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UNFADING - UNINTERESTING
UNFADING - adjectives
• IMMARCESCIBLE * unfading; incorruptible, imperishable ...1542
• UNAPPAIRABLE † incapable of being impaired; unfading ...1574
UNFADINGNESS - nouns
• IMMARCESCENCE † unfadingness, incorruptibleness ...1658
UNFAILING - adjectives
• NEVER-FAILING unfailing ...1622
UNFAIR - adjectives
• BELOW THE BELT unfair, unreasonable ...1890 sl.
• BOGUS very bad; unfair; no good, worthless ...Aust. sl.
• INDECENT unfair ...Bk1902 N. Ireland
• INIQUOUS † unjust, unfair; wicked, iniquitous ...1654
• JACKED UP unfair ...1960s US college sl.
• NOT A FAIR POP unfair, not a fair chance ...1920s NZ sl.
• NOT CRICKET unfair, unreasonable ...1851 sl.
• NOT TOO COOL devious, unfair ...1960s Amer. sl.
• OVER THE SCORE excessive; unfair ...colloq.
• RED-HOT unfair, unreasonable ...1896 Aust. sl.
• SHAFTED treated unfairly ...1950s sl.
• SINISTROUS † malicious, unfair, prejudiced ...1593
• SOLID severe, difficult, unfair, unreasonable ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• TOUGH unfair, unreasonable ...1929 sl.
• TOUGH ON unfair, unreasonable ...1929 sl.
• UNCOOL unpleasant, emotional, rude, tactless, unsophisticated, unfair ...1953 sl., orig. US
• UNEQUAL † unfair, unjust ...1721 Sc.
UNFAIR - nouns
• BACK-HANDER a blow with the back of the hand; an unfair blow or act ...1836
• BAD DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1938 sl.
• FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK JOB unfair treatment ...1970s US campus sl.
• RAW DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1912 sl.
• ROUGH DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1931 sl.
• ROUGH SHAKE an unfair or difficult situation ...E19 sl.
• SHAFT unfair treatment, often as 'the shaft' ...1950s sl., orig. US
• SHAFTING unfair or cruel treatment ...1970s US sl.
• SWIZ(Z) something disappointingly unfair ...1915 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage
• SWIZZLE. something disappointingly unfair ...1913 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage
UNFAIR - nouns, person
• DUCK-SHOVER one who uses unfair business methods ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
UNFAIR - verbs
• B.F. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• BUTT-BANG to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• BUTTFUCK to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• CHISEL to defraud, to treat unfairly
• DO NASTY to treat badly or unfairly ...1969 Amer. sl.
• DO SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to deprive someone of something by fraud or unfair means ...1825 sl.
• DO THE DIRTY ON to treat unfairly ...1914 sl.
• DUMP ALL OVER SOMEONE to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• DUMP ON SOMEONE to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• JERK AROUND to treat badly or unfairly ...colloq.
• OIL to cheat; to act in an underhand way; to obtain unfairly; to evade ...L19 sl.
• RED-MAN to treat unfairly ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SHAFT to defeat, to defraud, to harm, to treat unfairly ...1950s sl., orig. US
• TAKE IT IN THE EAR to be severely victimized or defeated; to be treated unfairly ...1965 Amer. sl., esp. students' usage
• TAKE IT UP THE ASS to be victimized; to be treated unfairly or harshly ...1980s sl.
UNFAIR - phrases
• THAT'S FAIR an ironic comment that something is not fair ...1970s US campus usage
• THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG CITY life is unfair and there's nothing one can do about it ...1974 Amer. sl.
UNFAIRLY - adverbs
• CADDLING unfairly, in a shuffling manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
UNFAIRNESS - nouns
• HAWKERY-PAWKERY deceit, unfairness, trickery, hocus-pocus ...B1900 Eng. dial.
UNFAITHFUL - adjectives
• FALSE-HEART † false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
• INFIDOUS †* faithless, unfaithful; not to be trusted ...1656
UNFAITHFUL - nouns, person
• BED-SWERVER † one unfaithful to the marriage bed; an adulterer ...1611
• CUCKQUEAN † a woman whose husband is unfaithful to her; a female cuckold ...1562
• MANTHRAX unfaithful men ...2002 US sl.
• MESSER a man, or a woman, that does not keep to one lover ...c1916 Brit. sl.
• SKIMMINGTON † the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wife in the procession (see "skimmington" 1.) intended to ridicule the one or the other (obsolete); also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
• TWO-TIMER someone who double-crosses or is unfaithful ...1927 sl., orig. US
UNFAITHFUL - verbs
• BAD-TIME to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover ...M20 US sl.
• BUTTERFLY to be sexually unfaithful to ...1945-46 US military in Far East usage
• CHIP to be sexually unfaithful ...1978 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY to be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful; also, to whore ...1930 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY ON of a male: to be sexually unfaithful to someone; to step out with a 'chippy' ...20C US sl.
• CHISEL to be unfaithful ...1943 Amer. sl.
• CREEP to be sexually unfaithful ...1972 US sl.
