unfirm 
unfirm (un-ferm') a. Not firm ; not strong or 
Shakes like a thing nnjirm. Shale., J. C., i. s. 4. 
So is the unfirm king 
In three divided. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., 1. 3. 73. 
unfirmamented (un-fer'ma-men-ted), , Not 
having a firmament; unbounded; boundless, 
Carlyle. [Rare.] 
unfiriliness (un-ferm'nes), )). The state of be- 
ing unfirm ; want of firmness ; instability. Imp. 
Diet. 
unfist (un-fisf), v. t. [< MK-l + fisfl.] Toun- 
hand; release. [Rare.] 
Yougoodman Brandy face, unfigther, 
How durst you keep my wife ? 
Co U<m , Scarromdes, p. 85. (Danes.) 
unfit (un-fif), a. Not fit. (<i) Improper ; unsnit- 
able ; unbecoming ; inappropriate : said of things. 
A most unfit time. Shalt., Hen. VIII., ii. 2. 61. 
(6) Not suited or adapted ; not fitted. 
It cannot be too carefully remembered that air contain- 
ing so much carbonic acid gas that a candle will not burn 
therein is unfit also to support human life. 
W. L. Carpenter, Energy in Mature (1st ed.), p. 73. 
(c) Wanting suitable qualifications, physical or moral; not 
competent ; unable : said of persons. 
Unfit to live or die. shak., M. for M., iv. 3. 68. 
=Syn. (a) Inapt. See apt. (e) Unqualified, unmeet, un- 
worthy, incompetent, insufficient. 
unfit (un-fif), t. To make unsuitable; de- 
prive of the proper or necessary qualifications 
tor some act, activity, use, or purpose. 
Age and blindness had unfitted Lord North for the du- 
ties of a public prosecutor. Macaulay, Warren Hastings. 
unfitly (un-fit'li), adv. In an unfit manner; 
not properly; unsuitably; inappropriately. X. 
Jonson, Alchemist, To the Reader. 
6608 
Whene'er I go to the field, Heaven keep me from 
- 
unfortunate 
unforcible (un-for'si-bl), a. Wanting force or 
unfleshly (un-flesh'li), . Not fleshly ; nothu- 
man; incorporeal; spiritual. 
Those unfleshly eyes with which they say the very air is 
thronged. C. Beade, Cloister and Hearth, 1. 
unfleshyt (un-flesh'i), a. Bare of flesh; flesh- 
less. 
Gastly Death's nnfleshy feet. SirJ.Davies. 
unflinching (un-flin'ching), a. Not flinching; 
not shrinking : as, unflinching bravery. 
unflinchingly (un-flin'ching-li), adv. Without 
flinching; unshrinkingly. 
unflower (un-flou'er), V. t. [< )i- 2 + flower,] 
To strip of flowers. G. Fletcher. Christ's Victory 
and ^V^^ [Eare -, 
unfluent (un-flo'ent). a. Not fluent ; unready 
in gpeecn Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, 
j. 6. 
unflush (un-flush'), t. i. [< tin- 2 + flush 1 .] To 
lose a flush of color. 
The west unfluxhes, the high stars grow bright. 
M. Arnold, Thyrsis. 
unfoiled (un .f o ild'), .. Not vanquished ; not 
defeated; not baffled Milton, Hist. Eng., iii. 
unfold 1 (un-fold'), t\ [< ME. wnf olden, unfalden, 
unvo Men, < AS. unfealdan, unfold, < un-, back, 
+ fealdan, fold : see w- 2 and fold 1 , '.] I. 
ft-aws. 1. To open the folds of ; expand ; spread 
out ch e from a folded condition, in any 
sense o( f he word fold _ ctiaucer, Troilus, ii. 
1702 . Pop ^ Iliadi it 978 ._ 2 . To lay open to 
view or contemplation ; make known in all the 
details ; develop ; disclose ; reveal : as, to tt- 
fold one's designs ; to unfold the principles of 
a science. 
The Holy Fader wondred on that he told, 
unforeboding (un-tor-l)6'diug),a. Not foretell- 
iug ; no t telling the future; giving no omens. 
Pope Odyssey ii. 
Un f ore fc n0 wable (un-for-nd'a-bl), a. Incapa- 
ble of being foreknown. Cuaworth. 
unforeknown (un-for-non'), a - Not previously 
known or foreseen. [Rare.] 
