uncivilized 
uncivilized (un-siv'i-lizd), a. 1. Not civilized 
or reclaimed from savage life ; rude ; barbarous ; 
savage: as, uncivilized hordes. 2f. Coarse; 
indecent. 
The most uncivilized words in our language. Addison. 
uncivilly (un-siv'i-li), adv. In an uncivil man- 
ner; not courteously; rudely. 
unclad (im-klad'), . Not clad; not clothed. 
unclad (un-klad'). Preterit and past participle 
of unclothe. Tennyson. 
unclasp (un-klasp''), v. t. [< MM- 2 + clasp.'] I. 
To loosen the clasp of, as a purse or a belt. 
Unclasps a huge tome in an antique guise, 
Primitive print and tongue half obsolete. 
Broiening, Ring and Book, I. 45. 
2f. To lay open ; reveal ; disclose. 
Gentle father, 
To you I have unclasp'd my burden'd soul. 
Ford, Tis Pity, i. 1. 
unclassable (un-klas'a-bl), a. Not capable of 
being classed or classified. 
Mind remains unclassable, and therefore unknowable. 
H. Spencer. 
uncle (ung'kl), . [Early mod. E. also unclde, 
tinkle; < ME. uncle = Gr. Sw. Dan. orikel, < OF. un- 
cle, oncle, F. oncle = Pr. oncle, avoncle = It. avun- 
culo = Wallach. unchiu, an uncle, a mother's 
brother, < Ij.avunculus, in inscriptions also avon- 
culus, avomculus, aunculus, a mother's brother 
(a father's brother being patruus), lit. 'little 
grandfather,' dim. of avus, a grandfather. Cf. 
avuncular, atarism. See also nuncle.] 1. The 
brother of one's father or mother; also, the 
husband of one's aunt: correlative to aunt. 
Then pleas'd and parted ; both go live a- part ; 
The Vncle kept the Mountain for his part. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Vocation. 
2. A familiar title of address to an old man: 
used especially in the southern United States 
as a kindly title for a worthy old negro: as, 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin": correlative to aunt or 
aunty in similar use. 
The bleating of goats was heard from the darkey settle- 
ment ... as queer old aunties and uncles hobbled out to 
milk them. S. Banner, Dialect Tales, p. 121. 
3. A pawnbroker: so called in humorous allu- 
sion to the financial favors often expected and 
sometimes received from rich uncles. [Slang.] 
Fourscore pounds draws deep. Farewell, Doll. Come, 
sergeants, I'll step to mine uncle not far off, hereby in 
Pudding-lane, and he shall bail me. 
Webster and Dekker, Northward Ho, i. 2. 
Brothers, wardens of City Halls, 
And uncles, rich as three golden balls 
From taking pledges of nations. 
Hood, Miss Kilmansegg. 
To talk like a Dutch uncle. See Dutch. Uncle Sam, 
the government or the people of the United States : a 
Jocular extension of the initials U. 8. 
-uncle. [F. -uncle, < L. -unculus, a dim. term. < 
-un-, -on-, part of the orig. noun, + -cu-lus, a 
double dim . suffix : see -de, -cule, -culus. ] A ter- 
mination of some diminutive words of Latin 
origin, as homuncle (also homuncule), oratiuncle, 
etc. 
unclean (un-klen'), a. [< ME. unclene, onclene, 
< AS. uncleene, unclean; as un- 1 + elean.~\ 1. 
Not clean ; foul ; dirty ; filthy. 
Thi lande unclem alle dolven uppe mot be, 
Of routes, fern, and weed, to make it free. 
PaUadius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S,), p. 46. 
2. Ceremonially impure, (a) Not free from cere- 
monial defilement: said of persons. (6) Causing cere- 
monial defilement : said of animals or things, and specifi- 
cally applied to animals forbidden by Jewish law to be 
used in sacrifice and for food. Lev. xi. 26. 
3. Morally impure ; foul with sin; wicked; evil; 
especially, lewd; unchaste. 
Als longe als thei ben of foule and of unclene Lyvynge 
(as thei ben now), wee have no drede of hem, in no kynde : 
for here God will not helpeu hem in no wise. 
MandevUle, Travels, p. 138. 
Where an unclean mind carries virtuous qualities, there 
commendations go with pity. Shak., All's Well, i. 1. 48. 
An unclean spirit, a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27. 
uncleanliness (un-klen'li-nes), n. Want of 
cleanliness; filthiness; foulness. 
uncleanly (un-klen'li), a. [< ME. uncleulich, 
onelenlich; < un- 1 + cleanly.'] 1. Not cleanly; 
not clean ; foul ; filthy ; dirty. 
The very uncleanly flux of a cat. 
Shak., As you Like it, iii. 2. 70. 
2. Not chaste; unchaste; obscene. 
Tis pity that these harmonious writers have indulged 
anything uncleanly or impure to defile their paper. 