• CUCKQUEAN † to make a cuckquean of ...1592
• GRAZE IN ANOTHER PADDOCK to become (sexually) unfaithful to a permanent spouse or partner ...1997 NZ sl.
• SNEAK OUT ON to be sexually unfaithful to one's mate or spouse ...20C US colloq.
• STRETCH THE RUBBER to be unfaithful to one's wife or mistress ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TRIFLE ON to be unfaithful to; to cheat on ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TWO-TIME to betray, to deceive or be unfaithful to someone, esp. a partner or lover ...1924 sl., orig. US
• YARD to be sexually unfaithful ...1950s US Black sl.
• YARD ON to be sexually unfaithful ...1950s US Black sl.
UNFAITHFULNESS - nouns
• UNTROWNESS † unfaithfulness, breach of trust ...a1200
UNFAMILIAR - adjectives
• INCOGNITE † unknown, strange, unfamiliar ...1609
• NEOPHYTIC unfamiliar with, inexperienced ...1886
• NEOPHYTISH unfamiliar with, inexperienced ...1897
• UNACQUAINTED † unknown, unfamiliar, strange, unusual ...1551
• UNCOTH strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
• UNQUOTH strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
UNFASHIONABLE - adjectives
• ANCIENT unfashionable, out of style ...2004 US sl.
• DAGGY conservative and lacking style and sophistication in manners, interests, etc.; uncool; unfashionable in dress ...20C Aust. sl.
• DEAD of things, ideas: unfashionable, out of style ...M19 US Black sl.
• DORKY stupid, inept, or unfashionable ...sl.
• FADED unfashionable ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
• IMMODISH † not according to the mode; unfashionable ...1649 nonce word
• L-7 unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• L-SEVEN unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• NAFF in poor taste; unappealing, unfashionable; despicable, contemptible ...1965 Brit. sl.
• NAPH in poor taste; unappealing, unfashionable, bad ...1960s sl.
• OFF no longer fashionable ...1892 colloq.
• OFF-BRAND unfashionable, esp. when wearing too many (clashing) colours ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• QUEER not good, out of fashion ...1997 US sl.
• SAD unfashionable ...L19 sl.
• SICK of poor quality, unfashionable, unappealing, weak, bizarre ...M19 US campus sl.
• TACKEY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1890 Amer. sl.
• TACKY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1862 Amer. sl.
• UNCANNY partaking of a supernatural character; mysterious, weird, uncomfortably strange or unfamiliar ...1843 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UN-CRED unfashionable ...2001 UK sl.
• UNKED unknown, strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar ...1783 Eng. dial.
• UNKENNED unknown, strange, unfamiliar; of no repute ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNKID unknown, strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar ...1783 Eng. dial.
UNFASHIONABLE - adjectives
• OFF THE COB unfashionable, out of style ...1930s US sl.
• OFF-TIME unfashionable ...1930s US sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - adverbs
• DAGGILY in an unfashionable or uncool manner ...1972 Aust. sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - nouns
• DEAD CARD something that is hopeless, out of favour, unlucky, unfashionable, or unpopular ...1899 Amer. sl.
• OLD GLORY anything seen as unfashionable or out of date ...1880s US Black sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - nouns, person
• DAG an unfashionable dresser ...1990s Aust. & NZ sl.
• DORK a stupid or ridiculous person; a jerk, a nerd; a socially inept, unfashionable, harmless person ...1960 sl.
• DOWD a person, usually a woman, of dull unfashionable appearance; a dowdy woman ...ME
• LAMO a person lacking fashion sense and social skills ...1993 US sl.
• TACK a person who is unfashionable or untidy ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WALLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
• WOLLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
UNFASHIONABLENESS - nouns
• UNFASHION † unfashionableness ...1822 Sc.
UNFASTEN - verbs
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• UNCLIT to unfasten ...1587
• UNMAKE to unfasten, to unlock; generally used of a door ...1840 Eng. dial.
UNFASTENED - verbs
• UNCLEAVE to become unfastened or detached ...1596
UNFATHOMABLE - adjectives
• FATHOM-PROOF unfathomable ...1792 nonce word
• UNBOTTOMED unfathomable ...1760-72
UNFAVOURABLE - adjectives
• AWKWARD of things: perverse, unfavourable ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD † perverse, unfavourable ...1583
• FAVOURLESS † not showing favour, unpromising, unfavourable ...1509
• SINISTER † of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious ...1432
• SINISTRAL † darkly suspicious; very unfavourable ...1560
• THRAWART of fate, etc.: adverse, unfavourable ...1773 Sc.
• UNGAIN awkward, inconvenient, unfavourable, unprofitable; unsuitable ...1790 Eng. dial.
UNFAVOURABLY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY † unfavourably; adversely ...a1600
• SINISTROUSLY † unfavourably, esp. with display of prejudice against a person ...1560
UNFEELING - adjectives
• DEAD-HEARTED dead in feeling, callous, insensible ...1642
• HARD-HEART incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful ..1475 arch.
