Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: UN-SUS-TAIN'ING – UN-TAINT'ED-NESS
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UN-SUS-TAIN'ING, a.
Not sustaining.
UN-SWATHE', v.t.
To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage. Addison.
UN-SWATH'ED, pp.
Relieved from a bandage.
UN-SWAY'A-BLE, a.
That can not be swayed, governed, or influenced by another. [Little used.] Shak.
UN-SWAY'ED, a.
- Not swayed; not wielded; as a scepter.
- Not biased; not controlled or influenced.
UN-SWAY'ED-NESS, n.
Steadiness; state of being ungoverned by another. Hale.
UN-SWEAR', v.t.
To recant or recall an oath. Spenser.
UN-SWEAT', v.t. [unswet'.]
To ease or cool after exercise or toil. [A bad word and not used.] Milton.
UN-SWEAT'ING, a. [unswet'ing.]
Not sweating. Dryden.
UN-SWEET', a.
Not sweet. [Little used.] Spenser.
UN-SWEPT', a.
Not cleaned with a broom; not swept; not brushed. Shak.
UN-SWERV'ING, a.
Not roving; not deviating from any rule or standard.
UN-SWERV'ING-LY, adv.
In a firm, undeviating manner.
UN-SWORN', a.
Not sworn; not bound by an oath; not having taken an oath; as, the witness is unsworn.
- Wanting symmetry or due proportion of parts.
- In botany, unsymmetrical flowers are such as have not the segments of the calyx and corolla, and the sepals and petals, and also the stamens regular and similar. Lindly.
UN-SYM-MET'RIC-AL-LY, adv.
Not symmetrically.
Not sympathizing.
UN-SYM'PA-THIZ-ING-LY, adv.
Without sympathy.
UN-SYS-TEM-AT'IC, or UN-SYS-TEM-AT'IC-AL, a.
Not systematic; not having regular order, distribution, or arrangement of parts. Ames.
UN-SYS-TEM-AT'IC-AL-LY, adv.
Without system.
UN-SYS'TEM-IZ-ED, a.
Not systemized; not arranged in due order; not formed into system.
UN-TACK', v.t.
To separate what is tacked; to disjoin; to loosen what is fast. Milton.
UN-TAINT'ED, a.
- Not rendered impure by admixture; not impregnated with foul matter; as, untainted air.
- Not sullied; not stained; unblemished; as, untainted virtue or reputation.
- Not rendered unsavory by putrescence; as, untainted meat.
- Not charged with a crime; not accused; as, he lived untainted. Shak.
UN-TAINT'ED-LY, adv.
Without spot; without blemish without imputation of crime.
UN-TAINT'ED-NESS, n.
State or quality of being untainted; purity. Hall.