Underestimate
Underestimate, un-dėr-es′ti-māt, v.t. to estimate at too low a rate: to set too low a value on.—n. an insufficiently high opinion.
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Page 163 of 179Underfang
Underfang, un-dėr-fang′, v.t. (Spens.) to undertake, to circumvent, to entrap. [A.S. underfangen, underfón—under, under, fón, to take.]
English · e-38700-6684Underfeed
Underfeed, un-dėr-fēd′, v.t. to feed inadequately.—adjs. Underfed′; Underfeed′ing.
English · e-38700-6685 · brief source recordUnderfired
Underfired, un-dėr-fīrd′, adj. insufficiently baked.
English · e-38700-6686 · brief source recordUnderflow
Underflow, un′dėr-flō, n. a current flowing below the surface.
English · e-38700-6687 · brief source recordUnderfoot
Underfoot, un-dėr-fōōt′, adj. downtrodden, abject.—v.t. to shore up, to underpin.—adv. under the feet, below.
English · e-38700-6688 · brief source recordUnderfurrow
Underfurrow, un-dėr-fur′ō, v.t. to cover with a furrow, as manure, to plough in.—adv. under a furrow.
English · e-38700-6689 · brief source recordUndergarment
Undergarment, un′dėr-gär-ment, n. any article of clothing worn under another.
English · e-38700-6690 · brief source recordUndergear
Undergear, un′dėr-gēr, n. undergarments generally.
English · e-38700-6691 · brief source recordUndergird
Undergird, un-dėr-gird′, v.t. to gird or bind under or below: to gird round the bottom.
English · e-38700-6692 · brief source recordUnderglaze
Underglaze, un-dėr-glāz′, adj. suitable for underglaze painting, of a pigment.—Underglaze painting, in ceramics, painting in a vitrifiable pigment before the glaze is applied.
English · e-38700-6693Undergo
Undergo, un-dėr-gō′, v.t. to go under or be subjected to: to endure or suffer: to pass through: to sustain without sinking: to partake of.—adj. Undergō′ing, suffering.
English · e-38700-6694Undergraduate
Undergraduate, un-dėr-grad′ū-āt, n. a student who has not taken his first degree.—adj. pertaining to such.—n. Undergrad′uateship.
English · e-38700-6697Underground
Underground, un′dėr-grownd, adj. under the surface of the ground.—n. that which is underground.—v.t. to place underground.—adv. Underground′, beneath the surface of the earth.
English · e-38700-6698Undergrove
Undergrove, un′dėr-grōv, n. a grove of low trees under taller trees.
English · e-38700-6699 · brief source recordUndergrow
Undergrow, un-dėr-grō, v.t. to grow beneath the normal size.—n. Un′dergrowth, shrubs or low woody plants growing among trees: copsewood.
English · e-38700-6700Undergrowl
Undergrowl, un′dėr-growl, n. a subdued growling or grumbling.
English · e-38700-6701 · brief source recordUnderhand
Underhand, un-dėr-hand′, adj. and adv. secretly: by secret means: by fraud: in cricket, delivered with the hand underneath—opp. to Over-arm and Round-arm.—adj. Underhan′ded, clandestinely carried on: short-handed.—adv. U
English · e-38700-6702Underhew
Underhew, un-dėr-hū′, v.t. to hew less than is proper, esp. to hew unfairly timber which should be square, so that it appears to contain more cubic feet than it really does.
English · e-38700-6703Underhold
Underhold, un′dėr-hōld, n. in wrestling, an unfair seizing of the opponent under the arms.
English · e-38700-6704 · brief source recordUnderhung
Underhung, un-dėr-hung′, adj. hanging over, protruding from beneath: running on rollers on a rail below it—of a sliding-door—opp. to Overhung.
English · e-38700-6706Underjawed
Underjawed, un′dėr-jawd, adj. having a heavy underjaw.
English · e-38700-6707 · brief source recordUnderkeep
Underkeep, un-dėr-kēp′, v.t. (Spens.) to keep under or in subjection.
English · e-38700-6708 · brief source recordUnderking
Underking, un′dėr-king, n. a subordinate king.—n. Un′derkingdom.