• HARD-HEARTED incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful ...ME
• PEBBLE-HEARTED hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling ...1887
• ROCKY of the heart or disposition: hard, unfeeling, unyielding ...L16
• STONY unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
• STONY-HEARTED unfeeling; hard-hearted
• UMBROUS † without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling ...1483
• UNHEARTSOME without affection ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNNATURABLE unnatural, unfeeling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNFEELING - nouns, person
• HARD-HEAD one not easily moved or swayed by sentiment; one dull of intellect ...1519
UNFEELING - verbs
• HARD HEART † to make hard of heart or unfeeling; to make incapable of being moved to pity ...1581
• HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless ...L18 colloq.
UNFINISHED - adjectives
• HALF-COCKED not fully capable; not completely thought out; unfinished; incomplete ...1833 US sl.
• ILLABORATE †* unlaboured; not highly finished; unfinished ...1631
• IN THE SUDS † in an unfinished state or condition ...a1592
UNFINISHED - nouns
• PUNCH LIST a list of unfinished matters that require attention ...Bk2001 colloq.
UNFINISHED - adjectives
• BOOK to leave unfinished; to lay aside for the time being ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon ...1927 Amer. dial.
UNFIT - adjectives
• CRONK unfit, unsound ...Aust.
• UNABLE † of things: unfit or unsuitable for some purpose ...1390
• UNAPT † of persons or things: unfitted or unfit to do something ...c1374
• UNFIERDY feeble, infirm, unfit for action ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNFITTEN unfit, unqualified, unsuitable ...1889 Amer. dial.
UNFIT - verbs
• UNABLE † to render unable; to incapacitate or render unfit ...c1380
UNFITNESS - nouns
• INHABILITY † inability, unfitness ...1631 Sc.
UNFITTING - adjectives
• UNPERFECT imperfect; unfitting ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNFITTINGLY - adverbs
• UNCOMELILY † in an unseemly manner; unfittingly ...c1420
UNFLINCHING - adjectives
• STRAIGHT-FACED stern, unflinching ...1940s US sl.
• UNBLENCHED undismayed, unflinching ...1634
• UNBLENCHING unflinching ...1828
UNFOLD - verbs
• UNLAP to unfold, to unwrap ...1895 Eng. dial.
UNFORESEEN - adjectives
• UNSIGHTED unforeseen; unexpected ...1903 Amer. dial.
UNFORESEEN - nouns
• RACKLIGENCE an unforeseen chance or accident ...1768 Sc.
UNFORTUNATE - adjectives
• BONE tasteless; unfortunate; inferior ...1995 UK sl.
• DISVENTUROUS † unfortunate, disastrous ...1742
• FASCIOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Sc.
• FASHIOUS difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FESHOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Eng. dial.
• GAFFLED in an unfortunate condition ...1990s sl.
• GROSS disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• HAPLESS destitute of 'hap' or good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, unhappy ...1568
• MALEUROUS † unhappy, unfortunate, wretched ...1471
• MALOROUS evil; unfortunate; malicious ...1876 Sc.
• ONCHANCY unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated; unfortunate ...1876 Sc.
• RAGGED of an era: unfortunate, ill-fated ...1887 colloq.
• SATURNIAN † unlucky, unfortunate ...1656
• SINISTER-HANDED † left-handed; hence, unlucky, unfortunate ...1817 rare or obs.
• UNBLESTFUL † unfortunate, wretched, miserable, suffering misfortune ...1608
• UNCHANCY unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate ...1533 chiefly Sc.
• UNFORTUNABLE † unfortunate ...1509
• UNFURTHERSOME unfortunate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSAWNEY † unlucky, unfortunate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANHAPPY † unfortunate, unlucky ...c1590 Sc.
• WANSPEEDY † unfortunate, unprosperous ...c1000
UNFORTUNATE - nouns
• BAD BUSINESS an unfortunate matter
• BAD EGG an unfortunate venture or speculation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable thing ...1844 US West usage
• BIG CHILL an unfortunate or depressing state of affairs; death ...1984 US sl.
• BUTT-FUCK an instance of victimization; an unfortunate event; a disaster ...1986 US sl.
• CASUALITY † chance; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty ...1540
• HAPS an event or occurrence which befalls one; a chance, accident, happening; often, an unfortunate event, mishap, mischance ...c1205
• LEAN TROT a spell of bad luck or unfortunate experiences ...1970s Aust. sl.
UNFORTUNATE - nouns, person
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person ...1844 US West usage
• BEING a wretched or unfortunate person ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• PUTZ a foolish, clumsy, or unfortunate person ...Amer. sl.
• SCHLEMASEL a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMAZEL a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SHLEMOZZLE a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
UNFORTUNATE - verbs
• HAVE ONE'S ASS IN A SLING to in an unfortunate predicament ...M20 US sl.
UNFORTUNATELY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY * in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
• SINISTROUSLY † inauspiciously, unfortunately ...1607
UNFREQUENTED - adjectives
• BOSKY wild, unfrequented ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAVELY lonely, solitary, unfrequented, retired, remote ...1611 Eng. dial.
