Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-LEIS'UR-ED, a. [unle'zhured.]

Not having leisure. [Not in use.] Milton.

UN-LENT', a.

Not lent.

UN-LESS', conj. [Sax. onlesan, to loose or release.]

Except; that is, remove or dismiss the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows. “We can not thrive unless we are industrious and frugal.” The sense will be more obvious with the clauses of the sentence inverted. Unless, [remove this fact, suppose it not to exist,] we are industrious and frugal, we can not thrive. Unless then answers for a negation. If we are not industrious, we can not thrive.

UN-LESS'EN-ED, a.

Not diminished.

UN-LES'SON-ED, a.

Not taught; not instructed. Shak.

UN-LET'TER-ED, a.

Unlearned; untaught; ignorant. Dryden.

UN-LET'TER-ED-NESS, n.

Want of learning. Waterhouse.

UN-LEV'EL-ED, a.

Not leveled; not laid even. Tickel.

UN-LI-BID'IN-OUS, a.

Not libidinous; not lustful. Milton.

UN-LI'CENS-ED, a.

Not licensed; not having permission by authority; as, an unlicensed innkeeper. The vending of ardent spirits, in places licensed or unlicensed, is a tremendous evil. L. Beecher.

UN-LICK'ED, a.

Shapeless; not formed to smoothness; as, an unlicked bear whelp. Shak.

UN-LIGHT'ED, a.

1. Not lighted; not illuminated. Prior.
2. Not kindled or set on fire.

UN-LIGHT'SOME, a.

Dark; gloomy; wanting light. Milton.

UN-LIKE', a.

1. Dissimilar; having no resemblance. Never were two men more unlike. The cases are entirely unlike.
2. Improbable; unlikely. Bacon.

UN-LIKE'LI-HOOD, or UN-LIKE'LI-NESS, n.

Improbability. South. Locke.

UN-LIKE'LY, a.

1. Improbable; such as can not be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event. The thing you mention is very unlikely.
2. Not promising success. He employs very unlikely means to effect his object.

UN-LIKE'LY, adv.

Improbably. Addison.

UN-LIKE'NESS, n.

Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. Dryden.

UN-LIM'BER, a.

Not limber; not flexible; not yielding.

UN-LIM'IT-A-BLE, a.

Admitting no limits; boundless. [We now use illimitable.]

UN-LIM'IT-ED, a.

1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless. Boyle.
2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms.
3. Unconfined; not restrained. Ascribe not to God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. Rogers. Unlimited problem, is one which is capable of infinite solutions. Cyc.

UN-LIM'IT-ED-LY, adv.

Without bounds. Decay of Piety.

UN-LIM'IT-ED-NESS, n.

The state of being boundless, or of being undefined. Johnson.

UN-LIN'E-AL, a.

Not in a line; not coming in the order of succession. Shak.

UN-LINK', v.t.

To separate links; to loose; to unfasten; to untwist. Shak.