— Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. — Un*learn"ed*ness, n.
Un*leash" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + leash.] To free from a leash, or
as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.
Un*leav"ened (?), a. Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened
bread.
Un*less" (?), conj. [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is,
in less, in a less case. See On, and Less.] Upon any less condition
than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which
follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that;
except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.
By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless was
frequently used prepositionally, — a construction common in Shakespeare
and still employed colloquially.
Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl.
Shak.
Un*licked" (?), a. Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly.
Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v. Shak.
Un*like" (?), a. 1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no
resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.