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unequally

adverb · in an unequal or partial manner

Example: profits were distributed unevenly

unequivocally

adverb · in an unambiguous manner

Example: she stated her intentions unequivocally

unerasable

adjective · cannot be removed or erased

Example: an indelible stain

unerringly

adverb · without making errors

Example: he unerringly fixed things for us

uneventfully

adverb · in an uneventful manner

Example: the space shuttle landed uneventfully

unexcitingly

adverb · in an unexciting manner

Example: this painting was nothing more but an unexcitingly grey canvas with a few red speckles

unfaithfully

adverb · in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner

unfamiliarity

noun · unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

unfashionably

adverb · in an unfashionable manner

Example: she seemed to make a point of being unfashionably dressed

unfasten

verb · become undone or untied

Example: The shoelaces unfastened

unfastener

noun · a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens

Example: children are talented undoers of their shoelaces

unfavorably

adverb · showing disapproval; in a disparaging way

Example: he reviewed the play unfavorably

unfavourable

adjective · (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose

Example: unfavorable winds

unfeathered

adjective · having no feathers

Example: a featherless biped

unfeignedly

adverb · with sincerity; without pretense

Example: she praised him sincerely for his victory

unflappable

adjective · not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

Example: hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm

unfledged

adjective · young and inexperienced

Example: a fledgling enterprise

unfold

verb · develop or come to a promising stage

Example: Youth blossomed into maturity

unfolding

noun · a developmental process

Example: the flowering of antebellum culture

unforgiving

adjective · unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy

Example: a surly unforgiving old woman

unfortunately

adverb · by bad luck

Example: unfortunately it rained all day

unfrock

verb · divest of the frock; of church officials

unfulfilled

adjective · of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities

Example: unfulfilled and uneasy men

unfurl

verb · unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

Example: unfurl a banner

ungainliness

noun · the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

ungraceful

adjective · lacking grace; clumsy- Sir Walter Scott

Example: a graceless production of the play

ungraciously

adverb · without grace; rigidly

Example: they moved woodenly

ungrammatically

adverb · in an ungrammatical manner

Example: this child speaks ungrammatically

ungratifying

adjective · not likely to be rewarded

Example: grading papers is a thankless task

ungrudgingly

adverb · in a generous and ungrudging manner

Example: he ungrudgingly agreed to pay for everybody's dinner when the guests found themselves without cash

unhallow

verb · remove the consecration from a person or an object

unhallowed

adjective · not hallowed or consecrated

unhappily

adverb · in an unfortunate way

Example: sadly he died before he could see his grandchild

unharness

verb · remove the harness from

Example: unharness a horse

unhelpfully

adverb · in an unhelpful manner

Example: he stood by unhelpfully while the house burned down

unhindered

adjective · not slowed or blocked or interfered with

Example: an outlet for healthy and unhampered action

unhinge

verb · remove the hinges from

Example: unhinge the door

unhorse

verb · alight from (a horse)

unhurriedly

adverb · without haste

Example: she proceeded unhurriedly

unhygienically

adverb · in an unhygienic manner

Example: the meat is unhygienically processed on wooden tables

uniat

noun · a member of the Uniat Church

unicorn root

noun · any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

unicuspid

adjective · having a single cusp or point

Example: a unicuspid tooth

uniformly

adverb · in a uniform manner

Example: a uniformly bright surface

unify

verb · join or combine

Example: We merged our resources

unimaginatively

adverb · without imagination

Example: the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively

unimpeachably

adverb · without question

Example: Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow

unimpressively

adverb · in an unimpressive manner

Example: she scored unimpressively low in the first round of the competition

uninstructively

adverb · in an uninformative manner

Example: `I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively

unintentionally

adverb · without intention; in an unintentional manner

Example: she hit him unintentionally

uninterruptedly

adverb · without interruption

Example: this pleasant state of affairs had continued peacefully and uninterruptedly for many years

unionise

verb · form or join a union

Example: The auto workers decided to unionize

unionised

adjective · not converted into ions