UNFRIENDLY - adjectives
• DISANFRENLY unfriendly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGEWISE at odds, antagonistic, unfriendly, indignant ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ENEMIOUS † hostile, unfriendly ...1529
• ILL-AFFECTED not well disposed towards some person or thing; unfriendly, disaffected ...1596
• ILL-MINDED † having an evil mind or disposition; unfriendly, hostile, malicious ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ILL TOGETHER † not agreeing, unfriendly ...1765
• INIMICITIOUS † hostile, unfriendly, adverse, inimical ...1641
• STONY-FACED having an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression
• UNBAIN † unfriendly, disagreeable; uncivil ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCHUMMY unfriendly ...1920s sl.
• UNCOUTHY unfriendly ...1835 Sc.
• UNFRIENDSOME unfriendly ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WRONG grumpy, unfriendly ...1980s US college sl.
UNFRIENDLY - nouns, person
• ARMPIT an obnoxious, unfriendly person ...1968 US sl.
UNFRIENDLY - verbs
• GIVE THE LEFT HAND OF FRIENDSHIP † to deal in an unfriendly manner with ...c1585
UNFRUITFUL - nouns
• MOONRAKING the act of taking part in a foolhardy or unfruitful activity
UNFRUITFUL - verbs
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
UNFURNISHED - adjectives
• UNGRAITH'D unequipped; unfurnished; unadorned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNGAINLY - adjectives
• AUMLUCH awkward, ungainly ...Bk1898 Ireland
• GAWKY of persons: awkward, clumsy, and stupid; ungainly ...1759
• LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• MAWKY of a woman: dowdy and ungainly; wearing tawdry finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSOCKY of people: ungainly, overweight ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RAMPSING tall; awkward, ungainly ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCHY shambling, ungainly in movement ...1897 Sc.
• SCRAWMING ungainly, sprawling; straggling ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SHAMBLE * ungainly, awkward; misshapen, esp. of the legs...E17
• SHAMBLY awkward, ungainly ...M20 colloq.
• SKEW-FISTED awkward, ungainly ...L17
• SKEW-JAWED awkward, ungainly ...M19 US sl.
• STROMMELLING awkward, ungainly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNGAIN clumsy, inactive, ungainly; inexperienced, unhandy, unskilful; loutish; disproportioned, ill-shaped ...1790 Eng. dial.
UNGAINLY - adverbs
• AUMLUCH in an ungainly manner, awkwardly ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AWKLY † in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly ...1603
UNGAINLY - nouns
• BUZZARD LOPE an ungainly running gait ...1952 Amer. dial.
UNGAINLY - nouns, person
• ABLACH a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person ...1788 Sc.
• BEMMLE an ill-made man; an ungainly walker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DUKE OF LIMBS a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• GALLIGANT a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTER a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTUS a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• HAG-A-KNOWE an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGOKNOW an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HALLACKS a tall, lazy, ungainly fellow; a rough, uncouth person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALLOCK a tall, lazy, ungainly fellow; a rough, uncouth person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HAWK-SPAUN a tall, ungainly woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REECHNIE a person of rough, ungainly appearance or manners ...Bk1904 Sc.
• ROIL † a large, ungainly woman ...M16
• SCLATCH a shuffling, ungainly walker; a heavy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
• SCRIBBLE-SCRABBLE † an ungainly fellow ...1707
UNGAINLY - verbs
• SCLATCH to walk or move about in an ungainly, slovenly way; to shuffle ...1866 Sc.
UNGENEROUS - adjectives
• CHEAP mean, ungenerous ...1904 US sl.
• COLD AS A BAY STREET BANKER'S HEART very ungenerous, or very cold ...1987 Can. sl.
• HALF-HEARTED † wanting in true affection, ungenerous, unkind ...1864
• MEAN AS CATSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MEAN AS PIGSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MINGY mean, ungenerous, stingy ...1911 Brit. sl.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-HEARTED mean, ungenerous, ignoble ...c1200
• NARROW-SOULED 1. lacking in breadth of view or feeling; ungenerous ...1641
2. mean, stingy, parsimonious, ungenerous ... a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• NARROW-SPIRITED mean-spirited, wanting in generous or liberal feelings ...1679
• TIGHT mean, ungenerous ...1805 sl.
UNGENEROUS - phrases
• HE WON'T GIVE A BEAN FOR A PEA he is very ungenerous or churlish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
UNGENTLE - adjectives
• IMMANSUETE †* ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable ...1656
• SAVAGE † rude, harsh, ungentle ...a1300
UNGENTLEMANLY - adjectives
• CADDISH dishonourable, ungentlemanly; poorly behaved; ill-mannered, vulgar ...1869
• NASTIFIED dishonourable, tricky, ungentlemanly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNGOVERNABLE - adjectives
• ANTIC irresponsible, ungovernable, wild ...1936 Amer. dial.
