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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: unsaid - unsectarian</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="unsaid"> unsaid, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. not said or uttered. Ex. All he had meant to say remained unsaid. It's better to leave bitter remarks unsaid. <DD>v.t. the past tense and past participle of unsay. </DL> <A NAME="unsaintly"> unsaintly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not saintly; not like a saint. <DD> 2. not befitting a saint. </DL> <A NAME="unsalability"> unsalability or unsaleability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> not being of a salable condition or quality. Ex. Unsaleability is almost the hallmark ... of quality in writing (Logan Pearsall Smith). </DL> <A NAME="unsalable"> unsalable or unsaleable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not salable; not meeting a ready sale. noun unsalableness, unsaleableness. </DL> <A NAME="unsalaried"> unsalaried, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not salaried; not paid, or not provided with, a fixed salary. </DL> <A NAME="unsalted"> unsalted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not salted; fresh. </DL> <A NAME="unsanctified"> unsanctified, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sanctified; unhallowed; unholy. </DL> <A NAME="unsanctimonious"> unsanctimonious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not making a show of holiness; not putting on airs of sanctity. Ex. [This] unsanctimonious appreciation of the Bible story has some witty and winning scenes (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="unsanctioned"> unsanctioned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sanctioned; not ratified; not approved. </DL> <A NAME="unsanitary"> unsanitary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sanitary; bad for the health; unhealthful. noun unsanitariness. </DL> <A NAME="unsatiable"> unsatiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> incapable of being satiated or appeased; insatiable. </DL> <A NAME="unsatisfactorily"> unsatisfactorily, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unsatisfactory manner. </DL> <A NAME="unsatisfactory"> unsatisfactory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not satisfactory; not good enough to satisfy; inadequate. noun unsatisfactoriness. </DL> <A NAME="unsatisfied"> unsatisfied, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not satisfied; not gratified to the full; not contented. Ex. His evasive answers to our questions left us unsatisfied. </DL> <A NAME="unsatisfying"> unsatisfying, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not satisfying; insufficient to meet the desires; inadequate. Ex. an unsatisfying meal. adv. unsatisfyingly. noun unsatisfyingness. </DL> <A NAME="unsaturate"> unsaturate, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an unsaturated compound. </DL> <A NAME="unsaturated"> unsaturated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not saturated; able to absorb or dissolve an additional quantity of a substance. <DD> 2. (Chemistry.) having adouble or triple bond and one or more free valences so that another atom or radical may be taken on without the liberation of other atoms, radicals, or compounds (used of an organic compound, such as acetylene). </DL> <A NAME="unsaturatedradical"> unsaturated radical,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) an organic radical having a double or triple bond which joins two atoms of carbon. </DL> <A NAME="unsaturation"> unsaturation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being unsaturated. </DL> <A NAME="unsavory"> unsavory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful. Ex. a most unsavory medicine. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) morally unpleasant; offensive or dubious. Ex. an unsavory reputation. <DD> 3. tasteless; insipid. adv. unsavorily. noun unsavoriness. </DL> <A NAME="unsay"> unsay, transitive verb, -said, -saying.<DL COMPACT><DD> to take back (something said or written); withdraw (a statement); retract. </DL> <A NAME="unscalable"> unscalable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scalable; not to be climbed. Ex. the unscalable side of a mountain (Joseph Conrad). </DL> <A NAME="unscanned"> unscanned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scanned; not measured; not computed. </DL> <A NAME="unscarred"> unscarred, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scarred, as from a wound; having no scars. </DL> <A NAME="unscathed"> unscathed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not harmed; uninjured. Ex. He escaped unscathed from the car wreck. </DL> <A NAME="unscholarly"> unscholarly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not scholarly; lacking scholarly qualities or attainments. <DD> 2. unbefitting a scholar. noun unscholarliness. </DL> <A NAME="unschooled"> unschooled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not schooled; not taught; not disciplined. </DL> <A NAME="unscientific"> unscientific, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not in accordance with the facts or principles of science. Ex. an unscientific notion. This assumption is unscientific (Samuel Butler). <DD> 2. not acting in accordance with the facts or principles of science. Ex. an unscientific farmer. adv. unscientifically. </DL> <A NAME="unscoured"> unscoured, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scoured; not cleaned by rubbing. Ex. an unscoured sink. </DL> <A NAME="unscramble"> unscramble, transitive verb, -bled, -bling.