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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: unmoderated - unobnoxious</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="unmoderated"> unmoderated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not having a moderator. Ex. unmoderated debate. <DD> 2. not moderated, slowed, or reduced. Ex. unmoderated neutrons. </DL> <A NAME="unmodern"> unmodern, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not modern; old-fashioned. Ex. He makes such surprisingly unmodern things as hourglasses (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="unmodifiable"> unmodifiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not modifiable; that cannot be modified. </DL> <A NAME="unmodified"> unmodified, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not modified; not altered in form; not qualified in meaning; not limited or circumscribed. </DL> <A NAME="unmodish"> unmodish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not modish; not according to custom or fashion; not stylish; unfashionable. adv. unmodishly. </DL> <A NAME="unmoistened"> unmoistened, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not made moist or humid; not wetted; dry. </DL> <A NAME="unmold"> unmold, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to remove from a mold. Ex. Unmold the gelatin and place it face down on a plate. </DL> <A NAME="unmolested"> unmolested, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not molested; free from molestation; undisturbed. adv. unmolestedly. </DL> <A NAME="unmoneyed"> unmoneyed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not having money; moneyless. Ex. I wish that unmoneyed fans ... didn't have to climb to the top ten rows of the upper level to find an unreserved seat (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="unmoor"> unmoor, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to release (a ship) from moorings or anchorage. <DD> 2. to raise one anchor of (a ship) when moored by two. <DD>v.i. to become free of moorings. </DL> <A NAME="unmoral"> unmoral, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> neither moral nor immoral; not perceiving or involving right and wrong. adv. unmorally. </DL> <A NAME="unmorality"> unmorality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the absence of morality; unmoral character. </DL> <A NAME="unmortise"> unmortise, transitive verb, -tised, -tising.<DL COMPACT><DD> to disconnect, remove, or separate (a mortised part or joint). </DL> <A NAME="unmotherly"> unmotherly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not resembling or not befitting a mother. </DL> <A NAME="unmounted"> unmounted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not mounted; not on horseback. Ex. unmounted troops. <DD> 2. not fixed on or in a support, backing, setting, or the like. Ex. an unmounted photograph. </DL> <A NAME="unmourned"> unmourned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not mourned or lamented. </DL> <A NAME="unmovable"> unmovable, adjective. =immovable. (SYN) stationary. </DL> <A NAME="unmoved"> unmoved, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not moved; unshaken; firm. <DD> 2. not disturbed; calm; indifferent. Ex. to be unmoved by someone's tears. </DL> <A NAME="unmoving"> unmoving, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not moving; motionless. adv. unmovingly. </DL> <A NAME="unmown"> unmown, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not mowed or cut down. </DL> <A NAME="unmuffle"> unmuffle, verb, -fled, -fling.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to strip of or free from something that muffles. Ex. to unmuffle the face. <DD>v.i. to throw off something that muffles. </DL> <A NAME="unmurmuring"> unmurmuring, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not murmuring; uncomplaining. adv. unmurmuringly. </DL> <A NAME="unmusical"> unmusical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not musical; not melodious or harmonious; harsh or discordant in sound. <DD> 2. not fond of or skilled in music. adv. unmusically. noun unmusicalness. </DL> <A NAME="unmusicality"> unmusicality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being unmusical; lack of musicality. Ex. Dances of poverty-stricken invention and striking unmusicality were performed by dancers obviously more willing than able (Clive Barnes). </DL> <A NAME="unmuzzle"> unmuzzle, transitive verb, -zled, -zling.