Which had no less proved certain, unforeknotmi.^ 
Milton, P. L.,iii. 19. 
unforesee (un-for-se'), v. t.; pret. miforcsaw, 
pp. unforeseen, ppr. unforesccing. [< un- 1 + 
foresee.] Not to foresee or anticipate; have 
no previous view or impression of . JSp. Hacket, 
Abp. Williams, i. 171. (JtoriM.) 
unforeseeable (un-for-se'a-bl), a. Incapable 
of being foreseen. Sof,"Sermons, V. vi. 
UnforeSCeing (un-for-se'ing), a. Not foresee- 
ing ; not provident. Daniel, Civil Wars, vi. 
unforeseen (un-for-sen'), a. Not foreseen ; not 
foreknown. 
The sudden and unforeseen changes of things. 
Bacon, Political Fables, v., Expl. 
The unforeseen, that which is not foreseen or expected. 
Nothing is certain but the unforeseen. Froude. 
unforeskinned (un-for'skiud), a, [< - + 
foreskin + -cd2.] Circumcised. Milton, 8. A.. 
1. HOC. [Rare.] 
unforetold (un-for-told'), . Not predicted or 
foretold Edectic Rev 
unforewamed (un-tor-warnd'), a. Not fore- 
warned; not previously warned or admonished. 
Milton P. L.f v. 245. ' 
unforfeited (un-for'fit-ed), a. Not forfeited; 
maintained ; not lost. Shak., M. of V., ii. 6. 7. 
unforeed (un-forid'), a. [< ME. unforged; < 
ot ftaged; nt 
356 
becoming. 
Sam. of Partenay (E. E. T. s.), l. 4758. 
unfittingly (un-fit'ing-li), adv. In an unfitting 
manner; improperly. The Atlantic, LXV. 585. 
unfix (un-fiks'), v. t. 1. To make no longer 
fixed or firm ; loosen from any fastening; de- 
tach; unsettle : as, to unfix the mind or affec- 
tions ; to unfix bayonets. 
Unfix his earth-bound root. Shak, Macbeth, iv. 1. 96. 
Jl 
2. To melt; dissolve. [Rare] 
TT * N r cantI ' erlB ">gsun 
the, r frost , 
Time shall tm/Wd what plaited cunning hides. 
3. To show, or let be seen; dTsplay.^ * 
[Lightning] that in a spleen unfold, both heaven and 
earth SAat M N D i i 146 
II. intrans. To become opened out'; be spread 
apart . become disclosed or developed ; develop 
itself. 
I see thy beauty gradually unfold. 
Tennyson, Eleanore. 
unfold 2 (un-fold'), v. t. [< w-2 + fold*.] To 
release from a fold or pen. 
She [the milkmaid] dares go alone and unfold sheep in 
the night, and fears no manner of ill. 
Quoted in Waltorii Complete Angler, p. 82. 
unf older (un-f 61' der), n. One who or that which 
(un-fol'ding), n . 
[Verbal n. of - 
out; disol - 
Urtforged was the hauberke and O,e plate. j ^ 
unforgetable (un for-get'a-bl), . That cannot 
bp - forgotten. Also spel ed .unforgettatle. 
unforgivable (un-fpr-giv a-bl), a. Incapable of 
b ?g forgiven; unpardonable. CarlyU ^ Life 
of Sterling, vn. Also speUed unfoi-giveabte. 
unforgiven (un-fdr-giv'n), a. Not forgiven; 
not pardoned. Bp. Jewell, A Eeplie to M. 
Hardmge, p 546 
unforgiver (un-for-giv er), n. One who does 
not pardon or forgive ; an implacable person 
, R f '^ n < C anS p S , a Harlp we, VII. 26. [Rare.] 
Unforgiving (un-f6r-giv'ing) a. Not forgiv- 
ing; not disposed to overlook or pardon of- 
fenses; implacable. Byron Fare Thee Well 
UnforglVingness (un-for-giv'ing-nes), n. The 
of being unforgiving ; implacability. 
D 
fixed; fluctuation; variableness. [Rare. 
'' 
artoto in to 
Classical Rev., III. 35. 
unflagging (un-flag'ing), a. Not flagging ; not 
droopmg; maintaining strength or spirit; sus- 
tained: as, unflagging zeal. Sofli, Sermons, 
IV. i. 
unflame (un-flam'), v. t. To unkindle; cool, 
[Rare.] 
Fear 
Unfiame, your courage in pursuit. 
fl t ^ / fl - ' * ^ r/ Tl T " , 
unnatea (un-fla ted), a. [< MM- 1 + lj ; yiafM*, 
pp. ot flare, blow (see flatus}, + -ed^.\ Not 
blown 
The iVrt " nr ,, *, ==ito 
The jerk or unfitted aspirate, 
^MCI/C. cm., AJLII. db. 
unflattering (un-flat'er-ing), a. Not flattering, 
in any sense. Sir P. S&y, Astrophel and 
Stella xxvii 
Unflatteringly (un-flat'er-ing-li), adv. In an 
unflattering manner; without flattery 
unfledged (un-flejd'), a. 1. Not yet fledged or 
furnished with feathers. 