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to reduce from confusion to order; bring out of a scrambled condition. Ex. to unscramble one's neglected affairs. After the wind died down, he picked up and unscrambled the papers that had blown on the floor. <DD> 2. to restore to the original condition; make no longer scrambled. Ex. to unscramble a coded radio message. </DL> <A NAME="unscrambler"> unscrambler, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that unscrambles. Ex. They were also, however, expert unscramblers (Harper's). <DD> 2. a device which unscrambles special broadcasts. Ex. Its figure did not include about $80 for the cost of installation of an unscrambler for subscription TV receivers (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="unscratched"> unscratched, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scratched; not torn. </DL> <A NAME="unscreened"> unscreened, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not screened; not covered; not sheltered; not protected. <DD> 2. not passed through a screen; not sifted. Ex. unscreened coal. <DD> 3. not made into, or adapted for, a motion picture. Ex. The story is as yet unscreened. </DL> <A NAME="unscrew"> unscrew, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to take out the screw or screws from. <DD> 2. to detach or remove by doing this. Ex. to unscrew a bracket from the wall. <DD> 3. to loosen or take off by turning; untwist. Ex. to unscrew an electric bulb. <DD>v.i. to be able to be or become unscrewed. Ex. This light bulb won't unscrew. </DL> <A NAME="unscripted"> unscripted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) delivered or presented without a script. </DL> <A NAME="unscriptural"> unscriptural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not scriptural; not in accordance with the Scriptures. adv. unscripturally. </DL> <A NAME="unscrupulous"> unscrupulous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not careful about right or wrong; without principles or conscience. Ex. The unscrupulous boy cheated on the test. adv. unscrupulously. noun unscrupulousness. </DL> <A NAME="unsculptured"> unsculptured, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not sculptured; not covered with sculpture or markings. <DD> 2. (Zoology.) without elevated or impressed marks on the surface; smooth. </DL> <A NAME="unseal"> unseal, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to break or remove the seal of. Ex. to unseal a letter or a jar. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to cause to open in speech. Ex. The threat of punishment unsealed her lips. </DL> <A NAME="unseam"> unseam, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to undo the seam or seams of. <DD> 2. to rip lengthwise. Ex. (Figurative.) Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chops (Shakespeare). </DL> <A NAME="unsearchable"> unsearchable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not to be searched into; that cannot be understood by searching; mysterious. Ex. the unsearchable and secret aims Of nature (Robert Bridges). (SYN) inscrutable. </DL> <A NAME="unsearchably"> unsearchably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unsearchable manner; inscrutably. </DL> <A NAME="unsearched"> unsearched, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not searched. </DL> <A NAME="unseasonable"> unseasonable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not suitable to or characteristic of the season. Ex. an unseasonable snowstorm. <DD> 2. coming at the wrong time; not timely. Ex. an unseasonable suggestion. (SYN) inopportune, untimely. noun unseasonableness. </DL> <A NAME="unseasonably"> unseasonably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unseasonable manner; at an inappropriate or awkward time. </DL> <A NAME="unseasonally"> unseasonally, adverb. =unseasonably.</DL> <A NAME="unseasoned"> unseasoned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not matured, dried, hardened, or prepared by due seasoning. Ex. unseasoned lumber. <DD> 2. not inured to a climate, service, work, or mode of life; inexperienced. <DD> 3. not tested and approved by time. Ex. unseasoned securities. <DD> 4. not flavored with seasoning. Ex. unseasoned food. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) unseasonable. </DL> <A NAME="unseat"> unseat, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to remove from office. Ex. to unseat a congressman, to unseat a government. <DD> 2a. to displace from a seat. <DD> b. to dislodge from its base. Ex. to unseat a boiler. <DD> 3. to throw (a rider) from the saddle. </DL> <A NAME="unseaworthiness"> unseaworthiness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being unseaworthy. </DL> <A NAME="unseaworthy"> unseaworthy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not seaworthy. </DL> <A NAME="unsectarian"> unsectarian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sectarian; not confined to or dominated by any particular sect; free from sectarian character or aims. </DL> <A NAME="unsectarianism"> unsectarianism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character of being unsectarian; freedom from sectarianism; unprejudiced attitude in religious matters. </DL> <A HREF="unsecula.dic">NEXT</A>