Unfriendship to Unheard

Unfriendship
(Un*friend"ship), n. The state or quality of being unfriendly; unfriendliness; enmity.

An act of unfriendship to my sovereign person.
Sir W. Scott.

Unfrock
(Un*frock") v. t. [1st pref. un- + frock.] To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest.

Unfruitful
(Un*fruit"ful) a. Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort.Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv.Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.

Unfumed
(Un*fumed") a. Not exposed to fumes; not fumigated. Milton.

Unfurl
(Un*furl") v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + furl.] To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.

Unfurnish
(Un*fur"nish) v. t. [1st pref. un- + furnish.] To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.

Unfusible
(Un*fu"si*ble) a. Infusible. [R.]

Ungain
(Un*gain") a. [OE. ungein. See Ungainly.] Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Beau. & Pl.

Ungainliness
(Un*gain"li*ness), n. The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness.

Ungainly
(Un*gain"ly), a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]

1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.
Macaulay.

2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond.

Ungainly
(Un*gain"ly), adv. In an ungainly manner.

Ungear
(Un*gear") v. t. [1st pref. un- + gear.] To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.

Ungeld
(Un*geld") n. [Pref. un- not + geld payment.] (Anglo-Sax. Law) A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him. Cowell. Burrill.

Ungenerous
(Un*gen"er*ous) a. Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.

The victor never will impose on Cato
Ungenerous terms.
Addison.

Ungenerously
(Un*gen"er*ous*ly), adv. In an ungenerous manner.

Ungenitured
(Un*gen"i*tured) a. [Pref. un- not + geniture.] Destitute of genitals; impotent. [R.] Shak.

Ungentle
(Un*gen"tle) a. Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.

Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind.
Shak.

That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes.
Hawthorne.

Un*gen"tle*ness, n.Un*gen"tly adv.


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