Ungovernable
(Un*gov"ern*a*ble) a. Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions.Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith.

Ungown
(Un*gown") v. t. [1 st pref. un- + gown.] To strip of a gown; to unfrock.

Ungowned
(Un*gowned") a.

1. [1 st pref. un- + gown.] Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.

2. [Pref. un- not + gowned.] Not having, or not wearing, a gown.

Ungraceful
(Un*grace"ful) a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech.

The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk.
Sir W. Scott.

Un*grace"ful*ly, adv.Un*grace"ful*ness, n.

Ungracious
(Un*gra"cious) a.

1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without good will; unfeeling. Shak.

2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] Shak.

3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored.

Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London.
Clarendon.

Un*gra"cious*ly, adv.Un*gra"cious*ness, n.

Ungrate
(Un*grate") a. Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Ungrateful
(Un*grate"ful) a.

1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.

2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear.

Un*grate"ful*ly, adv.Un*grate"ful*ness, n.

Ungrave
(Un*grave") v. t. [1 st pref. un- + grave.] To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to exhume. [Obs.] Fuller.

Ungual
(Un"gual) a. [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]

1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one.

2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; — said of certain bones of the feet.

Unguard
(Un*guard") v. t. [1 st pref. un- + guard.] To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] Sterne.

Ungueal
(Un"gue*al) a. [Cf. F. onguéal. See Ungual.] Ungual.

Unguent
(Un"guent) n. [L. unguentum, from unguere, ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See Ointment, and cf. Unction, Unctuous.] A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper.


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