unspeculative

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 11
[Pref. un- (1), and Eng. speculative.]) Not speculative; not given to speculation or theory; practical. "Some unspeculative men may not have the skill to examine their a ertions." -Government of the Tongue. *ŭn-spěď, a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. sped.] 1. Not having succeeded or prospered; unsucce ful. "He was come ageyn unsped." -Gower; C. A., viii. 2. Unperformed, unfulfilled. " Unsped the service of the common cause." Garth: Ovid; Metamorphoses xiv. *un-speed-ful, *un-spede-ful, a. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. speedful .] Unfortunate, unsucce ful, unprospering. "Unspedeful ne without effecte."-Chaucer: Astrolabie. *un-speed-ỹ, adj . [Pref. un- (1), and English speedy. Not speedy; slow. "A mute and unspeedy current."-Sandys: Travels, p. 117. *ŭn-spěll, v . t . [Pref. un- (2), and Eng. spell .] To release from the influence of a spell or charm; to disenchant; to deprive of power as a spell. "Allow me to unspell these charms."-Tuke: Adv. of Five Hours, v. un-spěnt', a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. spent.] 1. Not spent; not used, expended, or wasted. "There are leaft seven basket tes full of broken meate, unspent."- Udall: Marke viii. 2. Not exhausted; as, unspent strength. 3. Not having lost its force or impulse; as, an unspent ball.
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