Watts. 
uncleanness (un-klen 'nes), n. [< ME. unclen- 
nes, unclannes, onelennes, < AS. uncHemies, un- 
cleanness; as unclean + -ness.'] The state or 
character of being unclean. 
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unclear (un-kler' ), <i. Not clear, in any sense of 
that word. Leiyliton, 1 Pet. iii. 
unclench, unclinch (un-klench', -Minch'), v. t. 
and*. [<ME.wc/eMe7ie/ <n- 2 + clcncli, clinch.] 
To open, or to force open, as the closed hand. 
The fist unclenches, and the weapon falls. 
Garth, Dispensary, v. 
uncleship (ung'kl-ship), n. [< uncle + -sitiji.] 
The state of being an uncle ; the relation of 
an uncle. Lamb, Essays of Elia, p. 388. 
unclewt (un-klo'), v. t. [< n-2 + clew.] To 
unwind; figuratively, to undo or ruin. 
If I should pay you for 't as 'tis extoll'd, 
It would undent me quite. 
Shak., t. of A., i. 1. 168. 
unclinch, v. See unclench. 
uncling (un-kling'), v. i. [< - 2 + cling.'] To 
cease from clinging, adhering, entwining, em- 
bracing, or holding fast. Milton. [Bare.] 
uncloak (un-klpk'), v. [< n- 2 + cloak.] I. 
trans. To deprive of the cloak; remove the 
cloak from ; hence, to reveal ; bring to light. 
II. intrans. To take off the cloak, or the outer 
garments generally. 
uncloatht, See unclothe. 
unclog (un-klog'), " *; pret. and pp. unclogged, 
ppr. unclogging. [< w- 2 + clog.] To disen- 
cumber of what clogs; relieve of difficulties or 
obstructions; free from encumbrances. 
It would iiiu-liiii my heart 
Of what lies heavy to 't. Shak., Cor., iv. 2. 47. 
uncloister (un-klois'ter), v. t. [< - 2 + clois- 
ter.] To release from a cloister or from con- 
finement ; set at liberty. Norris. 
unclose 1 (un-kloz'), v. [< ME. unclosen; < un- 2 
+ close 1 .] I. trans. 1. To open. 
Whenne Somer cometh, unclose hem, thai beth sure. 
PaUadius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 120. 
Thy letters trembling I unclose. 
Pope, Eloisa to Abelard. 
2f. To uncover; take off the covers from. 3. 
To disclose; lay open. 
Than thei loked a-boute and be-helde towarde the see 
where thei saugh the cristin a lit ill vn-closed. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 597. 
II. intrans. To open; be laid open. 
This flour, when that it shulde unclose 
Agayn the sonne. Chaucer, Good Women, 1. 111. 
The goddess spoke ; the rolling waves unclose. 
Pope, Iliad, i. 562. 
unclose 2 (un-klos'), a. [< un- 1 + close 2 .] Not 
close; unreserved; babbling. [Rare.] 
Knowen designs are dangerous to act, 
And th' vnclose chief did never noble fact. 
Sylvester, The Captaines, 1. 1075. (Davies.) 
unclosed (un-klozd'), p. a. [< ME. unclosed; < 
un- 1 + closed. ] 1 . Not separated by inclosures ; 
open; uninclosed. 
I have to louge in this manere 
Left hem unclosed wilfully. 
Rom. of the Rose, 1. 3921. 
The king's army would, through those unclosed parts, 
have done them little harm. Clarendon, Great Rebellion. 
2. Not finished; not brought to a close ; of ac- 
counts, not balanced ; not settled. 
I don't love to leave any Part of the Account uncloa'd. 
Steele, Conscious Lovers, iv. 1. 
3. Not closed. 
His unclosed eye yet lowering on his enemy. 
Byron, Giaour. 
unclothe (un-kl6TH'), *> t.; pret. and pp. un- 
clothed or unclad, ppr. unclothing. [Formerly 
also uneloath, uncloth; < ME. unclothen, un- 
clethen; < tm- 2 + clothe.] 1. To strip of clothes; 
make naked ; divest of covering. 
The ceremonies, dances, and sacrifices ended, they went 
to vncloth themselues. Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 808. 
2. Figuratively, to divest; free; strip. 
The fame of Pyrocles and Musidorus greatly drew him 
to a compassionate conceit, and had already unclothed his 
face of all show of malice. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, v. 
unclothed (un-kloTHd'), a. Not clothed; be- 
ing without clothes. 
uncloud (un-kloud'), v. t. [<tt- 2 + cloud 1 .] To 
free from clouds; unveil ; clear from obscurity, 
gloom, sadness, dullness, or the like. Beau. 
and Fl.. Philaster, iv. 2. 
unclouded (un-klou'ded), p. a. Not cloudy; 
free from clouds; not darkened or obscured; 
free from gloom; clear: as, an unclouded sky; 
an unclouded intellect, 
uncloudedness (un-klou'ded-nes), n. The state 
of being unclouded. Boyle. 
uncloudy (un-klou'di), a. Not cloudy; free 
from clouds. Gay. 
unclubable (un-klub'a-bl), a. Not clubable; 
unsocial. 
uncombine 
"Sir John was a most unclubable man !" How delighted 
was I to hear this master of languages [Dr. Johnson] so 
unaffectedly and socially and good-naturedly make words, 
for the promotion of sport and good humour ! 