• EFFRENATE † of passions: unbridled, ungovernable ...1561
• MASTERLESS † that cannot be mastered; ungovernable ...1619
• SAVAGE † reckless, ungovernable ...c1400
UNGOVERNABLE - nouns, person
• BANGREE an ill-natured, ungovernable woman ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANGREL an ill-natured, ungovernable woman ...Bk1898 Sc.
UNGOVERNED - adjectives
• SAVAGE of movements, noise, demeanour, manners, etc.: wild, ungoverned; rude, unpolished ...c1420-30 arch.
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
UNGRACEFUL - adjectives
• AGRICULTURAL ungraceful or clumsy ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ILL-SHAKEN-UP uncomely, ungraceful, disordered in dress ...Bk1905 Sc.
UNGRACEFUL - nouns, person
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person; a big, fat, ungraceful person ...1914 Amer. dial.
UNGRACEFULLY - adverbs
• ILL-FAVOUREDLY clumsily; ungracefully ...1790 Sc.
UNGRACIOUS - adjectives
• MALGRACIOUS †* ill-favoured, uncomely; ungracious, disobliging ...1390
UNGRATEFUL - adjectives
• INGRATEFUL † ungrateful ...1694 Amer. dial.
• INGRATSOW ungrateful ...Bk1902 Sc.
• UNDEGRATE † ungrateful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNGRATE † ungrateful ...1709-31 Sc.
UNGRATEFUL - verbs
• SIN ONE'S MERCIES to be ungrateful for one's blessings or good fortune ...1824
UNGUARDED - adjectives
• WARELESS † unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
UNHANDY - adjectives
• CACK-HANDED clumsy, awkward, unhandy ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• UNGAIN clumsy, inactive, ungainly; inexperienced, unhandy, unskilful; loutish; disproportioned, ill-shaped ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNGAINLY inconvenient, unhandy; unsteady; not going or working well; insufficient ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNHAPPILY - adverbs
• UNISELICHE † unhappily, wretchedly ...c1205
UNHAPPINESS - nouns
• DROOP a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
• DROOPS a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
• UNBLISS lack of bliss; unhappiness ...a1628
• UNISELE † unhappiness, misery ...c1205
• UNISELTH † unhappiness, misfortune ...a1200
UNHAPPINESS - verbs
• TAKE IT to suffer adversity and unhappiness without complaint ...20C sl.
UNHAPPY - adjectives
• BALEFUL unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful ...c1325 arch.
• FEEBLE † of a period, event, etc.: miserable, ill-starred, unhappy ...1297
• FIDDLE-FACED long-faced, solemn, melancholy or unhappy looking ...c1785
• HAPLESS destitute of 'hap' or good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, unhappy ...1568
• HAPPY AS DUCKS IN ARIZONA very unhappy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
• MALEUROUS † unhappy, unfortunate, wretched ...1471
• MISHAPPY † unhappy, miserable, sad, wretched ...c1386
• PACKED TIGHT nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• RIPPED unhappy; in grief ...1950s US Black sl.
• UNBLITHE † unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
• UNISELE † unhappy, wretched ...c1205
• UNISELI † unhappy, wretched ...c1175
• WAMBLE-CROPPED unhappy, discomfited, irritated; dissatisfied; offended ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WANSOME † miserable, unhappy ...c1250
• WOMBLE-CROPPED unhappy, discomfited, irritated; dissatisfied; offended ...1798 Amer. dial.
UNHAPPY - verbs
• FADE to make unhappy ...1915 Amer. sl.
UNHAPPY - phrases
• I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE this is unpleasant or boring; I am not happy or comfortable ...1960s US sl.
UNHARMED - adjectives
• ALL IN ONE PIECE intact, unharmed
• HARMLESS † free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• IN ONE PIECE intact, unharmed
• O.K. well, safe; unharmed; undamaged ...1839 colloq.
• OKAY well, safe; unharmed; undamaged ...1839 colloq.
• OKEY safe, unharmed ...M19 sl.
UNHEALTHINESS - nouns
• HEALTHLESSNESS * unhealthiness, unwholesomeness ...1655
UNHEALTHY - adjectives
• AMPERY of persons: sickly, unhealthy ...1736 Eng. dial.
• ANGISH sickly, unhealthy, very poorly ...B1900 Ireland
• BACK-GAIN of persons: not thriving in health or in worldly concerns ...1867 Sc.
• EATEN AND SPUED unhealthy ...c1779 Sc.
• HAGGERIN AND SWAGGERIN in a poor state of health ...1825 Sc.
• HEALLESS † deprived of health or well-being ...c1374
• HEALTHLESS * without health, unhealthy ...1568
• ILL-HABITED † having an ill habit of body, unhealthy, disordered ...1642
• MALIFEROUS bringing or producing evil or harm; hurtful, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious ...1727
• NAUGHTY † bad in respect of health; unhealthy; connected with ill health ...1572
• PEASLY said of a person who looks poorly or unhealthy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RACKETY insalubrious, unhealthy ...M19 sl.
• SICKLEW †* sick, unhealthy ...1387
• TALLOWY-FACED sallow, unhealthy in appearance ...1887 Eng. dial.
• UNBONNY unhealthy ...1881 Sc.
