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uncompromising.adjective
unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:
took an uncompromising stance during the peace talks; displayed uncompromising
honesty
uncompromisingly.adverb
ulterior.adjective
lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed,
especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive (an ulterior
motive);
lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest; occurring later;
subsequent; on the other side
ulteriorly.adverb
upbraid,
upbraided,
upbraiding,
upbraids.transitive
verbs
to reprove sharply; to get after; reproach; scold;
upbraid generally suggests a well founded reproach, as one leveled by an
authority (upbraided him for not having worn his overcoat out in the cold)
upbraider.noun
upbraidingly.adverb
unduly.adverb
excessively; immoderately (unduly familiar with
strangers)
unsubstantial.adjective
lacking material substance; insubstantial; lacking
firmness or strength;
flimsy; lacking
basis in fact
unsubstantiality.noun
unsubstantially.adverb
underpin,
underpinned,
underpinning,
underpins.transitive
verbs
to give support or substance to; to support from
below, as with props, girders, or masonry
unprecedented.adjective
having no previous example (unprecedented economic
growth)
unprecedentedly.adverb
unctuous.adjective
characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere
earnestness; smarmy; having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment;
slippery; containing or composed of oil or fat
unctuously.adverb
unctuousness or unctuosity.noun
unwary,
unwarier,
unwariest.adjectives
not alert to danger or deception
unwarily.adverb
unwariness.noun
unbecoming.adjective
not appropriate,
attractive, or flattering (an unbecoming dress); not in accord with the
standards implied by one's character or position (conduct unbecoming an
officer of the company); improper
unbecomingly.adverb
unbecomingness.noun
unalienable.adjective
not to be separated, given away, or taken away;
inalienable.(inalienable
rights)
umbrage.noun
offense; resentment (took
umbrage at their rudeness); something that affords shade; shadow or shad;
a vague or indistinct indication; a hint of shadow or darkness; Note:
umbrage is often followed by at (took umbrage at the comment; I imagine
some people will take umbrage {=will be offended} when they hear the quote;
example - I take umbrage at {=I am offended by} that remark)
unnerve, unnerved,
unnerving,
unnerves.transitive
verbs
to deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness
of purpose; to make nervous or upset
unnervingly.adverb
uniform.adjective
always the same, as in character
or degree; unvarying;
conforming
to one principle,
standard,
or rule; consistent; being
the same as or consonant with
another or others; unvaried in
texture, color, or design; steady
uniform.noun
one form; a distinctive
outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific
group; one set of such an outfit. uniform,
uniformed,
uniforming,
uniforms.transitive
verbs
to make (something) uniform; to provide or dress
with a uniform
uniformity.or.uniformness.noun
uniformly.adverb
unpremeditated.adjective
not planned or thought out in advance; extemporaneous
unpremeditatedly.adverb
compare premeditated
unstable, unstabler,
unstablest.adjectives
tending strongly
to change (unstable weather); lacking control of one's emotions; not constant;
fluctuating.(unstable
vital
signs); fickle; characterized
by unpredictable behavior; not firmly placed; unsteady (an unstable ladder)
unstableness.noun
unstably.adverb
Chemistry.-.decomposing.readily
Physics.-.decaying
with relatively short lifetime;
used of subatomic.particles;
radioactive
usher.noun
one who is employed to escort people to their
seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium.
usher, ushered,
ushering,
ushers.verbs
transitive verb use.to
serve as an usher to; escort; to lead or conduct; gguide; to precede
and introduce; inaugurate
intransitive
verb use.to serve as an usher (ushered
every Sunday at church)
unify, unified,
unifying,
unifies.transitive
& intransitive verbs
to make into or become a unit; consolidate
unifiable.adjective
unification, unifier.nouns
unite, united,
uniting,
unites.verbs
transitive verb use.to
bring together so as to form a whole; to combine (people) in interest,
attitude, or action (love unites humanity); to join (a couple) in marriage;
to cause to adhere; to join and
act together in a common purpose or endeavor;
join; o be or become bound together by adhesion
unity.noun,
plural.unities
the state
or quality of being one; singleness; the state or quality of being in accord;
harmony;
the combination or arrangement of parts into a whole; unification; a combination
or union thus formed; singleness or constancy
of purpose or action
undeceive, undeceived,
undeceiving,
undeceives.transitive
verbs
to free from illusion
or deception
undeceivable.adjective
undeceivably.adverb
union.noun
the act of uniting or the
state
of being united; a combination
so formed, especially an alliance
or confederation of people,
parties for mutual interest or benefit;
unity;
a labor union; a student union
union.adjective
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