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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

underwear
underclothes noun undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments

underwing
noun moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

underworld
noun the criminal class

underwrite
subvent verb guarantee financial support of; `The opera tour was subvented by a bank`

undescended
adjective (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum

undescended testis
undescended testicle noun a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; `undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer`

undescriptive
adjective not successful in describing

undeserved
adjective not deserved or earned; `has an undeserved reputation as a coward`

undeservedly
adverb in an unmerited manner; `the team chalked up another victory, the last one quite undeservedly, in my opinion`

undeserving
undeserving of(p) adjective not deserving; `the undeserving poor`

undesigned
adjective not done or made or performed with purpose or intent

undesirability
noun the quality possessed by something that should be avoided

undesirable
unsuitable adjective not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)

undesirably
adverb in an undesirable manner

undesired
unsought adjective not desired; `an undesired result`

undesirous
undesiring adjective having or feeling no desire; `a very private man, totally undesirous of public office`

undestroyable
adjective not capable of being destroyed

undetectable
adjective not easily seen

undetected
adjective not perceived or discerned; `they feared some undetected trace of poison`; `she looked around to be sure her faux pas was undetected`

undetermined
adjective not yet having been ascertained or determined; `of undetermined species`

undeterred
undiscouraged adjective not deterred; `pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding`- Osbert Sitwell

undeveloped
adjective (of real estate) not built upon or ready for building upon; `taxes on undeveloped lots are low`

undeviating
unswerving adjective going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside; `some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex`; `a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands`

undiagnosable
adjective not possible to diagnose

undiagnosed
adjective eluding diagnosis; `undiagnosed disease`

undies
noun women`s underwear

undifferentiated
adjective not differentiated

undigested
adjective not digested; `undigested food`

undignified
adjective lacking dignity

undiluted
adjective not diluted; `undiluted milk`; `an undiluted racial strain`

undiminished
unrelieved adjective not lessened or diminished; `unrelieved suffering`

undimmed
adjective not made dim or less bright; `undimmed headlights`; `surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed`

undine
noun any of various female water spirits

undiplomatic
adjective not skilled in dealing with others

undiplomatically
without diplomacy adverb in an undiplomatic manner; `she declined the invitation undiplomatically`

undiscerning
adjective lacking discernment

undischarged
unexploded adjective still capable of exploding or being fired; `undischarged ammunition`; `an unexploded bomb`

undisciplined
ungoverned adjective lacking in discipline or control; `undisciplined behavior`; `ungoverned youth`

undisclosed
unrevealed adjective not made known

undiscovered
unexplored adjective not yet discovered; `undiscovered islands`

undiscriminating
indiscriminating adjective not discriminating

undisguised
adjective plain to see; `undisguised curiosity`

undissolved
adjective retaining a solid form; `undissolved sugar in the bottom of the cup`

undistorted
adjective without alteration or misrepresentation; `his judgment was undistorted by emotion`

undistributed
adjective (of investments) not distributed among a variety of securities

undisturbed
unmolested adjective untroubled by interference or disturbance; `food supplies were allowed through unmolested`; `he could pursue his studies undisturbed`

undiversified
adjective not diversified

undividable
indivisible by(p) adjective cannot be divided without leaving a remainder

undivided
adjective not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; `an undivided interest in the property`; `a full share`

undivided interest
undivided right noun the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property

undocumented
adjective lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country); `undocumented aliens`; `undocumented tax deductions`

undoing
noun an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

undomesticated
adjective unaccustomed to home life; `after years of marriage he remained essentially undomesticated`

undone
adjective not done; `the work could be done or undone and nobody cared`

undoubtedly
doubtless adverb with certainty; `it`s undoubtedly very beautiful`

undrained
adjective not drained; `preserve wetlands; keep them undrained`

undramatic
adjective lacking dramatic force and quality; `moved with quiet force and undramatic bearing`

undramatically
adverb in an undramatic manner

undraped
adjective lacking drapery or draperies; `undraped windows`

undrawn
adjective not represented in a drawing

undreamed
undreamed of adjective not imagined even in a dream

undress
noun partial or complete nakedness; `a state of undress`

undress
divest d disinvest verb remove (someone`s or one`s own) clothes; `The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim`; `She divested herself of her outdoor clothes`; `He disinvested himself of his garments`

undressed
adjective of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed; `undressed granite`; `undressed hides`

undried
adjective still wet or moist

undrinkable
adjective unsuitable for drinking

Undset
Sigrid Undset noun Norwegian novelist (1882-1949)

undue
not due adjective not yet payable; `an undue loan`

undulant fever
Malta fever noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

undulate
adjective having a wavy margin and rippled surface

undulatory
undulant adjective resembling waves in form or outline or motion

unduly
adverb to an undue degree; `she was unduly pessimistic about her future`

undutifulness
noun impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty

undynamic
adjective characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness

uneager
adjective lacking interest or spirit or animation; `decrepit, colorless uneager things`

unearned
adjective not gained by merit or labor or service; `accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism`; `unearned income`; `an unearned run`

unearned income
unearned revenue noun (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company`s balance sheet)

unearned increment
noun an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors

unearned run
noun a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team

uneasy
adjective relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

uneconomical
uneconomic adjective wasteful of resources

unedifying
adjective not edifying

unedited
adjective not changed by editing

uneducated
adjective not having a good education

unemotional
adjective unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion

unemotionality
emotionlessness noun absence of emotion

unemotionally
adverb in an unemotional manner; `the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim`s family`

unemphatic
adjective not emphasized

unemployable
adjective not acceptable for employment as a worker; `his illiteracy made him unemployable`

unemployed
adjective not engaged in a gainful occupation; `unemployed workers marched on the capital`

unemployed people
unemployed noun people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); `the long-term unemployed need assistance`

unemployed person
noun someone who is jobless

unemployment
noun the state of being unemployed or not having a job; `unemployment is a serious social evil`; `the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy`

unemployment compensation
noun payment by a United States agency to unemployed people

unemployment line
noun a queue of people waiting for employment

unemployment rate
noun the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date

unenclosed
adjective not closed in our surrounded or included; `an unenclosed porch`; `unenclosed common land`

unencouraging
adjective not encouraging

unencumbered
adjective not burdened with cares or responsibilities; `living an unencumbered life`

unended
adjective not ended; lacking an end or conclusion; `he did with the book still unended`