UNHEALTHY - nouns, person
• DARLING an unhealthy child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PUKE a poor, unhealthy-looking person ...Irish sl.
• PYOCK a poor, unhealthy-looking person ...Irish sl.
• TAKEN-AWAY an unhealthy, puny child; a changeling ...1823 Sc.
• YOKEY-MOLKIT a yellow, unhealthy-looking person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNHEALTHY - verbs
• LOOK LIKE HAMMERED HELL to look unhealthy, or as if one hasn't been well for some time ...1970 Amer. dial.
UNHEARD OF - nouns
• BLUE DAHLIA something impossible or unattainable; something rare or unheard of ...1880
UNHEEDED - adjectives
• TENTLESS † unnoticed, unheeded, unregarded ...1785 Sc.
UNHELPFUL - adjectives
• UNAIDANT † not helpful ...1667
UNHURRIED - adjectives
• LAID-BACK relaxed or easygoing; unconcerned; unhurried; casual ...1969 US colloq.
• ON TEXAS TIME unhurried ...2007 Amer. dial.
• SAUNTERSOME slow, leisurely, unhurried ...1912 Sc.
UNHURRIEDLY - adverbs
• ON TEXAS TIME unhurriedly ...2007 Amer. dial.
UNHURT - adjectives
• HAIL † free from injury, infirmity, or disease; sound, unhurt, safe; healthy, robust; hale ...c1205
• HAILSCART free from injury; unhurt, unscratched ...1513 Sc. obs.
• HALE † free from injury; safe, sound, unhurt ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALE-HEADIT unhurt; whole and entire ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HALE-HIDE unhurt; whole and entire ...1785 Sc.
• HALE-SCART without a scratch, unhurt; wholly safe ...1829 Sc.
• HALESKARTH free from injury; unhurt, unscratched ...1513 Sc. obs.
• HARMLESS * free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• ILLAES(E) †* unhurt, uninjured ...1597
• SKERE † free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
• UNCLOYED † unhurt, uninjured ...1562
UNIFORM - adjectives
• EVEN-FLAVOURED uniform, unvaried ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SUING † regular, proportionate; even, uniform ...c1369
UNIFORM (clothing) - adjectives
• CAMMIE of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMMY of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMO of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
UNIFORM - nouns
• BAG, THE in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BLUES the blue uniform of the Union Army ...US Civil War usage
• CAMMIE camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMMIES a camouflage uniform ...1971 Amer. military sl.
• CAMO camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CHOCOLATE CHIPS desert camouflage uniforms ...1991 US sl.
• HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform ...1853 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY SUIT any uniform worn by a railway employee on a passenger train ...1901 US
• OD's a drab olive military uniform ...1955 US sl.
• SANDPAPER SUIT a school cadet uniform ...1930s NZ sl.
• SUIT † a livery or uniform; in wider use, a dress, garb ...1297
• UNI a school uniform; pronounced 'unny' ...1947 UK sl.
• WARPAINT military uniform ...M19 sl.
UNIFORM - nouns, person
• V GIRL a woman who is attracted to men in military uniform ...1960 US sl.
UNIMAGINATIVE - adjectives
• WARMED OVER derivative, unimaginative ...L19 sl.
UNIMPAIRED - adjectives
• ILLESED †* uninjured, unimpaired ...1551
• UNAPPAIRED † unimpaired ...1561
UNIMPORTANT - adjectives
• AIRY-FAIRY insubstantial, trivial, of minimal importance ...1920s sl.
• ASSY insignificant, second-rate, unimportant ...2000s US Black sl.
• CHEAP JOHN inferior; unknown; unimportant; said of people and places ...20C Amer.
• EASY † of small importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent ...1468
• FEATHER-WEIGHTED trifling, unimportant ...1870
• FINGLE-FANGLE † trifling, of no importance ...a1652
• GYPPO small-time ...1959 Can. sl.
• HEAN † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• HENE † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• IMMOMENT †* of no moment; unimportant; trifling ...1606
• IMMOMENTARY †* of no moment; unimportant ...1662
• IMMOMENTOUS * of no moment; unimportant ...1726
• IMPORTLESS †* without import or significance; trivial, unimportant; meaningless ...1606
• MATTERLESS unimportant, immaterial ...1870 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-CRATTY foolish, weak-minded, childish; of small account; generally used of persons, but also of a conversation or work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIFLING † of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless ...1649 rare or obs.
• NIGGLING irritatingly petty; intrinsically unimportant but time and energy consuming ...M19 sl.
• NOTHING TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT nothing to make a fuss about; nothing in the least important, mediocre ...L19
• NOTHINGY of no worth or importance ...1834
• NOT WORTH A FART IN A HAILSTORM unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A FART IN HELL unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUGACIOUS * trivial, trifling, futile; of no moment or importance ...1652
• NUGATORIOUS † trifling, of no value or importance, worthless ...1646
• OFF THE WALL unimportant, uninteresting ...1950s US Black sl.
• ONE-HORSE small and insignificant; unimportant; second-rate, inferior ...1853 Amer. dial.