English · e-38700-6709 · brief source recordUnderlap
Underlap, un-dėr-lap′, v.t. to be folded under, to extend beneath the edge of.
English · e-38700-6710 · brief source recordUnderlay
Underlay, un-dėr-lā′, v.t. to lay under or to support by something laid under.—v.i. to incline from the perpendicular.—n. Un′derlay, a piece of paper pasted under woodcuts, stereotype plates, &c. in a form, to bring them
English · e-38700-6711Underlease
Underlease, un′dėr-lēs, n. a lease granted by a lessee for a shorter period than that covered by his own lease.
English · e-38700-6712 · brief source recordUnderlet
Underlet, un-dėr-let′, v.t. to let below the proper value: to sublet.—ns. Underlet′ter; Underlet′ting.
English · e-38700-6713 · brief source recordUnderlie
Underlie, un-dėr-lī′, v.t. to lie under or beneath: to be liable to.—adj. Underly′ing, lying under or lower in position: supporting, fundamental.
English · e-38700-6714Underline
Underline, un-dėr-līn′, v.t. to draw a line under or below, as a word.—n. Un′derline, an announcement of a theatrical performance to follow placed in an advertisement of the present one.
English · e-38700-6715Underlinen
Underlinen, un-dėr-lin′en, n. linen underwear—loosely applied to cotton or even woollen underclothing generally.
English · e-38700-6716 · brief source recordUnderling
Underling, un′dėr-ling, n. an inferior person or agent: a sorry, mean fellow.
English · e-38700-6717 · brief source recordUnderman
Underman, un-dėr-man′, v.t. to provide with an insufficient number of men.—adj. Undermanned′.
English · e-38700-6718 · brief source recordUndermasted
Undermasted, un-dėr-mas′ted, adj. not having sufficient masts.
English · e-38700-6719 · brief source recordUndermentioned
Undermentioned, un′dėr-men-shund, adj. mentioned underneath or hereafter.
English · e-38700-6720 · brief source recordUndermine
Undermine, un-dėr-mīn′, v.t. to form mines under, in order to destroy: to destroy secretly the foundation or support of anything.—n. Undermī′ner, one who undermines, a secret enemy.
English · e-38700-6721Undermost
Undermost, un′dėr-mōst, adj. lowest in place or condition.
English · e-38700-6722 · brief source recordUndern
Undern, un′dern, n. nine o'clock in the morning, the third hour, the period from that till noon.
English · e-38700-6723 · brief source recordUnderneath
Underneath, un-dėr-nēth′, adv. beneath: below: in a lower place.—prep. under: beneath.
English · e-38700-6724 · brief source recordUnderniceness
Underniceness, un-dėr-nīs′nes, n. want of niceness or delicacy.
English · e-38700-6725 · brief source recordUndernote
Undernote, un′dėr-nōt, n. a subdued note, an undertone.—adj. Undernō′ted, noted below.
English · e-38700-6726 · brief source recordUnderpay
Underpay, un-dėr-pā′, v.t. to pay insufficiently.—p.adj. Underpaid′.—n. Underpay′ment.
English · e-38700-6727 · brief source recordUnderpeep
Underpeep, un-dėr-pēp′, v.t. (Shak.) to peep under.
English · e-38700-6728 · brief source recordUnderpeopled
Underpeopled, un′dėr-pē-pld, adj. not fully peopled.
English · e-38700-6729 · brief source recordUnderpin
Underpin, un-dėr-pin′, v.t. to pin or support underneath: to support or prop: to lay stones under, as the sills of a building, for it to rest on.—n. Un′derpinning, the act of underpinning or supporting by introducing a n
English · e-38700-6730Underplay
Underplay, un-dėr-plā′, v.t. and v.i. to play a low card at whist while keeping up a higher one of the same suit.—n. Un′derplay, the act of so doing.
English · e-38700-6731Underplot
Underplot, un′dėr-plot, n. a plot under or subordinate to the main plot in a play or tale: a secret scheme, a trick.
English · e-38700-6732 · brief source recordUnderpraise
Underpraise, un-dėr-prāz′, v.t. to praise below desert.
English · e-38700-6733 · brief source recordUnderprize
Underprize, un-dėr-prīz′, v.t. to value too little.
