unsteadfastly 
unsteadfastly, unstedfastly (un-sted'fast-li), 
<nlr. In an unsteadfast manner; unsteadily. 
unsteadfastness, unstedfastness (un-sted'- 
fast-nes), w. [< ME. inistcdefastnesse; < w- 
steadfast + -ness.] The state or character of 
being unsteadfast; inconstancy; fickleness, 
Up. Hall, Ail Humble Remonstrance. 
unsteadily (un-sted'i-li), rtrte. In an unsteady 
manner; without steadiness. 
Unsteadily they rove, 
And, never flx'd, are Fugitives in Love 
,*, tr. of Ovid s Art of Love. 
unsteadiness (un-sted'i-nes), w. The state or 
character of being unsteady. 
unsteady (un-sted'i), a. Not steady, (a) Not 
6648 
unstring (un-string'), v. t. 1. To deprive of 
strings; also, to relax or untune the strings of: 
as, to unstring a harp. Cowper, Task, ii. 728. 
2. To loose; untie. Dryden, Eclogues, vi. 
28. 3. To take from a string: as, to wistriny 
beads. 4. To relax the tension of; loosen; 
weaken: as, to unstring the nerves. 
unstringed (un-stringd'), a. Not stringed : as, 
an mistrinfir.il viol. Slink:, Rich. II., i. 3. 162. 
unstrongt (un-strong'), <i. [ME. wtstroutj, < 
AS. unstrung, inistroiig, < nil-, not, + strung, 
str0 ng: see -i and strong.-] Not strong; in- 
firm; weak. Owl and Nightingale, 1. 561. 
unstruck (un-struk'),fl. Not struck; not great- 
ly impressed. J. Philips, Blenheim. [Rare.] 
*' "' *' NOt Btudied ' ^ 
an unsteady hand ; an unsteady flame, (c) Not constant 
in mind or purpose ; fickle ; changeable ; unstable ; un- 
settled ; wavering : as, an unsteady mind, (d) Not regu- 
lar, constant, or uniform ; varying in force, direction, 
etc.: as, untteady winds, (e) Irregular in habits ; dissi- 
pated. 
Unsteady (un-sted'i), r. t. [< unsteady, a.] To 
make unsteady ; cause to be fluctuating. The 
Engineer, LXX. 506. 
unsteel (un-stel'), v. t. To make unlike steel ; 
disarm; soften. Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe, 
V. 310. (Davits.) [Rare.] 
Ready and unstudied words. Dryden. 
Q JJot labored' easv natural- as an unitud- 
,' a t , . ,,,,. !...,; J ' a i Mr,*- l,a, 
<< style , M6Mtfted grace. 3. Not having 
studied; unacquainted; unskilled; unversed. 
Not so unstudied in the nature of councils as not to 
know, etc. Bp. Jewell, lit e (1686), p. 30. 
4. Not devoted to or occupied by study; not 
passed in study. 
The defects of their unstudied years. 
Milton, Tetrachordon. 
unstercorated (un-ster'ko-ra-ted), a. Not He seide he wolde not lete the name be vnstu/ed of 
unsupportably 
result; not able or likely to succeed. Sir T. 
Brume, Vulg. Err., i. 2. 
unsucceeded (un-suk-se'ded), a. Not suceeed- 
ed or followed. Milton, P. L., v. 821. 
unsuccess (un-suk-ses'), 11. Lack of success; 
failure. Browning, King and Book. II. 144. 
unsuccessful (un-suk-ses'ful), a. Not success- 
ful ; not producing the desired event ; not for- 
tunate. Milton, P. L., x. 35. 
unsuccessfully (un-suk-ses'ful-i), adv. In an 
unsuccessful manner; without success; un- 
fortunately. Sottth. 
unsuccessfulness (un-suk-ses'ful-nes), n. The 
state of being unsuccessful. Milton, Ans. to 
Eikon Basilike 418 
^^UCCeSSive (un-suk-ses'iv), a. Without sue- 
cession. 
While God to his dhnsighted, doubtful thought 
Duration boundless, mixuccessive taught. 