• PENNY ANTE insignificant, unimportant ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PICAYUNE mean, contemptible, paltry; of small value or importance ...1856 Amer. colloq.
• PICAYUNISH of small value or importance ...US & Can. colloq.
• PISS-ANT petty, insignificant, unimportant ...1971 Amer. dial.
• PISSY-ANT petty, insignificant, unimportant ...1971 Amer. dial.
• SAPLESS of little importance; trivial ...1602
• SKITTERY trifling, of little importance, trivial ...1905
• THREE-CENTS insignificant, unimportant, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• VAIN * trivial, unimportant ...1731
• WAFF of things, qualities, etc.: weak, lacking strength or substance, flimsy, shoddy, paltry, of little account ...1810 Sc.
• X'ED OUT used of something that, while once important, is no longer relevant ...1970s US Black sl.
UNIMPORTANT - nouns
• BACK OF NOWHERE an out of the way place; a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD PLACE IN THE ROAD a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAGATELLE a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth ...c1645
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BLINK-EYE a very small community; a very unimportant place ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOONIES the backwoods, an out-of-the-way or a very unimportant place ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER'S WOODS an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BUSHES, THE an insignificant or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-PATCH a place or thing of little importance; an out-of-the-way place ...1862 Amer. sl.
• CHAFF nonsense, humbug, foolishness, ridicule; small, unimportant things or acts ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FEED something trifling, of little importance, esp. a small sum of money; small change ...1837 Amer. dial.
• COW PATCH a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHCLOTH a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHRAG a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DOGPATCH a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF CREATION a thing of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• END OF COMEBACK an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• END OF NOWHERE an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ERYSIPELAS something unimportant ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FALL-OFF an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANG something of little value or importance ...1923 Sc.
• FART IN A HAILSTORM the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FART IN A THUNDERSTORM, A something of negligible worth or impact; something insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting ...1989 UK sl.
• FART IN A WHIRLWIND the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FART IN A WINDSTORM the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER anything of little strength or importance; a very small amount, a trifle ...1601
• FEWTRILS little unimportant things, trifles ...c1750 Eng. dial.
• FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF nothing; something of no account or consequence ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FINGLE-FANGLE † a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic ...1678
• FLOCCINAUCITY a matter of little consequence; something worthless ...1829
• HENPECK a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY something of little consequence ...E20 chiefly N. Amer.
• LAND'S END an out-of-the-way place or an unimportant village ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST CHANCE an out-of-the-way or unimportant place ...1968 Amer. dial. jocular
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING something very small, unimportant, or insignificant ...1825 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING SHARPENED DOWN TO A POINT anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING WHITTLED DOWN TO A POINT anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LOG TOWN a small or unimportant town ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NESTERSVILLE an out-of-the-way place; a very small or unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NO GREAT SHAKES an unimportant or average person or group ...c1850 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING BUT A THING something that is not important ...1993 US sl.
• NOTHING'S NEST a thing of no value or importance; a nonentity ...1892 Eng. dial.
• ONE-HORSE TOWN a small or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT ROW (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEANUTSVILLE (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICAYUNE the name formerly given in Louisiana, Florida, etc., to the Spanish half-real, value 6 1/4 cents or 3 pence; then given to the U.S. 5-cent piece or other coin of small value; hence, a person or thing considered small, mean, or insignificant; something of slight value or trifling importance ...1852 Amer. colloq.
• RASHER OF WIND anything of little or no account ...M19 sl.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE HOLLER an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK CITY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK HOLLOW a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S MISERY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1847 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S NECK a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKTOWN a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK VALLEY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNIMPORTANT - nouns, person
• BAND-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANDS-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BREATH-AND-BRITCHES an unimportant or worthless person ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DISHCLOTH a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHRAG a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DUMBJOHN a person of no importance, esp. a military cadet ...1951 US sl.
• END OF CREATION a person or thing of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLY ON THE COACH-WHEEL a person of little consequence who considers himself of great importance ...1785
• HULLOO a completely inconsequential person ...1992 Norfolk Island
• LAD OF WAX a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
• LITTLE FISH an unimportant person ...E19 US sl.
• PISS-ANT a mean, bad-tempered, or contemptible person; an unimportant person ...1903 now chiefly Amer.
• PUNK an inferior or unimportant person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SPEAR-CARRIER an unimportant participant ...1960 sl.
• THING-A-ME-TOY a person of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• UNCO BODY a simple, unimportant person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WHIPPERSNAPPER a person of no consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
UNIMPORTANT - verbs
• BEAT IN TIME to waste time; to busy oneself with unimportant things ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BEAT TIME to waste time; to busy oneself with unimportant things ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BE NOBODY'S NECK to be nobody's business, to be of no consequence ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FLAG AWAY to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• FLAG BY to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• MAKE NO NEVER MIND to be utterly unimportant ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MAKE ONE NO MIND to be of no importance or consequence to one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MATTER A DIFFERENCE to be of no importance or consequence ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT A BLANK to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT A DUD to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT BLANKS to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT DUDS to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNDERWHELM to arouse little or no interest in someone ...1956 UK jocular
• X OUT to dismiss something as no longer important or relevant ...1970s US Black sl.