English · e-38700-6734 · brief source recordUnderproof
Underproof, un-dėr-prōōf′, adj. lower or weaker than proof, of alcohol.
English · e-38700-6735 · brief source recordUnderprop
Underprop, un-dėr-prop′, v.t. to prop from under or beneath: to support.
English · e-38700-6736 · brief source recordUnderquote
Underquote, un-dėr-kwōt′, v.t. to offer at a lower price than another.
English · e-38700-6737 · brief source recordUnderrate
Underrate, un-dėr-rāt′, v.t. to rate under the value.—n. Un′derrate, a price less than the worth.
English · e-38700-6738 · brief source recordUnderrun
Underrun, un-dėr-run′, v.t. to run beneath: (naut.) to haul along underneath it, as a boat, to clear it, if any part happens to be foul.—v.i. to move under.—n. Underrun′ning, a method of trawling in which the hooks are c
English · e-38700-6741Undersay
Undersay, un-dėr-sā′, v.t. (Spens.) to say by way of derogation or contradiction.
English · e-38700-6742 · brief source recordUnderscore
Underscore, un-dėr-skōr′, v.t. to draw a score or line under, as for emphasis.
English · e-38700-6743 · brief source recordUndersecretary
Undersecretary, un′dėr-sek-rē-tā-ri, n. a secretary subordinate to the principal secretary.—n. Undersec′retaryship.
English · e-38700-6744 · brief source recordUndersell
Undersell, un-dėr-sel′, v.t. to sell under or cheaper than another: to defeat fair trade, by selling for too small a price.—n. Undersell′er.
English · e-38700-6745Undersense
Undersense, un′dėr-sens, n. a deeper sense.
English · e-38700-6746 · brief source recordUnderset
Underset, un-dėr-set′, v.t. to set under: to prop: to sublet.—ns. Un′derset, a current of water below the surface; Un′dersetter (B.), prop, support; Un′dersetting, underpinning: the pedestal.
English · e-38700-6747Undershapen
Undershapen, un-dėr-shā′pn, adj. (Tenn.) under the usual shape or size.
English · e-38700-6748 · brief source recordUndersheriff
Undersheriff, un′dėr-sher-if, n. a deputy sheriff.—n. Un′der-sher′iffry.
English · e-38700-6749 · brief source recordUndershirt
Undershirt, un′dėr-shėrt, n. a shirt worn under another next the skin.
English · e-38700-6750 · brief source recordUndershot
Undershot, un′dėr-shot, adj. moved by water passing under the wheel.
English · e-38700-6751 · brief source recordUndershrub
Undershrub, un′dėr-shrub, n. a shrubby plant, but hardly to be called a shrub, a small shrub.
English · e-38700-6752 · brief source recordUndersign
Undersign, un-dėr-sīn′, v.t. to sign or write one's name under or at the foot of.—The undersigned, the person or persons subscribing.
English · e-38700-6753Undersized
Undersized, un′dėr-sīzd, adj. below the usual size.
English · e-38700-6754 · brief source recordUnderskinker
Underskinker, un-dėr-skingk′ėr, n. (Shak.) an inferior tapster.
English · e-38700-6755 · brief source recordUnderskirt
Underskirt, un′dėr-skirt, n. a petticoat, the foundation skirt of a draped gown.
English · e-38700-6756 · brief source recordUndersky
Undersky, un′dėr-skī, n. a lower sky.
English · e-38700-6757 · brief source recordUndersleep
Undersleep, un-dėr-slēp′, v.i. to sleep less than is necessary.
English · e-38700-6758 · brief source recordUndersleeve
Undersleeve, un′dėr-slēv, n. a sleeve worn under another and generally separable.
English · e-38700-6759 · brief source recordUndersoil
Undersoil, un′dėr-soil, n. subsoil or soil beneath the surface.
English · e-38700-6760 · brief source recordUndersong
Undersong, un′dėr-song, n. the burden or chorus of a song: an underlying meaning.
English · e-38700-6761 · brief source recordUnderspread
Underspread, un-dėr-spred′, adj. spread under or beneath.
