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upright
upright: adj. & n. --adj.
1 erect, vertical (an upright posture; stood upright).
2 (of a piano) with vertical strings.
3 (of a person or behaviour) righteous; strictly honourable or honest.
4 (of a picture, book, etc.) greater in height than breadth. --n.
1 a post or rod fixed upright esp. as a structural support.
2 an upright piano. øøuprightly adv. uprightness n. [OE upriht (as UP, RIGHT)]

unfashionable
unfashionable: adj. not fashionable. øøunfashionableness n. unfashionably adv.

universal
universal: adj. & n. --adj.
1 of, belonging to, or done etc. by all persons or things in the world or in the class concerned; applicable to all cases (the feeling was universal; met with universal approval).
2 Logic (of a proposition) in which something is asserted of all of a class (opp. PARTICULAR). --n.
1 Logic a universal proposition.
2 Philos. a a term or concept of general application. b a nature or essence signified by a general term. øuniversal agent an agent empowered to do all that can be delegated. universal compass a compass with legs that may be extended for large circles. universal coupling (or joint) a coupling or joint which can transmit rotary power by a shaft at any selected angle. universal language an artificial language intended for use by all nations. universal proposition Logic a proposition in which the predicate is affirmed or denied of all members of a class (opp. particular proposition). universal suffrage a suffrage extending to all adults with minor exceptions. universal time = GREENWICH MEAN TIME. øøuniversality n. universalize v.tr. (also -ise). universalization n. universally adv. [ME f. OF universal or L universalis (as UNIVERSE)]

unlucky
unlucky: adj. (unluckier, unluckiest.
1 not fortunate or successful.
2 wretched.
3 bringing bad luck.
4 ill-judged. øøunluckily adv. unluckiness n.

unalterable
unalterable: adj. not alterable. øøunalterableness n. unalterably adv.

um
um: int. expressing hesitation or a pause in speech. [imit.]

unapparent
unapparent: adj. not apparent.

unreserved
unreserved: adj.
1 not reserved (unreserved seats).
2 without reservations; absolute (unreserved confidence).
3 free from reserve (an unreserved nature). øøunreservedly adv. unreservedness n.

unity
unity: n. (pl. -ies.
1 oneness; being one, single, or individual; being formed of parts that constitute a whole; due interconnection and coherence of parts (disturbs the unity of the idea; the pictures lack unity; national unity).
2 harmony or concord between persons etc. (lived together in unity).
3 a thing forming a complex whole (a person regarded as a unity).
4 Math. the number 'one', the factor that leaves unchanged the quantity on which it operates.
5 Theatr. each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day (unity of time), use of one scene throughout (unity of place), and concentration on the development of a single plot (unity of action). [ME f. OF unit÷ f. L unitas -tatis f. unus one]

unrestrained
unrestrained: adj. not restrained. øøunrestrainedly adv. unrestrainedness n.

unpaired
unpaired: adj.
1 not arranged in pairs.
2 not forming one of a pair.

unapt
unapt: adj.
1 (usu. foll. by for) not suitable.
2 (usu. foll. by to + infin.) not apt. øøunaptly adv. unaptness n.

undergo
undergo: v.tr. (3rd sing. present -goes; past -went; past part. -gone) be subjected to; suffer; endure. [OE undergan (as UNDER-, GO(1))]

unofficial
unofficial: adj.
1 not officially authorized or confirmed.
2 not characteristic of officials. øunofficial strike a strike not formally approved by the strikers' trade union. øøunofficially adv.