unfinIshing

[Pref. un- (1), and English finishing.] The act of leaving unfinished, or not bringing to an end; the state of remaining still unfinished. "Noble deeds the unfinishing whereof already surpa es what others before them have left enacted."-Milton: Apology for Smectymnuus, § 8. *un-fired, a . [Pref. un- (1), and English fired .] Not fused; not heated by fire. "A pond'rous spear and caldron yet unfir'd." Cowper: Homer's Ody ey, xxiii. 4291 4. Not firmly based or founded. "For without it, it is not only inauspicious and unlucky, but illegal, unfirm , and insufficient." Bp . Taylor: Rule of Conscience , bk. iii., ch. v. *un-fir'-ma-ment-ěd, a. [Pref. un- (1); Eng. firmament , and suff. -ed .] Not having a firmament; unbounded, boundle . "In the waste unfirm a men ted seas."-Carlyle. *un-firm-ne , s. [Eng. unfirm; -ne .] The quality or state of being infirm or destitute of firmne , stability, or strength; instability. *un-fist', v . t . [Pref. un- (2), and Eng. fist .] To unhand, to release. "You goodman Brandy face, unfist her." Cotton: Scarronides , p. 85. IMG:content-0117.png:[blocks in formation] un-fit, a . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. fit , a.] 1. Not fit or fitting; improper, unsuitable, unbe tering weather. coming. IMG:content-0118.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Not having the suitable or nece ary qualifi cations, physical or moral; not suitable, adapted, qualified, or competent; unable, incompetent, unqualified, unsuited. "Yet no man could be more unfit for such a post."Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xiv. un-fit', v . t . [Pref. un- (2), and Eng. fit , v.] Το make or render unfit or unsuitable; to deprive of the qualities nece ary for any act, post, or the like; to disqualify. "Structure by which an organ is made to answer one purpose nece arily unfits it for some other purpose." Paley : Natural Theology , ch. xvi. un-fit-lý, adv . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. fitly .] Not fitly, not properly, not suitably; improperly. "Those two sorts of e ences, I suppose, may not unfitly be termed, the one real, the other nominal e ence."Locke: Human Understand . , bk. iii., ch. iii.