English · e-38700-6763 · brief source recordUnderstand
Understand, un-dėr-stand′, v.t. to comprehend: to have just ideas of: to know thoroughly: to be informed of: to learn: to suppose to mean: to mean without expressing: to imply.—v.i. to have the use of the intellectual fa
English · e-38700-6764Understate
Understate, un-dėr-stāt′, v.t. to state or represent under or below the truth.—n. Understatement.
English · e-38700-6765 · brief source recordUnderstock
Understock, un-dėr-stok′, v.t. to supply with an insufficient amount of stock.
English · e-38700-6766 · brief source recordUnderstood
Understood, un-dėr-stood′, pa.t. and pa.p. of understand.
English · e-38700-6767 · brief source recordUnderstrapper
Understrapper, un′dėr-strap-ėr, n. an inferior agent, an underling, a subordinate, a petty fellow.—adj. Un′derstrapping, subservient.
English · e-38700-6768Understratum
Understratum, un′dėr-strā-tum, n. a substratum:—pl. Un′derstrāta.
English · e-38700-6769 · brief source recordUnderstroke
Understroke, un-dėr-strōk′, v.i. to underline.
English · e-38700-6770 · brief source recordUnderstudy
Understudy, un′dėr-stud-i, v.t. and v.i. to study a dramatic part so as to be able to take the place of the actor playing it, if necessary.—n. an actor who prepares a part in this way.
English · e-38700-6771Undertake
Undertake, un-dėr-tāk′, v.t. to take under one's management: to take upon one's self: to attempt: to answer for, warrant: to take in, understand: to assume, to have charge of.—v.i. to take upon one's self: to be bound: t
English · e-38700-6772Undertenant
Undertenant, un′dėr-ten-ant, n. one who sublets a farm, house, &c. from the actual tenant.—n. Un′dertenancy.
English · e-38700-6773 · brief source recordUndertide
Undertide, un′dėr-tīd, Undertime, un′dėr-tīm, n. (Spens.) the after-part of the day.—adj. Un′dertimed, under-exposed—of a photograph.
English · e-38700-6774Undertint
Undertint, un′dėr-tint, n. a subdued tint.
English · e-38700-6775 · brief source recordUndertone
Undertone, un′dėr-tōn, n. a low tone: a low state of the physical faculties: a low, subdued colour.—adj. Un′dertōned.
English · e-38700-6776 · brief source recordUndertook
Undertook, un-dėr-tōōk′, pa.t. of undertake.
English · e-38700-6777 · brief source recordUndertow
Undertow, un′dėr-tō, n. an undercurrent in a different direction from that at the surface—seen esp. at the mouths of great rivers, or where tide and half-tides prevail.
English · e-38700-6778Undervalue
Undervalue, un-dėr-val′ū, v.t. to value below the real worth: to esteem lightly.—n. a value or price under the real worth: low rate or price.—ns. Undervaluā′tion, an undervaluing: rate below the worth; Underval′uer.
English · e-38700-6779Underverse
Underverse, un′dėr-vėrs, n. (Spens.) the following or second verse.
English · e-38700-6780 · brief source recordUndervest
Undervest, un′dėr-vest, n. an undershirt.
English · e-38700-6781 · brief source recordUnderviewer
Underviewer, un′dėr-vū-ėr, n. the person who has charge of the underground workings of a coal-mine.
English · e-38700-6782 · brief source recordUnderwear
Underwear, un′dėr-wār, n. garments worn under others, underclothing.
English · e-38700-6783 · brief source recordUnderwent
Underwent, un-dėr-went′, pa.t. of undergo.
English · e-38700-6784 · brief source recordUnderwing
Underwing, un′dėr-wing, n. a moth with conspicuous underwings, esp. one of genus Catocala.—adj. Un′derwinged.
English · e-38700-6785 · brief source recordUnderwood
Underwood, un′dėr-wōōd, n. low wood or trees growing under large ones: coppice.
English · e-38700-6786 · brief source recordUnderwork
Underwork, un-dėr-wurk′, v.t. to work for a less price than: to undermine or destroy clandestinely.—v.i. to do less work than is requisite.—n. Un′derwork, subordinate work.—ns. Un′derworker; Un′der-workman.
