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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>UNACCRED</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="unaccountably"> unaccountably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a manner that cannot be accounted for; strangely. Ex. The chartered jet was roaring down the Orly runway on take-off. Unaccountably, it failed to lift (Time). </DL> <A NAME="unaccountedfor"> unaccounted-for, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not accounted for or explained. Ex. an unaccounted-for loss of customers. </DL> <A NAME="unaccredited"> unaccredited, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not accredited; not received; not authorized. Ex. an unaccredited minster or consul. </DL> <A NAME="unaccustomed"> unaccustomed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not accustomed (to). Ex. a man unaccustomed to public life. Polar bears are unaccustomed to hot weather. (SYN) unused. <DD> 2. not familiar; unusual or strange. Ex. unaccustomed surroundings. He was unaccustomed to the routine of his new job. </DL> <A NAME="unacknowledged"> unacknowledged, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not acknowledged; unrecognized; unavowed; unnoticed. </DL> <A NAME="unacorda"> una corda,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) using the soft pedal; with the soft pedal depressed. </DL> <A NAME="unacordapedal"> una corda pedal,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) soft pedal. </DL> <A NAME="unacquaintance"> unacquaintance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of acquaintance or familiarity; lack of knowledge; ignorance. </DL> <A NAME="unacquainted"> unacquainted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not acquainted. noun unacquaintedness. </DL> <A NAME="unacquirable"> unacquirable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not acquirable; not to be acquired or gained. noun unacquirableness. </DL> <A NAME="unacquired"> unacquired, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not acquired. <DD> 2. naturally belonging; innate. </DL> <A NAME="unactable"> unactable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not capable of being acted (on the stage). Ex. "The Cenci" is no more unactable than "Titus Andronicus" or other of Shakespeare's lesser tragedies which, when they have been put on the stage, have turned out to contain wonderful dramatic matter (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="unacted"> unacted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. not acted or carried out in action; unperformed. Ex. The fault unknown is as a thought unacted (Shakespeare). <DD> b. not acted (on or upon); undisturbed. Ex. I wish you to peruse it alone and unacted upon by any extraneous influence (Theodore E. Hook). <DD> 2. not performed on the stage. Ex. His plays went unacted for many years. </DL> <A NAME="unadaptable"> unadaptable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not adaptable. </DL> <A NAME="unadapted"> unadapted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not adapted; unsuited; unfitted. noun unadaptedness. </DL> <A NAME="unaddressed"> unaddressed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not addressed; bearing no address, as a letter. </DL> <A NAME="unadmired"> unadmired, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not admired; not regarded with affection or respect; not admirable. </DL> <A NAME="unadorned"> unadorned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not adorned; without ornament or embellishment; plain. Ex. (Figurative.) unadorned truth. Loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament But is when unadorned adorned the most (James Thomson). </DL> <A NAME="unadulterated"> unadulterated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not adulterated; pure. Ex. unadulterated flour. [She] is an unadulterated delight in the principal role of this fantasy (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="unadventurous"> unadventurous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not adventurous; not bold or resolute. </DL> <A NAME="unadvisable"> unadvisable, adjective. =inadvisable.</DL> <A NAME="unadvised"> unadvised, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not advised; without advice. <DD> 2. not prudent or discreet; rash. Ex. It is too rash, too unadvis'd too sudden (Shakespeare). (SYN) imprudent, unwise. <DD> 3. =ill-advised. </DL> <A NAME="unadvisedly"> unadvisedly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an indiscreet manner; without careful consideration; rashly. </DL> <A NAME="unadvisedness"> unadvisedness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character of being unadvised; imprudence; rashness; indiscretion. </DL> <A NAME="unaec"> UNAEC (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. </DL> <A NAME="unaffected"> unaffected (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not affected; not influenced; unchanged. Ex. Many of these birds seem unaffected by climate (Alfred R. Wallace). (SYN) unmoved, unimpressed. adv. unaffectedly. noun unaffectedness. </DL> <A NAME="unaffected"> unaffected (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> simple and natural; without affectation; straightforward; sincere. Ex. easy, unaffected manners (Jane Austen). (SYN) unpretentious, artless. adv. unaffectedly. noun unaffectedness. </DL> <A NAME="unaffiliated"> unaffiliated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not affiliated or associated with; independent. Ex. an unaffiliated labor union, candidate, or radio station. </DL> <A NAME="unafraid"> unafraid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not afraid; fearless. Ex. The menace of the years finds, and shall find, me unafraid (William Ernest Henley). </DL> <A NAME="unaided"> unaided, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not aided; without help. </DL> <A NAME="unalienable"> unalienable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be given away or taken away; inalienable. Ex. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness (Declaration of Independence). </DL> <A NAME="unaligned"> unaligned, adjective. =nonaligned.</DL> <A NAME="unalive"> unalive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not alive. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not awake or sensitive (to). Ex. Dry, mechanical theorists, unalive to sentiment and fancy (Leigh Hunt). </DL> <A NAME="unallayed"> unallayed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not allayed. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) unalloyed. </DL> <A NAME="unallied"> unallied, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not allied; unrelated. </DL> <A NAME="unalloyed"> unalloyed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is itself alone; not mixed with or qualified by anything else. Ex. (Figurative.) unalloyed generosity. </DL> <A NAME="unalluring"> unalluring, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not tempting or enticing. <DD> 2. not charming; unattractive. Ex. The catalogue is far from handsome, what with poor photographs, crude color, and unalluring typography (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="unalterable"> unalterable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be altered; not changeable; permanent in nature; fixed. Ex. an unalterable policy. (SYN) immutable. noun unalterableness. </DL> <A NAME="unalterably"> unalterably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a way that cannot be changed; permanently. Ex. They recognized that they were now unalterably committed to the meeting, whatever its results might be (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="unaltered"> unaltered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not altered; unchanged. </DL> <A NAME="unambiguous"> unambiguous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not ambiguous; unequivocal; plain; clear. adv. unambiguously. </DL> <A NAME="unambitious"> unambitious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not ambitious; unaspiring; unpretending; modest. Ex. Those who ... pass their days in unambitious indolence (James Boswell). </DL> <A NAME="unamerican"> un-American, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not characteristic of or proper to America or the United States; foreign or opposed to the American character, usages, or standards. </DL> <A NAME="unamericanism"> un-Americanism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. un-American character, belief, or activity. <DD> 2. an un-American custom or trait. </DL> <A NAME="unamiable"> unamiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not amiable; ill-natured; ungracious. </DL> <A NAME="unamused"> unamused, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not amused; not entertained; not cheered by diversion or relaxation. Ex. Instead of being unamused by trifles, I am, as I well know I should be, amused by them a great deal too much (Sydney Smith). </DL> <A NAME="unamusing"> unamusing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not amusing. adv. unamusingly. </DL> <A NAME="unaneled"> unaneled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) without having received extreme unction. Ex. to die unaneled. </DL> <A NAME="unanimated"> unanimated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not animated; not possessed of life. <DD> 2. not enlivened; not having spirit; dull; inanimate. </DL> <A NAME="unanimity"> unanimity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> complete accord or agreement; being unanimous. (SYN) harmony. </DL> <A NAME="unanimous"> unanimous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in complete accord or agreement; mutually agreed. Ex. The children were unanimous in their wish to go to the beach. <DD> 2. showing complete accord; concurred in by all. Ex. She was elected president of her class by a unanimous vote. noun unanimousness. </DL> <A NAME="unanimously"> unanimously, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> with complete agreement; without a single opposing vote. Ex. The Committee then voted unanimously to send the bill to the Senate floor (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="unanswerable"> unanswerable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that cannot be answered; not admitting of any answer or reply. Ex. an unanswerable argument. What remarks he could have made--sarcastic, bitter, unanswerable (Arnold Bennett). <DD> 2. that cannot be disproved. Ex. an unanswerable proof. (SYN) irrefutable, irrefragable. noun unanswerableness. adv. unanswerably. </DL> <A NAME="unanswered"> unanswered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not answered; not replied to. <DD> 2. not proved false or incorrect; not refuted. Ex. an unanswered argument. <DD> 3. not returned. </DL> <A NAME="unappalled"> unappalled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not appalled; not daunted; fearless; dauntless. </DL> <A HREF="unappare.dic">NEXT</A>