unessential (tial as shal)

& s. [Prefix un- (1), and Eng. e ential.] A. As adjective : 1. Not e ential; not constituting the real e ence; not absolutely nece ary; not of prime importance. "Those who differed from him in the une ential parts of Christianity." -Add is on: Freeholder. *2. Void of real being. "Prime cheerer Light! Without whose vesting beauty all were wrapt In une ential gloom." Thomson: Summer, 94. B. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: Something not constituting the real e ence, or not absolutely nece ary. 2. Music (pl.): Notes not forming a nece ary part of the harmony. Pa ing, auxiliary, or ornamental notes. un-es-sen-tial-lý (tial as shal), adv. [Eng. une ential; -ly.] Not in an e ential or absolutely nece ary manner. *un-es-tab-lish, v . t . [Pref. un- (2), and Eng, establish .] To unfix, to disestablish; to deprive of establishment. "The parliament demanded of the king to une stablish that prelatical government which had usurped over us." -Milton : Eikon ok las tes , § 27. tun-e-văn-gel-ic-al, adj. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. evangelical.] Not evangelical; not according to the gospel. "Whom in justice to retaliate, is not he supposes unevangelical. Milton: Answer to Eikon Basilike, 12. ŭn-e-vẹn, a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. even , a.] 1. Not even, not level, smooth or plain; rugged, rough. "Thus fallen am I in dark, uneven way." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2. 2. Not straight or direct; crooked. "Uneven is the course, I like it not." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet, iv. 1. 3. Not uniform, regular, or well-matched. "Hurrying, as fast as his uneven legs would carry him." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xviii. 4. Not perfectly horizontal or level, as the beam of a scale; not on the same height or plane; hence, not true, just, or fair. "Belial, in much uneven scale thou weigh'st All others by thyself." Milton: P. R. , ii. 173. *5. ill-matched, unsuitable; ill-a orted. "So forth they traveled, an uneven payre... A salvage man matcht with a lad ye fayre." Spenser: F. Q., VI. v. 9. 6. In Arith .: Not divisible by 2 without a re- mainder; odd; as, 3, 5, 7, .; unevenly unequal numbers are those which being divided by 4 leave a remainder equal to 1, as 5, 9, 13, . *7. Diffiult, perplexing, embarra ing. "Uneven and unwelcome news." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt. I., i. 1. un-e-ven-ly, adv. [Eng. uneven; -ly.] In an uneven manner; not smoothly or regularly. "Whosoever rides on a lame horse, cannot but move unevenly."-Bp. Hall: No Peace with Rome, § 9.