English · e-38700-6787Underwrite
Underwrite, un-dėr-rīt′, v.t. to write under something else: to subscribe: to subscribe one's name to for insurance: (Shak.) to submit to.—v.i. to practise insuring.—ns. Un′derwriter, one who insures, as shipping, so cal
English · e-38700-6789Underwrought
Underwrought, un-dėr-rawt′, pa.t. and pa.p. of underwork.
English · e-38700-6790 · brief source recordUndescendible
Undescendible, un-dē-sen′di-bl, adj. not descendible, unfathomable: not capable of descending to heirs.—Also Undescen′dable.
English · e-38700-6791Undescribable
Undescribable, un-des-krī′ba-bl, adj. indescribable.—adj. Undescribed′, not described.
English · e-38700-6792 · brief source recordUndescried
Undescried, un-des-krīd′, adj. not descried.
English · e-38700-6793 · brief source recordUndeserver
Undeserver, un-de-zėr′vėr, n. (Shak.) one who is not deserving or worthy.—adj. Undeserved′, not deserved.—adv. Undeser′vedly.—n. Undeser′vedness.—adj. Undeser′ving.—adv. Undeser′vingly.
English · e-38700-6794Undesigning
Undesigning, un-de-zī′ning, adj. not designing: artless: straightforward: sincere.—adj. Undesigned′.—adv. Undesign′edly.—n. Undesign′edness.
English · e-38700-6795Undesirable
Undesirable, un-dē-zī′ra-bl, adj. not to be wished for.—ns. Undesirabil′ity; Undesir′ableness.—adv. Undesir′ably.—adjs. Undesired′; Undesir′ing; Undesir′ous.
English · e-38700-6796Undespairing
Undespairing, un-des-pār′-ing, adj. not yielding to despair.—adv. Undespair′ingly.
English · e-38700-6797 · brief source recordUndespondent
Undespondent, un-des-pon′dent, adj. not despondent.—adv. Undespond′ently.
English · e-38700-6798 · brief source recordUndestined
Undestined, un-des′tind, adj. not destined.
English · e-38700-6799 · brief source recordUndetermined
Undetermined, un-de-tėr′mind, adj. not determined or settled: not defined.—adjs. Undeter′minable, indeterminable; Undeter′minate, indeterminate.—ns. Undeter′minateness; Undeterminā′tion.
English · e-38700-6800Undetesting
Undetesting, un-dē-tes′ting, adj. not detesting.
English · e-38700-6801 · brief source recordUndeveloped
Undeveloped, un-dē-vel′opt, adj. not developed.
English · e-38700-6802 · brief source recordUndeviating
Undeviating, un-dē′vi-ā-ting, adj. not deviating: steady: regular.—adv. Undē′viatingly.
English · e-38700-6803 · brief source recordUndevout
Undevout, un-dē-vowt′, adj. not devout.—adv. Undevout′ly.—n. Undevout′ness.
English · e-38700-6804 · brief source recordUndiademed
Undiademed, un-dī′a-demd, adj. not wearing a diadem or crown.
English · e-38700-6805 · brief source recordUndiaphanous
Undiaphanous, un-dī-af′a-nus, adj. not diaphanous.
English · e-38700-6806 · brief source recordUndid
Undid, un-did′, pa.t. of undo.
English · e-38700-6807 · brief source recordUndifferencing
Undifferencing, un-dif′e-ren-sing, adj. not making any difference.
English · e-38700-6808 · brief source recordUndifferentiated
Undifferentiated, un-dif-e-ren′shi-ā-ted, adj. not differentiated.
English · e-38700-6809 · brief source recordUndigenous
Undigenous, un-dij′e-nus, adj. originated by water. [L. unda, a wave, gignĕre, to produce.]
English · e-38700-6810 · brief source recordUndigested
Undigested, un-di-jes′ted, adj. not digested—adj. Undiges′tible, indigestible.
English · e-38700-6811 · brief source recordUndight
Undight, un-dīt′, v.t. (Spens.) to put off, as ornaments or apparel.
English · e-38700-6812 · brief source recordUndignified
Undignified, un-dig′ni-fīd, adj. not dignified, not consistent with dignity.—v.t. Undig′nify, to make undignified.
English · e-38700-6813 · brief source recordUndilution
Undilution, un-dil-ū′shun, n. the quality of being undiluted.—adj. Undilū′ted.