B V- Ken, The Monk and the Bird. 
unsllccorab i e nnsllrPO lir ahlo Inn snlc'or - 
unsu ^. c ra D*e,unsu.-COuraDie(un-suk or-a-Dl), 
%_ Not capable of being succored or remedied. 
" l >'</. Arcadia, iv. 
Tdr^Mwlfp ^1 " ' ^ * 
or diamed by the mouth. 
The teats, ... unmcW of lamb or kkL 
' 
with the 
hi. 
, To undo by picking 
1. Todepriveof stock. 
-S. To remove from the stock, as the barrel Unsubdued pride and enmity against David. 
of a gun. 3f. To remove from the stocks, as J. idwonto, Works, III. 48. 
a ship; launch. unsubject (un-sub'jekt), a. [< ME. unsubget, 
< ^ + "^ Not 
Fell to their , 
High rigged ships. Surrey, ^Eneid, iv. 
. J (uu-stok'ingd), a. Not wearing 
Scott, Keuilworth, vii. [Rare.] 
unstooping (un-sto'ping), . Not stooping; 
not bending; not yielding. 
Unstooping firmness. Shak., RiclL II., i. 1. 121. 
unstop (un-stop'), i'. t. 1. To unstopper. 
2. To free from any obstruction; open. Isa. 
xxxv. 5. 3. To draw or pull out the stops of 
(an organ). Browning, Master Hugues of Saxe- 
Gotha. 
unstopper (un-stop'er), v. t. To open, as a 
bottle, by taking out the stopper. 
unstopple (un-stop'l), v. t. To remove a stopple 
from, 
unstowed (un-stod'), a. Not stowed. (o)Notcom- 
pactly placed or arranged : as, unstoived cargo or cables. 
((/) Not filled by close packing; also, emptied of goods or 
cargo. 
When they found my hold unstowed, they wont all hands 
to shooling and begging. 
Smollett, Roderick Random, xli. (Davies.) 
unstrain (un-stran'), v. t. To relieve from a 
strain; i-elax; loose. .B. Jonson, Love Freed 
from Folly. 
unstrained (un-strand'), <z. 1. Not strained; 
not purified by straining: as, unstrained oil. 
2. Not subjected to a strain. 3. Easy; not 
forced; natural. 
unstranget (un-stranj'), a. [ME. unstrange; 
< un-i + strange.} Not strange; well known. 
Chaucer, Astrolabe, ii. 17. 
unstratified (un-strat'i-fid), a. 1. In &<><., not 
stratified; not arranged in clearly definable 
layers or strata : applied to the thalli of certain 
lichens. 2. In geol., not stratified.- Unstrati- 
ned rocks, rocks which have not been deposited from wa- 
ter ; massive rocks ; rocks which have been formed by the 
"" of fire, or were originally part of the earth's crust 
fi'rine neK Insuf 
3ln g- nes ;. ^S" 1 - 
r< J 4. 
By flx'd decrees, unsubject to her will. J. Battlie. 
unsubmission (un-sub-mish'on), . Unsubmis- 
siveness; disobedience. Pusey, Eirenicon, p. 24. 
[Rare.] 
unsubmissive (un-sub-mis'iv), a. Not submis- 
sive; disobedient. South, Sermons, X. v. 
unsubmissively (un-sub-mis'iv-li), adv. In an 
unsubmissive manner. 
unsubmissiveness (un-sub-mis'iv-nes), w. The 
character or state of being unsubmissive ; dis- 
obedience. 
unsubmitting (un-sub-mit'ing), a. Not sub- 
mitting; not obsequious; not readily yielding. 
Thomson, Seasons, Summer. 
unsubordinate (un-sub-6r'di-nat), a. Not sub- 
ordinate ; not of inferior rank, dignity, class, 
or order. 
A certaine unquestionable Patriarchal, independent and 
unsubordinate to the Crowne? 
Milton, Reformation in Eng., ii. 
unsubstantial (un-sub-stan'shal), a. 1. Not 
substantial; not solid: as, unsubstantial air. 