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to take off a muzzle from (a dog or other animal). <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to free from restraint; allow to speak or write freely. Ex. to unmuzzle the press. </DL> <A NAME="unmuzzled"> unmuzzled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not muzzled; without a muzzle. </DL> <A NAME="unnamable"> unnamable or unnameable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be named; indescribable. Ex. a cloud of unnameable feeling (Edgar Allan Poe). </DL> <A NAME="unnamed"> unnamed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having no name; not called or known by any name; nameless. <DD> 2. not mentioned by name. Ex. throwing the burden on some unnamed third person (George Meredith). </DL> <A NAME="unnatural"> unnatural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not natural; not normal; not what is usual or to be expected; abnormal. Ex. unnatural weather for the time of year. The cold war ... is not unnatural (Manchester Guardian). (SYN) unusual, irregular, strange. <DD> 2. horrible; shocking; not according to natural feeling or decency. <DD> 3. synthetic; not derived from nature; artificial. <DD> 4. perverted or depraved. Ex. Murder most foul, But this most foul, strange and unnatural (Shakespeare). adv. unnaturally. noun unnaturalness. </DL> <A NAME="unnaturalized"> unnaturalized, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not naturalized. </DL> <A NAME="unnavigability"> unnavigability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or state of being unnavigable. </DL> <A NAME="unnavigable"> unnavigable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not navigable; not admitting of navigation. Ex. an unnavigable river. </DL> <A NAME="unnavigated"> unnavigated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not navigated; not passed over in ships or other vessels; not sailed on or over. </DL> <A NAME="unnecessarily"> unnecessarily, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unnecessary manner; without necessity; needlessly; superfluously. Ex. to be unnecessarily suspicious, to spend money unnecessarily. </DL> <A NAME="unnecessary"> unnecessary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not necessary; needless. Ex. unnecessary haste. noun unnecessariness. </DL> <A NAME="unneedful"> unneedful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not needful; not wanted; needless; unnecessary. </DL> <A NAME="unnegotiable"> unnegotiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not negotiable. </DL> <A NAME="unneighborly"> unneighborly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not neighborly; not kindly, friendly, or sociable. noun unneighborliness. </DL> <A NAME="unneighbourly"> unneighbourly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) unneighborly. </DL> <A NAME="unnerve"> unnerve, transitive verb, -nerved, -nerving.<DL COMPACT><DD> to deprive of nerve, firmness, or self-control. Ex. The sight of blood unnerves her. </DL> <A NAME="unnervingly"> unnervingly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a manner or to a degree that is unnerving. Ex. He had unnervingly piercing eyes (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="unnest"> unnest, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to turn out of or as if out of a nest; dislodge. Ex. The earth on its softly-spinning axle never jars enough to unnest a bird or wake a child (Henry W. Warren). </DL> <A NAME="unneutral"> unneutral, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not neutral; partial; one-sided. Ex. It is in vain to remind her how very unneutral her armed neutrality is (Earl Malmesbury). </DL> <A NAME="unnoted"> unnoted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not noted; not observed; not heeded; not regarded; unmarked. <DD> 2. not marked or shown outwardly. </DL> <A NAME="unnoticeable"> unnoticeable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not noticeable; not such as to attract notice. noun unnoticeableness. adv. unnoticeably. </DL> <A NAME="unnoticed"> unnoticed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not noticed; not observed or heeded; not receiving any notice or attention; unperceived. Ex. No more fiendish punishment could be devised ... than that one should ... remain absolutely unnoticed (William James). </DL> <A NAME="unnumbered"> unnumbered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not numbered; not counted. <DD> 2. too many to count; innumerable. Ex. There are unnumbered fish in the ocean. (SYN) myriad. </DL> <A NAME="unnurtured"> unnurtured, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not nurtured; not educated; untrained; rough. </DL> <A NAME="uno"> UNO (no periods) or U.N.O.,<DL COMPACT><DD> United Nations Organization. </DL> <A NAME="unobjectionable"> unobjectionable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not objectionable; not liable to objection. noun unobjectionableness. adv. unobjectionably. </DL> <A NAME="unobligated"> unobligated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not set aside or used for a certain purpose. Ex. Congress had directed that no more than $200,000,000 should be carried over unobligated into the new fiscal year (New York Times). <DD> 2. having no obligations. Ex. The listener, the grown-up, free-riding, unobligated listener, is thrilled, I think, to have it thrown at him (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="unobnoxious"> unobnoxious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not obnoxious; not offensive or hateful. <DD> 2. not liable; not subject; not exposed to something. Ex. Some apart, In quarters unobnoxious to such chance (Wordsworth). </DL> <A HREF="unobserv.dic">NEXT</A>