unfinish (unfinish)

Lack of finish; incompletene . [Rare.] It is such a comfort to a tired American - tired of our fret and hurry and unfinish to see something done and completed and polished. S. Bowles, in Merriam, I. 366. unfinishable (un-fin'ish-a-bl), a. Incapable of being finished, concluded, or completed. Jarvis, tr. of Don Quixote, I. i. 1. unfinished (un-fin'isht), a. Not finished; not complete; not brought to an end; imperfect. A garment shapele and unfinished. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 415. unfinishing (un-fin'ish-ing), n. The act of leaving unfinished, or not bringing to an end; the state of remaining unfinished. [Rare.] Noble deeds, the unfinishing whereof already surpa es what others before them have left enacted. Milton , Apology for Smectymnuus, § & unfirm (un-férm'), a. Not firm; not strong or stable; feeble; infirm. The sway of earth Shakes like a thing unfirm . Shak ., J. C., i. 3. 4. So is the unfirm king IMG:content-1371.png:[blocks in formation] Whene'er I go to the field, Heaven keep me from The meeting of an unflesh'd youth or coward! unfleshly (un-flesh'li), a . Not fleshly; not hu- man; incorporeal; spiritual. unforcible (un-for'si-bl), a. Wanting force or strength: as, an unforcible expre ion. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, v. § 65. [Rare.] unforeboding (un-for-bo'ding), a . Not foretell- ing; not telling the future; giving no omens. Pope , Ody ey, ii. Those unfleshly eyes with which they say the very air is thronged. unfieshyt (un-flesh'i), a. Bare of flesh; flesh- le . Sir J. Davies. unflinching (un-flin'ching), a. Not flinching; not shrinking: as, unflinching bravery. unflinchingly (un-flin'ching-li), adv . Without flinching; unshrinkingly. unflower (un-flou'èr), v. t. [ Fletcher , Christ's Victory and Triumph. [Rare.] unfluent (un-flö'ent), a. Not fluent; unready in speech. Sylvester , tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, unflush (un-flush'), v. i. [ IMG:content-1372.png:[blocks in formation] unfitting (un-fit'ing), a. [ fitting .] Not fitting; unsuitable; un- becoming. To a ail such a hiduous creature Off so wonder full unfittyng stature. Not vanquished; not Milton , Hist. Eng., iii. defeated; not baffled. unfold1 (un-fold'), v. [ unfolden , unfalden , unvolden , unfealdan , unfold, un- , back, + fealdan , fold: see un-2 and fold1 , v.] I. trans. 1. To open the folds of; expand; spread out; change from a folded condition, in any sense of the word fold . Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 1702; Pope , liad, ii. 978.-2. To lay open to view or contemplation; make known in all the details; develop; disclose; reveal: as, to un- fold one's designs; to unfold the principles of The Holy Fader wondred on that he told, Off tho merueles that ther gan unfold . Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides. Shak ., Lear, i. 1. 283. 3. To show, or let be seen; display. [Lightning] that in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth. Shak., M. N. D., i. 1. 146. II. in trans . To become opened out; be spread apart; become disclosed or developed; develop itself. I see thy beauty gradually unfold . Tennyson , Eleanore. unfold2 (un-fold'), v. t. [ She [the milkmaid) dares go alone and unfold sheep in the night, and fears no manner of ill. Quoted in Walton's Complete Angler, p. 82. unfolder (un-föl'der), n. One who or that which unfolds. unfolding (un-fōl'ding), n. [Verbal n. of un- fold, v.] The act of spreading out; disclo- sure; revelation; development. Which had no le proved certain, unforeknown . Milton , P. L., iii. 19. unforesee (un-for-se'), v. t.; pret. unforesaw, pp. unforeseen , ppr. unforeseeing . [ Bp . Hacket , Abp. Williams, i. 171. ( Davies .) unforgiver (un-for-giv'er), n. One who does not pardon or forgive; an implacable person. Richardson , Clari a Harlowe, VII. 26. [Rare.] unforgiving (un-for-giv'ing), a. Not forgiv- ing; not disposed to overlook or pardon of- fenses; implacable. Byron , Fare Thee Well. unforgivingne (un-for-giv'ing-nes), n. quality of being unforgiving; implacability. Richardson , Clari a Harlowe, VII. 287. unforgotten, unforgot (un-for-got'n, un-for- got '), a . Not forgotten; not lost to memory; not overlooked or neglected. Shak ., Othello, i. 3. 245. unfoldment (un-föld'ment), n. [ unfold1 + Clime of the unforgotten brave. -ment.] Unfolding; development. [Rare.] The unfoldment of the power of voluntary motion. IMG:content-1373.png:[blocks in formation] mal. unformalized (un-fôr'mal-izd), a. Not made formal; unreduced to forms. Charlotte Brontë , Villette, xix. unforbidden, unforbid (un-for-bid'n, un-for- bid'), a . Not forbidden; not prohibited: ap- plied to persons; allowed; permitted; legal: applied to things. unforbidden ne (un-for-bid'n-nes), n. The state of being unforbidden. Boyle . unforced (un-forst'), a. Not forced, in any unfortunacyt (un-fôr tū-nā-si), n. [ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary Men ever were most ble ed, till cro fate Brought love and women forth, unfortunate To all that ever tasted of their smiles. =Syn. Unsucce ful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, ca- lamitous. See fortunate . II. n. One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery. One more unfortunate , Weary of breath. le or unfounded manner. unframablet (un-fra'ma-bl), a . of being framed or molded. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, i. § 16. unframablene t (un-frā'ma-bl-nes), n . The character of being unfram unframable. Bp . Sanders on . unframet (un-fram'), v. t. [ frame .] To destroy the frame of; take apart; hence, to make usele ; destroy. IMG:content-1375.png:[blocks in formation] Greene and Lodge, Looking Gla for Lond. and Eng. unfretted (un-fret'ed), a. Not fretted; not worn or rubbed. Holinshed , Chronicles of Ire- land, an. 1532. unfriend (un-frend'), n. [ unfreond , on- freond (= MHG.unvriunt ), hostile person; a . Lacking friends; not countenanced or supported. Shak ., T. N., iii. 3. 10. unfriendedne (un-fren'ded-nes), n. The quality or state of being unfriended. Athenæum , No. 3148, p. 236. unfriendline (un-frend'li-nes), n. The qual- ity of being unfriendly; want of kindne ; dis- favor. Leighton , C Com. on 1 Pet. ii. 11. unfriendly (un-frend'li), a . 1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; evolent; inimical: as, an un- friendly neighbor. unfurl (un-fèrl'), v. [ Gallia's proud standards, to Bavaria's joined, Unfurl their gilded lilies in the wind. I am resolved to display my unfurled soule in your very face. N. Ward , Simple Cobler, p. 56. The red right arm of Jove, With all his terrors there unfurl'd . IMG:content-1376.png:[blocks in formation] unfriendly (un-frend'li), adv . In an unkind manner; not as a friend. Wollaston , Religion with a fuse, as a mine or a bomb. Science , V. 74. of Nature, vi. ne ; enmity. unfrighted (un-fri'ted), a. Not frighted; not unfrightful (un-frit'ful), a. Not frightful; not terrifying or repulsive. Carlyle , French Rev., unfrock (un-frok'), v. t. [ un -2 + frock .] Το deprive of a frock; divest of a frock; hence, referring to a monk's frock, to deprive of eccle- siastical rank or authority. unfusible (un-fū'zi-bl), a . Infusible. [Rare.] unga, ungka (ung'gä, ung'kä), n. The sia- mang. ungaint (un-gan'), d. [ ungain , ungayn ; gain , a.] 1. Perilous; dreadful. ungained (un-gand'), a. Not yet gained; un- po e ed. Shak . , T. and C., i. 1. 315. ungainful (un-gan'ful), a . Unprofitable; not "Proud prelate," she [Elizabeth] wrote, "If you do not immediately comply with my request,... I will producing gain. Daniel , Muso phil us. unfrock you!" unfructed (un-fruk'ted), a . In her ., having no fruit: said of a branch or sprig of some plant which is usually represented fructed. More leaves or sprigs are usually shown as forming part of the branch than when there is fruit. unfructuoust, a . [ un -1 + fructuous .] Un- fruitful. Wyclif . unfruitful (un-fröt'fül), a. Not fruitful, in any ungainline (un-gan'li-nes), n . character of being ungainly; ungainly appear- ance; clumsine ; awkwardne . ungainly (un-gan'li), a . [ ungaynly (ef. ungainly , adv .); gainly , a .] 1†. Unfit; vain. Shak ., Lucrece, 1. 344. unfruitfully (un-fröt'fül-i), adv . In an unfruit- ful manner; fruitle ly. B. Jonson, The Silent Woman, v. 1. unfruitfulne (un-fröt'ful-nes), n . The state or character of being unfruitful; barrenne ; infecundity; unproductive ne : applied to per- sons or things. unfruitoust, a. [ME., also unfruytous ; fruitous , fruitful: see fructuous .] Unfruit- ful. Wyclif . unfueled, unfuelled (un-fü'eld), a. Not sup- plied with fuel; not fed with fuel. Southey, Thalaba, ii. ( Davies .) [Rare.] unfulfilled (un-ful-fild'), a . Not fulfilled; not accomplished: as, a prophecy or prediction un- fulfilled . Milton , P. L., iv. 511. unfullt (un-ful'), a. Not full or complete; im- perfect. Sylvester. unfumed (un-fūmd'), a. 1. Not fumigated.- tion; undistilled: noting odor or scent. 24. Not extracted or drawn forth by fum i gaun garnished (un-gar'nisht), a. [ ungar ungallant (un-gal'ant, -ga-lant'), a. Not gal- lant; uncourtly to ladies. Gay , Letter to Swift, April 27, 1731. ungalled (un-gâld'), a. Unhurt; not galled; uninjured. She strows the ground With rose and odours from the shrub unfumed. Milton , P. L., v. 349. unfunded (un-fun'ded), a . Not funded; float- ing: as, an unfunded debt. See fund1 , v . t., and funded. The unfunded debt of the United Kingdom exists in the form of exchequer bills and bonds, treasury bills, etc., i ued by the government when it desires to raise money for temporary purposes, all bearing interest at fixed rates, and due at specified times; while the funded debt of that country is properly no debt at all, the gov- ernment being under no obligation to repay the principal sum represented by the stock, but only to pay the interest Why, let the stricken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play. ungarment (un-gär'ment), v. t. [ gar- ment .] To unclothe; strip. ungarmented (un-gär'men-ted), a . Not having garments; not covered with garments; un- clothed. And round her limbs ungarmented the fire Curl'd its fierce flakes. nyst ; un -1 + garnished .] Not garnished or furnished; unadorned; not properly provided or equipped. The go me watz ungarnyst with god men to dele. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 137. A plain ungarnish'd present as a thanke-offering to thee. Milton , Animadversions. ungartered (un-gär'tėrd), a . Not held by gar- ters, as the hose or stockings; not having or wearing garters. You chid at Sir Proteus for going ungartered . Shak ., T. G, of V., ii. 1. 79, ungathered