Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 27

Untrue (a.) Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.

Untrue (a.) Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal.

Untrue (adv.) Untruly.

Untruism (n.) Something not true; a false statement.

Untrunked (a.) Separated from its trunk or stock.

Untruss (v. t.) To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress.

Untruss (n.) Alt. of Untrusser

Untrusser (n.) One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper.

Untrust (n.) Distrust.

Untrustful (a.) Not trustful or trusting.

Untrustful (a.) Not to be trusted; not trusty.

Untruth (n.) The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.

Untruth (n.) That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.

Untruthful (a.) Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.

Untuck (v. t.) To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.

Untune (v. t.) To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune.

Unturn (v. t.) To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key.

Unturned (a.) Not turned; not revolved or reversed.

Untwain (v. t.) To rend in twain; to tear in two.

Untwine (v. t.) To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie.

Untwine (v. i.) To become untwined.

Untwirl (v. t.) To untwist; to undo.

Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine.

Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.

Unty (v. t.) To untie.

Unusage (n.) Want or lack of usage.

Unused (a.) Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.

Unused (a.) Not habituated; unaccustomed.

Unusual (a.) Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

Unusuality (n.) Unusualness.

Unutterable (a.) Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced; inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish.

Unvail (v. t. & i.) See Unveil.

Unvaluable (a.) Invaluable; being beyond price.

Unvaluable (a.) Not valuable; having little value.

Unvalued (a.) Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate.

Unvalued (a.) Having inestimable value; invaluable.

Unvariable (a.) Invariable.

Unveil (v. t.) To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.

Unveil (v. i.) To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.

Unveiler (n.) One who removes a veil.

Unveracity (n.) Want of veracity; untruthfulness; as, unveracity of heart.

Unvessel (v. t.) To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty.

Unvicar (v. t.) To deprive of the position or office a vicar.

Unviolable (a.) Inviolable.

Unvisard (v. t.) To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask.

Unvisible (a.) Invisible.

Unvisibly (adv.) Invisibly.

Unvitiated (a.) Not vitiated; pure.

Unvoluntary (a.) Involuntary.

Unvote (v. t.) To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote.

Unvoweled (a.) Having no vowel sounds or signs.

Unvulgarize (v. t.) To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar.

Unvulnerable (a.) Invulnerable.

Unware (a.) Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard.

Unware (a.) Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen.

Unwares (adv.) Unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at.

Unwarily (adv.) In an unwary manner.

Unwariness (n.) The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.

Unwarm (v. t.) To lose warmth; to grow cold.

Unwarp (v. t.) To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.

Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial.

Unwarrantable (a.) Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper.

Unwarranted (a.) Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.

Unwary (a.) Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.

Unwashed (a.) Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.

Unwashen (a.) Not washed.

Unwayed (a.) Not used to travel; as, colts that are unwayed.

Unwayed (a.) Having no ways or roads; pathless.

Unwearied (a.) Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable.

Unweary (v. t.) To cause to cease being weary; to refresh.

Unweave (v. t.) To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven.

Unwedgeable (a.) Not to be split with wedges.

Unweeting (a.) Unwitting.

Unweighed (a.) Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed statement.

Unweighing (a.) Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate.

Unweld (a.) Alt. of Unweldy

Unweldy (a.) Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy.

Unwell (a.) Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

Unwell (a.) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.

Unwellness (n.) Quality or state of being unwell.

Unwemmed (a.) Not blemished; undefiled; pure.

Unwhole (a.) Not whole; unsound.

Unwieldy (a.) Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

Unwild (v. t.) To tame; to subdue.

Unwill (v. t.) To annul or reverse by an act of the will.

Unwilled (a.) Deprived of the faculty of will or volition.

Unwilling (a.) Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

Unwind (v. t.) To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.

Unwind (v. t.) To disentangle.

Unwind (v. i.) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Unwisdom (n.) Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance.

Unwise (a.) Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.

Unwisely (adv.) In an unwise manner; foolishly.

Unwish (v. t.) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.

Unwist (a.) Not known; unknown.

Unwist (a.) Not knowing; unwitting.

Unwit (v. t.) To deprive of wit.

Unwit (n.) Want of wit or understanding; ignorance.

Unwitch (v. t.) To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft.

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