Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: UN-AP-PROV'ING-LY – UN-ASK'ED
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UN-AP-PROV'ING-LY, adv.
With disapprobation.
UN-APT', a.
- Not apt; not ready or propense. A soldier, unapt to weep. Shak.
- Dull; not ready to learn.
- Unfit; not qualified; not disposed; with to, before a verb, and for, before a noun; as, unapt to admit a conference with reason. Hooker. Unapt for noble, wise, spiritual employments. Taylor.
- Improper; unsuitable. Johnson.
UN-APT'LY, adv.
Unfitly; improperly. Grew.
UN-APT'NESS, n.
- Unfitness; unsuitableness. Spenser.
- Dullness; want of quick apprehension. Shak.
- Unreadiness; disqualification; want of propension. The mind, by excess of exertion, gets an unaptness to vigorous attempts. Locke.
UN-AR'GU-ED, a.
- Not argued; not debated.
- Not disputed; not opposed by argument. Milton.
- Not censured; a Latinism. [Not used.] B. Jonson.
UN-ARM', v.t.
To disarm; to strip of armor or arms.[Not used.] [See Disarm.] Shak.
UN-ARM'ED, a.
- Not having on arms or armor; not equipped. Man is born unarmed. It is mean to attack even enemy unarmed.
- Not furnished with scales, prickles, or other defense; animals and plants.
UN-AR-RAIGN'ED, a.
Not arraigned; not brought to trial. Daniel.
UN-AR-RANG'ED, a.
Not arranged; not disposed in order.
UN-AR-RAY'ED, a.
- Not arrayed; not dressed. Dryden.
- Not disposed in order.
UN-AR-REST'ED, a.
Not stopped; not apprehended.
UN-AR-RIV'ED, a.
Not arrived. [Ill formed.] Young.
UN-ART'ED, a.
Ignorant of the arts. [Not in use.] Waterhouse.
UN-ART'FUL, a.
- Not artful; artless; not having cunning. Dryden.
- Wanting skill. [Little used.] Cheyne.
UN-ART'FUL-LY, adv.
Without art; in an unartful manner. Swift. [In lieu of these words, artless and artlessly are generally used.]
Not articulated or distinctly pronounced. Encyc.
UN-AR-TI-FI'CIAL, a.
Not artificial; not formed by art.
UN-AR-TI-FI'CIAL-LY, adv.
Not with art; in a manner contrary to art. Derham.
UN-ART'IST-LIKE, a.
Not like an artist.
UN-AS-CEND'ED, a.
Not ascended.
UN-AS-CEND'I-BLE, a.
That can not be ascended. Marshall.
That can not be ascertained, or reduced to a certainty; that can not be certainly known. The trustees are unascertainable. Wheaton's Rep.
Not reduced to a certainty; not certainly known. Hamilton.
UN-A-SHAM'ED, a.
Not ashamed.
UN-ASK'ED, a.
- Not asked; unsolicited; as, to bestow favors unasked; that was an unasked favor.
- Not sought by entreaty or care. The bearded corn ensu'd From earth unask'd. Dryden.