2. To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit. Shak.
Unchariot Un·char"i·ot transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
chariot .]
To throw out of a chariot. Pope.
Uncharitable Un·char"i·ta·ble adjective Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal. Addison. --
Un*char"i*ta*ble*ness ,
noun --
Un*char"i*ta*bly ,
adverb
Uncharity Un·char"i·ty noun Uncharitableness. Tennyson. 'T were much uncharity in you.
J. Webster.
Uncharm Un·charm" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
charm .]
To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl.
Uncharnel Un·char"nel transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Uncharneled ;
present participle & verbal noun Uncharneling .] [ 1st prefix
un- +
charnel .]
To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Byron.
Unchaste Un·chaste" adjective Not chaste; not continent; lewd. --
Un*chaste"ly ,
adverb --
Un*chaste"ness ,
noun
Unchastity Un·chas"ti·ty noun The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence.
Uncheckable Un·check"a·ble adjective Not capable of being checked or stopped. [ R.]
Unchild Un·child" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
child .]
1. To bereave of children; to make childless. Shak. 2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child. Bp. Hall.
Unchristen Un·chris"ten transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
christen .]
To render unchristian. [ Obsolete & R.]
Milton.
Unchristened Un·chris"tened adjective [ Prefix
un- not +
christened .]
Not christened; as, an unchristened child.
Unchristian Un·chris"tian adjective [ Prefix
un- not +
Christian .]
1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel. 2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a Christian; as, unchristian conduct.
Unchristian Un·chris"tian transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
Christian .]
To make unchristian. [ Obsolete]
South.
Unchristianize Un·chris"tian·ize transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
Christianize .]
To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
Unchristianly Un·chris"tian·ly adjective Unchristian. Milton.
Unchristianly Un·chris"tian·ly adverb In an unchristian manner.
Unchristianness Un·chris"tian·ness noun The quality or state of being unchristian. [ R.]
Eikon Basilike.
Unchurch Un·church" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
church .]
1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale. 2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South.
Uncia Un"ci·a noun ;
plural Unciæ . [ Latin See
Ounce a measure of weight.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce. 2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [ Obsolete]
Uncial Un"cial adjective [ Latin
uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from
uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: confer French
oncial . See
Inch a measure.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c. , and were seldom used after the 10th century a.d. , being superseded by the cursive style.
Uncial Un"cial noun An uncial letter.
Unciatim Un`ci·a"tim adverb [ Latin ]
Ounce by ounce.
Unciform Un"ci·form adjective [ Latin
uncus a hook +
-form .]
Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike. Unciform bone (Anat.) ,
a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.
Unciform Un"ci·form noun (Anat.) The unciform bone. See Illust. of Perissodactyla .
Uncinata Un`ci·na"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
uncinus a hook.]
(Zoology) A division of marine chætopod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.
Uncinate Un"ci·nate adjective [ Latin
uncinatus , from
uncinus a hook, from
uncus a hook.]
Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process.
Uncinatum Un`ci·na"tum noun [ New Latin , from Latin
uncinatus hooked.]
(Anat.) The unciform bone.
Uncinus Un·ci"nus noun ;
plural Uncini . [ Latin , a hook.]
(Zoology) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.
Uncipher Un·ci"pher transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
cipher .]
To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Temple.
Uncircumcised Un·cir"cum·cised noun Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. "This
uncircumcised Philistine."
1 Sam. xvii. 26.
Uncircumcision Un·cir`cum·ci"sion noun 1. The absence or want of circumcision. 2. (Script.) People not circumcised; the Gentiles.
Uncircumstandtial Un·cir`cum·stand"tial adjective 1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars. 2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial. [ Obsolete]
Uncity Un·cit"y transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
city .]
To deprive of the rank or rights of a city. [ Obsolete]
Uncivil Un·civ"il adjective 1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized. Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a civil state together.
Burke. 2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
Uncivility Un`ci·vil"i·ty noun Incivility. [ Obsolete]
Uncivilization Un·civ`i·li·za"tion noun The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. [ R.]
Uncivilized Un·civ"i·lized adjective 1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. 2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [ R.]
Addison.
Uncivilty Un·civ"il·ty adverb In an uncivil manner.
Unclasp Un·clasp" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
clasp .]
To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.
Uncle Un"cle noun [ Middle English
uncle , Old French
oncle ,
uncle , French
oncle , from Latin
avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of
avus a grandfather; akin to Lithuanian
avynas uncle, Goth.
aw... grandmother, Icelandic
āi great grandfather.]
1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship. 2. A pawnbroker. [ Slang]
Thackeray. My uncle ,
a pawnbroker. [ Slang] --
Uncle Sam ,
a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam , in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Uncle Un"cle noun An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, " Uncle Remus." [ Colloq.]
Plain old uncle as he [ Socrates] was, with his great ears, -- an immense talker.
Emerson.
Unclean Un·clean" adjective [ Anglo-Saxon
uncl...ne . See
Unnot , and
Clean .]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Num. xix. 11. 3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and
unclean affections."
Perkins. --
Un*clean"ly ,
adverb --
Un*clean"ness ,
noun Unclean animals (Script.) ,
those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. --
Unclean spirit (Script.) ,
a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.
Uncleansable Un·cleans"a·ble adjective Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.
Unclench Un·clench" transitive verb Same as Unclinch .
Uncleship Un"cle·ship noun The office or position of an uncle. Lamb.
Unclew Un·clew" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
clew .]
To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak.
Unclinch Un·clinch" transitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
clinch .]
To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [ Written also
unclench .]
Uncling Un·cling" intransitive verb [ 1st prefix
un- +
cling .]
To cease from clinging or adhering. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
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