unswept

[Pref. un- (1), and Eng. swept.] 1. Not swept; not cleaned by having a brush, broom, or besom pa ed over it. "Where fires thou find'st unrak'd and hearths unswept, There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry." Shakesp.: Merry Wives, v. 5. 2. Not cleaned up or removed by sweeping. "The dust on antique time would lie unswept." Shakesp.: Coriolanus, ii. 3. 3. Not moved or pa ed over with a sweeping motion or action. "The waves roll multitudinous, and the foam, Unswept by wand'ring gusts, fills all the air." Cowper: Homer's Iliad , xi. un-swerv-ing, a. [Pref. un- (1), and English swerving.] Not swerving or deviating from any rule or standard; undeviating, unwavering. ŭn-swerv-ing-lý, adv. [Eng. unswerving:-ly.] In an unswerving manner; unwaveringly. ( Cary: Dante; Par. viii. 142.) *un-swilled', a . [Prefix un- (1), and English swilled .] 1. Not swilled; not swallowed down in large draughts. 2. Not emptied by swilling or greedily drinking. "An unswilled hogshead."- Milton : Divorce. (Post.) un-swörn', a. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng.sworn .] 1. Not sworn; not bound by an oath; not having taken an oath. "You are yet unsworn." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , i. 4. 2. Not solemnly pronounced or taken. "Her solemn oath Unsworn remained." un-tăc-kle, v . t . [Prefix un- (2), and English *un-tagged, a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. tagged .] Not tied or fastened; not having tags. " Untagg'd points and compters." Beaum. & Flet.: Woman's Prize , iv. 3. un-tāint-ed (1), a. [Pref. un- (1), and English tainted.] 1. Not rendered impure by admixture; free from foul matter; pure. "Th' untainted winds refuse th' infecting load." South. 2. Not rendered unsavory by putrescence; not rotten or corrupted. "Untouch'd by worms, untainted by the air." Pope: Homer's Iliad, xxiv. 506. 3. Not sullied; unsullied, unblemished. "His morals had escaped untainted ."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. vi. *un-taint-ěd (2), a . [Pref. un- (1), and English (at)tainted.] Not charged with a crime; not accused. " Untainted , unexamin'd, free at liberty." Shakesp.: Richard III ., iii. 6. *un-taint-ed-ly, adv . [English untainted ; -ly.] In an untainted manner; in a manner free from taint, stain, or blemish. "A school so untaintedly loyal." -South : Sermons , vol. v., ser. 1. *un-taint-ed-ne , s. [Eng. untainted ; -ne .] The quality or state of being untainted; freedom from taint, stain, on or blemish. "Purity and untaintedne in respect of any mixture of corruption." -Bp. Hall : Sermon on 1 John i. 5.