uncourtly

[Pref. un- (1), and English courtly.] 1. Untrained in or unused to the manners of a court; hence, not suave, bland, flattering, or the like; blunt, impolite, unpolished. "The uncourtly courage which distinguished him."Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xv. 2. Uncivil, rude, coarse, plain. *un cous, a . [Lat.uncus=a hook.] Hook-like; hooked. un-côuth', *un-kouth, *un-keth, *un-cooth, a . [A. S. uncúdh =strange, unknown, from un- = not, and cúdh , pa. par. of cunnan to know.] *1. Unknown. IMG:content-0030.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Awkward, clumsy, odd, strange. "Marks such as, to men bred in the courts of France and England, had an uncouth and ominous appearance." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xii. un-côuth-lỹ, *un-cooth-ly, adv. [English uncouth; -ly.] In an uncouth manner; oddly, strangely, awkwardly, clumsily. "Dancing uncouthly to the quivering flame." Cowper: Task , iv. 276. ún-côuth'-ne , s. [Eng. uncouth; -ne .] The quality or state of being uncouth; oddne , strange ne . "Often he approaches as near to a good effect as the uncouthne of his method allows." - London Daily Tele graph . covenant on the part of God, with those who believe in Christ, to extend salvation to those who have not had opportunity of hearing of Christ, is held to be an uncovenanted mercy. It has been held by such churches as claim to be in the Apos tolic Succe ion that the administration of the Covenant of Grace is entrusted solely to the succe ors of the Apostles, and that persons who do not receive the ordinances of religion from them, if saved at all, are saved by the uncovenanted mercies of God. (Generally in the plural.) Used also familiarly, in the sense of, more than one expects or deserves. "Let us leave him [the Duke of Argyle] to the uncovenanted mercies of Prof. Huxley."-London Daily News. un-cover, v. t. & i. [Pref. un- (2), and English cover.] A. Transitive : 1. To take a cover off, as the cover of a basket; to remove a cover or covering from; to divest of a covering, as of a veil, cloth, roof, or the like. "[He] uncouered his face, & holding vp his handes to heaven said: O you gods that I doe worship. I requyre you chiefly to establishe this king do me vnto my selfe."Brende: Quintus Curtius, fol. 82. 2. To strip bare. "When an Indian is about to worship at the Morai, or brings his offering to the altar, he always uncovers his body to the waist."- Cook : First Voyage , ch. xlx. 3. To take off the hat from, as a token of respect. "None of the Eastern people use the compliment of uncovering their heads when they meet, as we do."- Dam pier: Voyages (an. 1688). 4. To disclose; to make patent to view. "In vain thou striv'st to cover shame with shame, Or by evasions thy crime uncover'st more." B. Intransitive: Milton: Samson Agonistes, 842. 1. To take a cover or covering off anything. "Uncover, dogs, and lap."- Shakesp .: Timon , iii. 6. 2. Specif .: To take off the hat in token of respect. ŭn-covered, a. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. cov ered.] 1. Divested of covering or clothing; having the cover or covering removed. "Thou wert better in thy grave, than to answer, with thy uncovered body, this extremity of the skies."Shakesp.: Lear , iii. 4. 2. Specif .: Having the covering of the head removed in token of respect. "Rather let my head dance on a bloody pole Than stand uncover'd to the vulgar groom.' Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt . II ., iv. 1. 3. Unprovided with a cover or covering; open, bare, naked, unprotected. "By cause they saw the penthouses of our turrettes burned downe, and that oure men could not with ease go uncovered to save them."- Goldinge : Cæsar, fol. 192. *un-cov-et-ěd, adj . [Pref. un- (1), and English coveted.] Not coveted; not longed after. "Uncoveted wealth came pouring in upon me."-H. Brooke : Fool of Quality , i. 353.