Mme. D'ArUay, Diary, i. 41. 
uncluet, i'- t. Same as unclcw. 
unclutch (un-kluch'), v. t. [< nit- 2 + clutch.] 
To open, as something clutched, clenched, or 
closely shut. Dr. H. More. 
unco (ung'ko), a. and . [A dial, reduction of 
uncouth.] I. a. Unknown; strange; unusual. 
Leesome Brand (Child's Ballads, II. 342). 
[Scotch.] 
II. n. 1. Anything strange or prodigious. 
Gait. 2. A strange person ; a stranger. Gait. 
unco (ung'ko), adv. [< unco, a.] Wonderful- 
ly; remarkably; very: as, ncoglad; WNCoguid. 
[Scotch.] 
In this prison there grew a tree, 
And it was unco stout and strang. 
Lord Beichan and Susie Pye (Child's Ballads, IV. 264). 
uncock 1 (un-kok'), ti. t. [< - 2 + cock 1 .] 1. 
To let down the hammer of (a gun) easily, so as 
not to explode the charge. 2. To let down or 
lower the brim of, as a hat, releasing it from 
the fastening which held it cocked up against 
the crown. 
uncock 2 (un-kok'), v. t. [< - 2 + cockS.] To 
open or spread out from a cock or heap, as hay. 
uncoffert, v. t. [< WE.uncofren; < loi-S + coffer.] 
To take out of a coffer. 
uncoffined (un-kof ind), a. Not furnished with 
a coffin ; not put into a coffin. 
Unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. 
Byron, Childe Harold, iv. 
uncogitable (un-koj'i-ta-bl), a. Not capable 
of being cogitated or thought. Sir T. More. 
uncoif (un-koif), v. t. [< w- 2 + coif.] To pull 
off the cap or head-dress of. [Rare.] 
Two apple-women scolding and just ready to uncoif one 
another. Martinus Scriblerus. 
uncoifed (un-koiff), a. Without a coif; not 
wearing a coif. 
Her majesty's renown'd though uncotf'd counsel. 
Young, Night Thoughts, viii. 
uncoil (un-koil'), v. t. and i. [< - 2 + coil 1 .] 
To unwind or open the coils (of). 
The snake of gold slid from her hair; the braid 
Slipt and uncoU'd itself. 
Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien. 
uncoin (un-koin'), v. t. To deprive (money) of 
its character as coin. [Rare.] 
These are the people who frequently uncoin money, 
either by melting it or by exporting it to countries where 
it is sooner or later melted. 
Jevons, Money and Mech. of Exchange, p. 81. 
uncoined (un-koind'), a. 1. Not coined: as, 
uncoined silver. Locke. 2. Not minted ; lack- 
ing the stamp of conventionality ; hence, natu- 
ral, unfeigned. 
A fellow of plain and uncoined constancy. 
Shot., Hen. V., v. 2. 161. 
uncollected (un-ko-lek'ted), a. 1. Not collect- 
ed ; not brought to one place ; not received : as, 
uncollected taxes; debts uncollected. 2. Not 
having one's thoughts collected; not having 
control of one's mental faculties ; not recovered 
from confusion, distraction, or wandering. 
What a wild beast is uncollected man ! 
Beau, and Fl., Maid's Tragedy, iv. 2. 
uncolored, uncoloured (un-kul'ord). p. a. 1. 
Not colored; not stained or dyed; hence, un- 
clouded; clear; specifically, white. 
Things uncoloured and transparent. Bacon. 
To deck with clouds the uncolour'd sky, 
Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. 
Milton, P. L., v. 189. 
2. Not heightened in description ; truthful; un- 
biased: as, an uncolored statement. 3. Un- 
adorned; plain; chaste. 
The contrast was remarkable between the uncolored style 
of his [John Foster's] general diction, and the brilliant fe- 
licity of occasional images embroidered upon the sober 
ground of his text. 
De Quincey, Biog. and Hist. Essays, p. 350. 
uncolt (un-k61t'),>. t. [< - 2 + colt.] To un- 
horse; deprive of a colt or horse. [Rare.] 
Thou liest; thou art not colted, thou art uncolted. 
SAO*., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 2. 42. 
uncombert, v. See uncumber. 
uncombine (un-kpm-bln'), '. [< un- 2 + com- 
bine.] I. trans. To sever or destroy the com- 
bination, union, or junction of ; separate; dis- 
connect. 
Outbreaking vengeance uncontbines the ill-joined plots. 
Daniel, Civil Wars, iii. 
II. iiitraim. To become separated or discon- 
nected. [Rare in both uses.] 
