2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [Obs.]

Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices.

South.

— Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness, n. — Un*con"scion*a*bly, adv.

Un*con"scious (?), a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or

power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not

knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper.

2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious

cerebration. "Unconscious causes." Blackmore.

3. Having no knowledge by experience; — followed by of; as, a mule

unconscious of the yoke. Pope.

— Un*con"scious-ly, adv. — Un*con"scious*ness, n.

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Un*con"se*crate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + consecrate.] To render not

sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate. [Obs.] South.

Un*con`se*quen"tial (?), a. Inconsequential. Johnson.

Un`con*sid"er*ate (?), a. Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.]

Daniel. — Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [Obs.] Hales.

Un`con*sid"ered (?), a. Not considered or attended to; not regarded;

inconsiderable; trifling.

A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.

Shak.

Un*con"so*nant (?), a. Incongruous; inconsistent. "A thing

unconsonant." Hooker.

Un`con*spic"u*ous (?), a. Inconspicuous. [R.] Ed. Rev.

Un*con"stan*cy (?), n. Inconstancy. [Obs.] "The unconstancy of the

foundation." Fuller.

Un*con"stant (?), a. Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable.

[Obs.] Shak. — Un*con"stant*ly, adv. [Obs.] — Un*con"stant*ness, n.

[Obs.]

Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al (?), a. Not constitutional; not according to, or

consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to

the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer.

Burke. — Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty (#), n. — Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly

(#), adv.

Un`con*straint" (?), n. Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton.

Un`con*sum"mate (?), a. Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Un`con*test"a*ble (?), a. Incontestable.

Un*con"ti*nent (?), a. Not continent; incontinent. Wyclif (2 Tim. iii.

3).

Un`con*trol"la*ble (?), a. 1. Incapable of being controlled;

ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper;

uncontrollable events.

2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an

uncontrollable title. [R.] Swift.

— Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. — Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv.

Un*con`tro*ver"so*ry (?), a. Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp.

Hall.

Un*con`tro*ver"ti*ble (?), a. Incontrovertible.

Un*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv. Incontrovertibly.

Un`con*ven"ient (?), a. Inconvenient. Bale. — Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv.

Udall.

Un`con*ver"sion (?), n. The state of being unconverted; impenitence.

[R.]

Un`con*vert"ed (?), a. 1. Not converted or exchanged.

2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically:

—

(a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish.

Hooker.

(b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter.

Un*cord" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cord.] To release from cords; to

loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a

package.

Un*cork" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cork.] To draw the cork from; as,

to uncork a bottle.

Un`cor*rect" (?), a. Incorrect. Dryden.

Un*cor"ri*gi*ble (?), a. Incorrigible; not capable of correction.

[Obs.]

Un`cor*rupt" (?), a. Incorrupt.

Un`cor*rupt"i*ble (?), a. Incorruptible. "The glory of the

uncorruptible God." Rom. i. 23.

Un`cor*rup"tion (?), n. Incorruption.

Un*cou"ple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple.] To loose, as dogs, from

their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to

uncouple railroad cars.

Un*cou"ple, v. i. To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Un*court"li*ness (?), n. Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity.

Addison.

Un"cous (?), a. [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.] Hooklike; hooked.

[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Un*couth" (?), a. [OE. uncouth, AS. unc&?;&?; unknown, strange: un-

(see Un- not) + c&?;&?; known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See Can to be

able, and cf. Unco, Unked.] 1. Unknown. [Obs.] "This uncouth errand."

Milton.

To leave the good that I had in hand, In hope of better that was

uncouth.

Spenser.

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