English · e-38700-6814 · brief source recordUndiminished
Undiminished, un-di-min′isht, adj. not lessened.
English · e-38700-6815 · brief source recordUndine
Undine, un-dēn′, n. a spirit of the waters, a water-nymph, without a soul—they marry readily with men, and an undine herself receives a soul on bearing a child. [L. unda, a wave.]
English · e-38700-6816Undinted
Undinted, un-din′ted, adj. not bearing the marks of blows.
English · e-38700-6817 · brief source recordUndiocesed
Undiocesed, un-dī′ō-sēst, adj. not having a diocese.
English · e-38700-6818 · brief source recordUndiscernible
Undiscernible, un-di-zer′ni-bl, adj. indiscernible—also Undiscer′nable.—adv. Undiscer′nedly.—n. Undiscer′nibleness.—adv. Undiscer′nibly.—adj. Undiscer′ning.
English · e-38700-6819Undischarged
Undischarged, un-dis-chärjd′, adj. not discharged: not carried out.
English · e-38700-6820 · brief source recordUndisciplined
Undisciplined, un-dis′i-plind, adj. not disciplined, not properly trained and exercised.—adj. Undis′ciplinable.
English · e-38700-6821 · brief source recordUndiscomfited
Undiscomfited, un-dis-kum′fi-ted, adj. not discomfited.
English · e-38700-6822 · brief source recordUndiscording
Undiscording, un-dis-kor′ding, adj. (Milt.) not discording or making discord.
English · e-38700-6823 · brief source recordUndiscoursed
Undiscoursed, un-dis-kōrst′, adj. not discussed or talked about.
English · e-38700-6824 · brief source recordUndiscoverable
Undiscoverable, un-dis-kuv′ėr-a-bl, adj. that cannot be discovered.—adv. Undiscov′erably.—adj. Undiscov′ered, not discovered or found out, unseen, hid.
English · e-38700-6825Undiscriminating
Undiscriminating, un-dis-krim′i-nā-ting, adj. not discriminating, not quick to detect differences.
English · e-38700-6826 · brief source recordUndiscussed
Undiscussed, un-dis-kust′, adj. not discussed.
English · e-38700-6827 · brief source recordUndisguised
Undisguised, un-dis-gīzd′, adj. not disguised, frank, open, plain.—adj. Undisguis′able.—adv. Undisguis′edly.
English · e-38700-6828 · brief source recordUndishonoured
Undishonoured, un-dis-on′ord, adj. not dishonoured or disgraced.
English · e-38700-6829 · brief source recordUndisjoined
Undisjoined, un-dis-joind′, adj. not disjoined or separated.
English · e-38700-6830 · brief source recordUndismayed
Undismayed, un-dis-mād′, adj. not dismayed.
English · e-38700-6831 · brief source recordUndispensed
Undispensed, un-dis-penst′, adj. not dispensed.—adjs. Undispen′sable; Undispen′sing.
English · e-38700-6832 · brief source recordUndisposed
Undisposed, un-dis-pōzd′, adj. not sold, allocated, or otherwise arranged.
English · e-38700-6833 · brief source recordUndisprivacied
Undisprivacied, un-dis-prī′va-sid, adj. not deprived of privacy.
English · e-38700-6834 · brief source recordUndisputable
Undisputable, un-dis′pū-ta-bl, adj. indisputable.—n. Undis′putableness.—adv. Undis′putably.—adj. Undispū′ted, not disputed, not called in question.—adv. Undispū′tedly.
English · e-38700-6835Undissembled
Undissembled, un-di-sem′bld, adj. not dissembled, open: unfeigned.
English · e-38700-6836 · brief source recordUndissipated
Undissipated, un-dis′i-pā-ted, adj. not dissipated.
English · e-38700-6837 · brief source recordUndissolved
Undissolved, un-di-zolvd′, adj. not dissolved, not broken.—adjs. Undissol′vable, not to be loosened or broken; Undissol′ving, not dissolving.
English · e-38700-6838Undistempered
Undistempered, un-dis-tem′pėrd, adj. free from distemper.
