Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: UN-CON'QUER-ED – UN-CON-STI-TU'TION-AL-LY
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UN-CON'QUER-ED, a.
- Not vanquished or defeated.
- Unsubdued; not brought under control.
- Invincible; insuperable. Sidney.
Not conscientious; not regulated or limited by conscience. Kent.
- Unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; as, an unconscionable request or demand. L'Estrange.
- Forming unreasonable expectations. You can not be so unconscionable as to expect this sacrifice on my part.
- Enormous; vast; as, unconscionable size or strides. [Not elegant.]
- Not guided or influenced by conscience. South.
Unreasonableness of hope or claim.
UN-CON'SCION-A-BLY, adv.
Unreasonably; in a manner or degree that conscience and reason do not justify. Hudibras.
UN-CON'SCIOUS, a.
- Not conscious; having no mental perception; as, unconscious causes. Blackmore.
- Not conscious; not knowing; not perceiving; as, unconscious of guilt or error.
UN-CON'SCIOUS-LY, adv.
Without perception; without knowledge.
Want of perception; want of knowledge.
UN-CON'SE-CRATE, v.t.
To render not sacred; to desecrate. [Not used.] South.
Not consecrated; not set apart for a sacred use by religious ceremonies; not dedicated or devoted; as, a temple unconsecrated; unconsecrated bread.
A state of being unconsecreted.
UNCONSENTED-TO, a. [Unconsented to.]
Not consented to; not yielded; not agreed to. Wake.
UN-CON-SENT'ING, a.
Not consenting; not yielding consent.
UN-CON-SID'ER-ED, a.
Not considered; not attended to. Shak.
Not considering.
UN-CON-SOL'ED, a.
Not consoled; not comforted.
Not consolidated or made solid.
UN-CON-SOL'ING, a.
Not consoling; affording no comfort. Buckminster.
UN-CON'SO-NANT, a.
Not consonant; not consistent; incongruous; unfit. Hooker.
Not open to the view; not conspicuous.
Absence of plot or conspiracy. [An ill formed word and not used.] Boyle.
UN-CON'STANT, a.
Not constant; not steady or faithful; fickle; changeable. Shak. [Inconstant is now used.]
Not agreeable to the constitution; not authorized by the constitution; contrary the principles of the constitution. It is not unconstitutional for the king of Great Britain to declare war without the consent of parliament; but for the president of the United Stares to declare war, without an act of congress authorizing it, would be unconstitutional.
UN-CON-STI-TU-TION-AL'I-TY, n.
The quality of being unauthorized by the constitution, or contrary to its provisions or principles. The supreme court has power to decide upon the unconstitutionality of a law.
UN-CON-STI-TU'TION-AL-LY, adv.
In a manner not warranted by or contrary to the constitution.