Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: UN-E'QUA-BLE – UN-E-STAB'LISH
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UN-E'QUA-BLE, a.
Different from itself; different at different times; not uniform; diverse; as, unequable months or seasons. Bentley.
UN-E'QUAL, a. [L. inæqualis.]
- Not equal; not even; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, &c.; as, men of unequal stature; house of unequal dimensions.
- Not equal in strength, talents, acquirements, &c.; inferior.
- Not equal in age or station; inferior.
- Insufficient; inadequate. His strength is unequal to the task.
- Partial; unjust; not furnishing equivalents to the different parties; as, an unequal peace; an unequal bargain.
- Disproportioned; ill matched. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton.
- Not regular; not uniform; as, unequal pulsations. Dryden.
- In botany, having the parts not corresponding in size, but in proportion only, as a corol; rugged; not even or smooth as the surface of a leaf or stem. Martyn. Cyc. An unequal leaf, is when the two halves, separated by the mid-rib, are unequal in dimensions, and their bases not parallel; called also an oblique leaf. Smith. Cyc.
UN-E'QUAL-A-BLE, a.
Not to be equaled. Boyle.
UN-E'QUAL-ED, a.
Not to be equaled; unparalleled; unrivaled; in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness.
UN-E'QUAL-LY, adv.
- Not equally; in different degrees; in disproportion to each other.
- Not with like sentiments, temper, or religious opinions or habits. 2 Cor. vi.
UN-E'QUAL-NESS, n.
State of being unequal; inequality. Temple.
UN-E-QUIP'PED, a.
Not equipped.
UN-EQ'UI-TA-BLE, a.
- Not equitable; not just.
- Not impartial. [Inequitable is generally used.]
UN-E-QUIV'O-CAL, a.
- Not equivocal; not doubtful; clear; evident; as, unequivocal evidence.
- Not ambiguous; not of doubtful signification; not admitting different interpretations; as, unequivocal words or expressions.
UN-E-QUIV'O-CAL-LY, adv.
Without doubt; without room to doubt; plainly; with full evidence.
State of being unequivocal.
That can not be eradicated. Allen.
Not eradicated; not exterminated.
UN-ER'RA-BLE, a.
Incapable of erring; infallible. Sheldon.
Incapacity of error. Decay of Piety.
UN-ER'RING, a.
- Committing no mistake; incapable of error; as, the unerring wisdom of God.
- Incapable of failure; certain. He takes unerring aim.
UN-ER'RING-LY, adv.
Without mistake. Glanville.
UN-ES-CHEW'A-BLE, a.
Unavoidable. [Not in use.] Carew.
Not having a coat of arms or ensign. Wordsworth.
UN-E-SPI'ED, a.
Not espied; not discovered; not seen. Dryden.
UN-ES-SAY'ED, a.
Not essayed; unattempted. Milton.
UN-ES-SEN'TIAL, a.
- Not essential; not absolutely necessary; not of prime importance.
- Not constituting the essence.
- Void of real being; as, unessential night. Milton.
UN-ES-SEN'TIAL, n.
Something not constituting essence, or not of absolute necessity. Forms are among the unessentials of religion.
UN-ES-SEN'TIAL-LY, adv.
Not essentially.
UN-E-STAB'LISH, v.t.
To unfix; to deprive of establishment. [Little used.] Milton.