English · e-38700-6839 · brief source recordUndistinctive
Undistinctive, un-dis-tingk′tiv, adj. making no distinctions.
English · e-38700-6840 · brief source recordUndistinguished
Undistinguished, un-dis-ting′gwisht, adj. not distinguished: not marked out by conspicuous qualities, not famous: not having an air or appearance of distinction.—adj. Undisting′uishable, indistinguishable.—n. Undisting′u
English · e-38700-6841Undistracted
Undistracted, un-dis-trak′ted, adj. not distracted, not having the attention drawn away from.—adv. Undistrac′tedly.—n. Undistrac′tedness.—adj. Undistrac′ting.
English · e-38700-6842Undisturbed
Undisturbed, un-dis-turbd′, adj. not disturbed.—adv. Undistur′bedly.—n. Undistur′bedness.
English · e-38700-6843 · brief source recordUndiversified
Undiversified, un-div-er′si-fīd, adj. not diversified or varied.
English · e-38700-6844 · brief source recordUndiverted
Undiverted, un-di-ver′ted, adj. not diverted or turned away from: not amused.
English · e-38700-6845 · brief source recordUndivestedly
Undivestedly, un-di-ves′ted-li, adv. with the absence of.
English · e-38700-6846 · brief source recordUndivided
Undivided, un-di-vī′ded, adj. not divided or disunited.—adj. Undivī′dable.—adv. Undivī′dedly.—n. Undivī′dedness.
English · e-38700-6847 · brief source recordUndivine
Undivine, un-di-vīn′, adj. not divine.
English · e-38700-6848 · brief source recordUndivorced
Undivorced, un′di-vōrst, adj. not divorced or separated.
English · e-38700-6849 · brief source recordUndivulged
Undivulged, un-di-vuljd′, adj. not divulged, secret.
English · e-38700-6850 · brief source recordUndo
Undo, un-dōō′, v.t. to reverse what has been done: to bring to naught: to loose: to open: to unravel: to impoverish: to ruin, as in reputation: (Shak.) to leave undone.—ns. Undo′er; Undo′ing, the reversal of what has bee
English · e-38700-6851Undock
Undock, un-dok′, v.t. to take out of dock, as a ship.
English · e-38700-6852 · brief source recordUndoctor
Undoctor, un-dok′tor, v.t. (Carlyle) to divest of the character of a doctor.
English · e-38700-6853 · brief source recordUndogmatic
Undogmatic, un-dog-mat′ik, adj. not dogmatic.
English · e-38700-6854 · brief source recordUndomesticate
Undomesticate, un-dō-mes′ti-kāt, v.t. to make unfit for home life: to untame.—adj. Undomes′ticāted, not domesticated, not tamed.—n. Undomesticā′tion.
English · e-38700-6855Undose
Undose, un′dōs, adj. wavy, undulated.
English · e-38700-6856 · brief source recordUndouble
Undouble, un-dub′l, v.t. to make single, to unfold.
English · e-38700-6857 · brief source recordUndoubted
Undoubted, un-dowt′ed, adj. indubitable: unsuspected.—adj. Undoubt′able, indubitable.—advs. Undoubt′ably; Undoubt′edly.—adjs. Undoubt′ful, not doubtful: unsuspicious; Undoubt′ing, not doubting.—adv. Undoubt′ingly.
English · e-38700-6858Undrainable
Undrainable, un-drā′na-bl, adj. that cannot be drained.
English · e-38700-6859 · brief source recordUndrape
Undrape, un-drāp′, v.t. to strip of clothing, to uncover.—adj. Undraped′, not covered with artistic drapery, not clothed, nude.
English · e-38700-6860Undraw
Undraw, un-draw′, v.t. to draw aside.—adj. Undrawn′, not drawn or dragged away: not delineated: not drawn from a cask.
English · e-38700-6861 · brief source recordUndreaded
Undreaded, un-dred′ed, adj. not dreaded.
English · e-38700-6862 · brief source recordUndreamed
Undreamed, un-drēmd′, adj. not dreamed, not thought of—also Undreamt, un-dremt′ (with of).—adj. Undream′ing, not dreaming.