Shak., Lear, iv. 1. 7. 2. Not real; not having 
substance; imaginary; illusive: ^unsubstan- 
tial forms. Bowe, Lady Jane Grey, iv. 3. Not 
having good substance; not strong or stout : as, 
an unsubstantial building; unsubstantial cloth. 
4. Not giving substance or strength; weak; 
not strengthening or invigorating. 
Like them [cocoanuts] probably they yield a nutriment 
that is watery and unsubstantial. 
Cook, First Voyage, in. ix. 
unsubstantiality (un-sub-stan-shi-al'i-ti), . 
1. The state or character of being unsubstan- 
tial, in any sense. 
Something of muubxlantiality and uncertainty had be- 
set my hopes. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, xxiv. 
2. An unsubstantial or illusive thing. 
The sprightly twang of the melodious lute 
Agrees not with my voice ; and both unsuit 
My untun'd fortunes. Quarles, Emblems, IV. xv. 
unsuitability (un-su-ta-bil'i-ti), . The char- 
acter or state of being unsuitable ; unsuitable- 
ness. 
The title r61e was taken by , a capable artist, whose 
earnestness compensated to some extent for her natural 
unsuitability for the part. Athe ntturn, No. 3181, p. 490. 
unsuitable (un-su'ta-bl), a. Not suitable, fit, 
or adapted ; incapable of suiting ; unfit ; incon- 
gruous ; improper. Milton, P. R., iii. 132. 
unsuitableness (un-su'ta-bl-nes), . The state 
or character of being unsuitable; unfitness; 
unsuitably (un-su'ta-bli), adv. In an unsuit- 
able manner; unfitly; inadequately; improp- 
erly; incongruously. Tillotson. 
unsuited (un-su'ted), a. Not suited, (a) Not 
suitable or adapted; unfit. (6) Not accommodated or 
with what is wanted. Burke, Letter 
unsuitilg (un-su'ting). a. Not suiting- not 
suitable. 
Jo y B tmeuiting to thy age. Drvden, tr. of Lucretius, iii 
unsu lli e d (un-sul'id), a. Not sullied, (a) Not 
stained ; not tarnished. 
Maiden honour . . . pure 
As the unsullied lily. Shak., L. L. L., v. 2. 352. 
W N t disgraced; free from imputation of evil; pure; 
,,^'^V Pope ' Du ," dad> V 5 ^ , 
Unsung un-sung ), . 1. Not sung; not recited 
musically, as a song: as, "half yet remains 
wwwr Sfllfem, P.L., vii. 2L 2. No* cale- 
^^ in verse or song. Wlnttier, Dedication. 
unsunned (un-sund') a. Not exposed to the 
SUn / "?* gh f e( l by ^ 6 Sl ? n ' dark L he , nc ^' fig " 
Datively, not cheered ; gloomy. Shak., Cym- 
oelme, 11. 5. Id. 
unsunny (un-sun 'i), a. Not sunny ; not bright, 
or radiant> as with pleasure or joy ; 
ot strength ; weakness. Ancren Riwle, p. 232. Uawthofne, Septimius Felton. w marvel at thee much, 
Karo.| v*^i' T / -L O damsel, wearing this unsunny face 
Unstressed fun strestM Nnt r Unsubstantialize (un-sub-stan'shal-iz), v. t. To him who won thee glory. 
'St ), a. Not pronounced [< unsubstantial + -iee.J To render unsub- Tennyson, Pelleas and Ettarre. 
el; unaccented. stantial. Wordsworth, Excursion, ix. unsuppliable (un-su-pli'a-bl), a. Not capable 
(reed form of theo^Pn 'i' 8 ., 110 ' Fre "? h k ' but a " ""' unsubstantiation (un-sub-stan-shi-a'shon), . of being supplied. CkMngvorik. 
A depriving of substantiality. unsupportatte (un-su-por'ta-bl). a. Insup- 
Berkeley] would probably have been satisfied with portable. Bp. Hall, Sermon on Gal. V. 1. 
fiber. 
- -SUpPO^bly (un-su-por'ta-bli), a*. Insup- 
of bringing about the desired effect or portafily. South, Sermons, 11. 5. 