Her unfiedg'd brood. Cowper Iliad ix 
o t3 n i\. ti j 4 j. 11 
v-^ii growth or expe- 
ully developed; immature. 
Drydf.n, Love Triumphant, i. 1. 
unflesh (un-flesh'), v. t. [< wn-2 + flesh.] To de- 
pnve ot flesh; reduce to a skeleton. [Rare.] 
unfleshed (un-fleshf), a. Not fleshed; not 
seasoned to blood; untried: as, an unfleshed 
hound; itnfleshed valor. 
^ 
linfoldment Tun fold'mentl t, ' f< unfold* + 
lament;, n. y, unjoia* _-i- 
-rnoif.] Unfolding; development. [Rare.] 
The ,A>tdm.l of the power of voluntary motion. 
PP- Sci. Mo., XXXIII. 4. 
Unfoldresst (uu-fol'dres), n. [< unfoW + -(! 
+ -<?**] A female who unfolds or discloses. 
The u^Wdrewe of troacherie. 
Holimhed, Descrip. of Ireland, 
unfoliated (un-fo'li-a-ted), a. Not having a 
foliated structure; not foliated. See folia- 
tion g 
unfo'ol'(un-fol'), f. *. [< - 2 +/OOP.] Tore- 
store from foll y 5 make satisfaction to (one) for 
calling one a fool; take away the reproach of 
PT?OT.Q n 
J 
Hilve 5 ' 011 any way ' tnen ' to nn f l me a Sin ' 
SAafr., M. W. of W., iv. 2. 12a 
fun fnt'fidl n Not trnrMpn hv thp 
. SAf" r w n y 
of man ; unvisited. [Rare.] 
Until it came to some unfooted plains 
Where fed the herds of Pan Keats, Endymion. 
unforbldden, unforbld (un-for-bid'n, un-fpr- 
bid ')> Not forbidden ; not prohibited : ap- 
P' ied to persons ; allowed ; permitted ; legal : 
a ?P v-jj S s - 
Unlorbludenness (un-tor-md n-nes), II. ihe 
s t a te of being unforbidden. Boi/le. 
unforced (un-forsf), o. Not forced, in any 
sense of that word. 
This gentle and unforced accord 
Shale., Hamlet, i. 2. 123. 
unforcedly (un-for'sed-li). a fit. In an unforeed 
manner. Sandys, tr. of Ovid's Metamorph., 
xiii., note. 
Clime of the ^ U r^oen brave. Byron, The Giaonr. 

unform (un-form'), v. t. [< - 2 + /orro.] To 
destroy ; unmake ; decompose, or resolve into 
parts. 
unformal (un-for'mal), . Not formal ; infor- 
m JJ L . 
unformalized (un-for mal-izd) a. Not made 
formal ; unreduced to forms. Charlotte Bronte, 
,.,,,. Mf 
(un-formd ), . Not haying been 
formed ; not fashioned ; not molded into regu- 
lar sha P e ' 
M ^r'd and void. ItUton, P. L., vii. 283. 
Unformed stars, in anc. outrun., stars not included in 
any constellation-figure, but considered as belonging to 
one of the constellations : generally used with reference 
to Ptolemy's catalogue, as the shapes of the constellation- 
figures are not so determinate as to distinguish whether 
stars not given by Ptolemy are in all cases within or with- 
out the figure. 
unfortified (un-f or'ti-fid), a. Not fortified, in 
any sense. 
A heart ^or^d, a mind impatient. 
SAofc, Hamlet, i. 2. 96. 
unfortifyt (un-for'ti-fi), v. t. [<H-2 + fortify.] 
To strip of fortifications ; dismantle. [Rare.] 
On the kings name I commaund you to leane your 
armour, to discamp your camp, and to vnfortijie Tordi- 
sillas. Guemra, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1577), p. 272. 
unfortunacyt (un-for'tu-na-si), n. [_< unfortu- 
na (te) + -cy.] Misfortune. 
The king he tacitely upbraids with the wtfartunacia 
( i,j s re jg,, by deaths and plagues. 
Heylin, Life of Laud, p. 831. (Dames.) 
unfortunate (un-for'tu-nat), . and . I. . 
Not fortunate; not prosperous ; unlucky; un- 
