Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-WHOLE', a. [See Whole.]

Not sound; infirm. [Not in use.]

UN-WHOLE'SOME, a.

1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; as, unwholesome air or food. Bacon.
2. Pernicious; as, unwholesome advice.

UN-WHOLE'SOME-NESS, n.

Insalubrity; state or quality of being injurious or noxious to health; as, the unwholesomeness of a climate.

UN-WIELD'I-LY, adv.

Heavily; with difficulty. Dryden.

UN-WIELD'I-NESS, n.

Heaviness; difficulty of being moved; as, the unwieldiness of a corpulent body. Donne.

UN-WIELD'Y, a.

That is moved with difficulty; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous; as, an unwieldy bulk; an unwieldy rock.

UN-WILL'ED, a.

Not willed; not produced by the will.

UN-WILL'ING, a.

Not willing; loth; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

UN-WILL'ING-LY, adv.

Not with good will; not cheerfully; reluctantly.

UN-WILL'ING-NESS, n.

Lothness; disinclination; reluctance.

UN-WILT'ED, a.

Not wilted; fresh.

UN-WIND', v.i.

To admit evolution. Mortimer.

UN-WIND', v.t. [pret. and pp. unwound.]

1. To wind off; to loose or separate what is wound or convolved; as, to unwind thread or a ball.
2. To disentangle. Hooker.

UN-WIND'ING, a.

1. Not winding.
2. ppr. Winding off.

UN-WING'ED, a.

Not provided with wings.

UN-WIP'ED, a.

Not cleaned by rubbing. Shak.

UN-WISE', a. [s as z.]

1. Not wise; not choosing the best means for the end; defective in wisdom; as, an unwise man; unwise kings.
2. Not dictated by wisdom; not adapted to the end; as, unwise measures.

UN-WISE'LY, adv.

Not wisely; not prudently; as, unwisely rigid; unwisely studious.

UN-WISH', v.t.

To wish that which is, not to be. [Not in use.] Shak.

UN-WISH'ED, a.

Not wished; not sought; not desired. Pope.

UN-WIST', a.

Not known. [Obs.] Spenser.

UN-WIT', v.t.

To deprive of understanding. [Not in use.] Shak.

UN-WITH-DRAW'ING, a.

Not withdrawing; continually liberal. Milton.

UN-WITH'ER-ED, a.

Not withered or faded.

UN-WITH'ER-ING, a.

Not liable to wither orfade. Cowper.