Underniceness
Un′der‐nice″ness (?), n. A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Undernime
Un′der‐nime″ (?), v. t. [imp.Undernom (?).] [OE. undernimen. See Under, and Nim.] 1. To receive; to perceive.He the savor undernomWhich that the roses and the lilies cast. Chauc...
Underofficer
Un″der‐of′fi‐cer (?), n. A subordinate officer.
Underpart
Un″der‐part′ (?), n. A subordinate part.It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.
Underpay
Un′der‐pay″ (?), v. t. To pay inadequately.
Underpeep
Un′der‐peep″ (?), v. t. To peep under. “The flame... would underpeep her lids.” Shak.
Underpeer
Un′der‐peer″ (?), v. t. To peer under.
Underpeopled
Un′der‐peo″pled (?), a. Not fully peopled.
Underpight
Un′der‐pight″ (?), imp. of Underpitch.
Underpin
Un′der‐pin″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Underpinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Underpinning.] 1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.2. ...
Underpinning
Un″der‐pin′ning (?), n. 1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the materi...
Underpitch
Un′der‐pitch″ (?), v. t. [imp.Underpight.] [OE. underpicchen. See Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.] To fill underneath; to stuff.He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.
Underplant
Un′der‐plant″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Underplanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Underplanting.] To plant under; specif. (Forestry), to plant (young trees) under an existing stand.
Underplay
Un′der‐play″ (?), v. i. 1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.2. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a ...
Underplay (2)
Un″der‐play′ (?), n.(Card Playing) The act of underplaying.
Underplot
Un″der‐plot′ (?), n. 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison.
Underpoise
Un′der‐poise″ (?), v. t. To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. Marston.
Underpossessor
Un″der‐pos‐sess′or (?), n. One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor.
Underpraise
Un′der‐praise″ (?), v. t. To praise below desert.
Underprize
Un′der‐prize″ (?), v. t. To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak.
Underproduction
Un′der‐pro‐duc″tion (?), n.(Polit. Econ.) The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.
Underproof
Un″der‐proof′ (?), a. Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.
Underprop
Un′der‐prop″ (?), v. t. To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.
Underproper
Un″der‐prop′er (?), n. One who, or that which, underprops or supports.
Underproportioned
Un′der‐pro‐por″tioned (?), a. Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier.
Underpull
Un′der‐pull″ (?), v. i. To exert one's influence secretly. Ld. North.
Underpuller
Un″der‐pull′er (?), n. One who underpulls.