English · e-38700-6863Undress
Undress, un-dres′, v.t. to take off the dress or clothes: to strip: to take the dressing from a wound.—v.i. to take off one's clothes.—n. (also Un′dress) a loose dress: the plain dress worn by soldiers when off duty.—adj
English · e-38700-6864Undrossy
Undrossy, un-dros′i, adj. not drossy, not impure.
English · e-38700-6865 · brief source recordUndubitable
Undubitable, un-dū′bi-ta-bl, adj. (obs.) indubitable.
English · e-38700-6866 · brief source recordUndue
Undue, un-dū′, adj. not due or owing: improper: immoderate: excessive.—n. Undue′ness.
English · e-38700-6867 · brief source recordUnduke
Unduke, un-dūk′, v.t. to deprive of the rank of duke.
English · e-38700-6868 · brief source recordUndulate
Undulate, un′dū-lāt, v.t. to wave, or to move like waves: to cause to vibrate.—v.i. to wave: to vibrate.—adj. wavy.—adj. Un′dulant, undulating.—adv. Un′dulātely.—adj. Un′dulāting.—adv. Un′dulātingly.—ns. Undulā′tion, an
English · e-38700-6869Undull
Undull, un-dul′, v.t. to remove the dullness from.
English · e-38700-6870 · brief source recordUnduly
Unduly, un-dū′li, adv. not according to duty or propriety: improperly.
English · e-38700-6871 · brief source recordUndurable
Undurable, un-dū′ra-bl, adj. not durable.—adv. Undū′rably.
English · e-38700-6872 · brief source recordUndutiful
Undutiful, un-dū′ti-fōōl, adj. not dutiful—also Undū′teous.—adv. Undū′tifully.—n. Undū′tifulness.
English · e-38700-6873 · brief source recordUndying
Undying, un-dī′ing, adj. not dying, unceasing.—adv. Undy′ingly.—n. Undy′ingness.
English · e-38700-6874 · brief source recordUneared
Uneared, un-ērd′, adj. (Shak.) not eared, untilled.
English · e-38700-6875 · brief source recordUnearned
Unearned, un-ernd′, adj. not gained by labour.—Unearned increment (see Increment).
English · e-38700-6876 · brief source recordUnearth
Unearth, un-ėrth′, v.t. to take out of, drive, or draw from the earth or a burrow, as a fox or badger: to uncover, to disclose.—n. Unearth′liness, quality of being unearthly.—adj. Unearth′ly, supernatural.
English · e-38700-6877Uneasy
Uneasy, un-ē′zi, adj. not at ease: restless: feeling pain: constrained: not easy to be done.—ns. Unease′ (arch.), Uneas′iness, state of being uneasy or not at ease: want of ease: disquiet.—adv. Uneas′ily.
English · e-38700-6878Uneatable
Uneatable, un-ē′ta-bl, adj. not fit to be eaten.—n. Uneat′ableness.—adj. Uneat′en, not eaten.
English · e-38700-6879 · brief source recordUneath
Uneath, un-ēth′, adv. (Spens.) not easily, hardly. [A.S. uneáthe—un-, not, eáthe, easy.]
English · e-38700-6880 · brief source recordUneath
Uneath, un-ēth′, adv. (Spens.) underneath, beneath, below. [Underneath.]
English · e-38700-6881 · brief source recordUnebriate
Unebriate, un-ē′bri-āt, adj. not intoxicating.
English · e-38700-6882 · brief source recordUnedge
Unedge, un-ej′, v.t. to deprive of the edge, to blunt.
English · e-38700-6883 · brief source recordUnedible
Unedible, un-ed′i-bl, adj. inedible.
English · e-38700-6884 · brief source recordUnedifying
Unedifying, un-ed′i-fī-ing, adj. not edifying.
English · e-38700-6885 · brief source recordUneducated
Uneducated, un-ed′ū-kāt-ed, adj. not educated.—v.t. Uned′ucate, to deprive of the results of education.
English · e-38700-6886 · brief source recordUneffectual
Uneffectual, un-e-fek′tū-al, adj. ineffectual.
English · e-38700-6887 · brief source recordUnelastic
Unelastic, un-ē-las′tik, adj. inelastic.
English · e-38700-6888 · brief source recordUnelected
Unelected, un-ē-lek′ted, adj. not elected.
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