UNIMPORTANT - phrases
• AIN'T SAYING NOTHING indicates that the subject is of no importance ...1970s US Black sl.
• DON'T AMOUNT TO A HANNAH COOK signifies unimportance or insignificance ...1907 Amer. dial.
• ISH KABIBBLE it's of no importance to me, I couldn't care less; of no importance or concern ...1913 Amer. dial.
• ISN'T THAT SPECIAL a dismissive phrase implying that 'that' is not special at all ...1980s US campus sl.
• IT'S ERYSIPELAS TO ME it makes no difference to me, it's unimportant ...1928 Amer. dial.
• IT'S NO HAIR OFF MY BALLS it's of no consequence to me ...1963 US sl.
• IT'S NOTHING IN MY YOUNG LIFE it's of no consequence to me ...1919 Amer sl.
• NEITHER MASS NOR MATINS † nothing of very serious import ...1528
• NO GREAT KILL-ER-CURE no great importance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S BALLS of absolutely no importance to one ...1973 US sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S DICK of no importance ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NO SWEAT OFF ONE'S BALLS of absolutely no importance to one ...1936 US sl.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A PISS-HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO PISS IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
UNIMPRESSED - interjections
• BIG DEAL! used to indicate one is not impressed ...1951 sl., orig. US
UNIMPRESSIVE - adjectives
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DINKY trifling, insignificant, unimpressive ...L19 N. Amer. colloq.
• NOTHING STARTLING unimpressive ...20C colloq.
UNINFORMED - adjectives
• IN THE DARK uninformed; not aware of current attitudes or happenings ...20C Amer. colloq.
UNINFORMED - nouns, person
• MELVIN a person who is old-fashioned or unappealing; a dull, uninformed, or obnoxious person; a profoundly objectionable person ...1954 Amer. sl.
• MUSHROOM a person who is given no information ...1979 Brit. sl.
UNINFORMED - phrases
• MY NAME IS TWYFORD I know absolutely nothing about it ...L17
UNINHABITED - adjectives
• DEAD of a house or place: uninhabited, empty, deserted ...L19 sl.
• HABITLESS uninhabited ...1835 Sc.
• UNBIGGED uninhabited ...c1200
UNINHABITED - nouns
• FALLING-OFF PLACE a deserted or uninhabited region ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DEAD 'UN an uninhabited house; unoccupied premises ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MULGA an uninhabited, sparsely populated or inhospitable region ...L19 Aust.
UNINHIBITED - adjectives
• HOT of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild ...1888 Amer. sl.
UNINHIBITED - verbs
• GET DOWN to be uninhibited, esp. in dancing or performing music; to enjoy oneself immensely ...1971 Amer. sl.
UNINJURED - adjectives
• HARMLESS * free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• ILLAES(E) †* unhurt, uninjured ...1597
• ILLESED †* uninjured, unimpaired ...1551
• SCART-FREE safe and sound; uninjured ...1897 Sc.
• SINCERE † free from hurt; uninjured ...1700
• SKERE † free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
• UNCLOURED not injured with blows or hard knocks ...1719 Sc.
• UNCLOYED † unhurt, uninjured ...1562
UNINJURED - verbs
• SLEEP IN A WHOLE SKIN to escape being wounded; to remain uninjured ...1555
UNINSPIRED - adjectives
• LACKLUSTRE lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired...L16
UNINSPIRING - nouns
• DOWN TRIP anything boring, unpleasant, or uninspiring ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
UNINSTRUCTED - adjectives
• INERUDITE unlearned; uninstructed ...E19
• LAY †* uninstructed, unlearned ...c1330
UNINTELLIGENT - adjectives
• ACEREBRAL brainless; unintelligent; unthinking ...M20
• BIRD-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1922 sl.
• BONE-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• CLUELESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1943 sl.
• CNS-QNS unintelligent (in doctors' shorthand - Central Nervous System-Quantity Not Sufficient) ...2003 medical sl.
• DIM foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1892 sl.
• DIM-WITTED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1940 sl.
• DIPSHIT offensive; inconsequential; lacking in intelligence ...1968 US sl.
• DOPEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl.. orig. US
• DOPY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• DOZEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DOZY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DUMB foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1823 sl.
• DUMB-ASSED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1957 US sl.
• GORMLESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• LAME-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1929 sl., chiefly US
• MEAT-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1949 sl., chiefly US
• MULLET-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1857 US sl.
• MUTTON-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1768 sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN THE FLORIN said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO BOB said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO SHILLINGS said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• PEA-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1950 sl.
• THICK foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...a1800 sl.
UNINTELLIGENT - nouns, person
• BAZZ an average, unintelligent male ...1980s Aust. sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• FRED an unattractive or unintelligent male ...20C teen & high school sl.
• PEA-BRAIN a foolish or unintelligent person ...colloq.
• WALLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
• WOLLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
UNINTELLIGENT - verbs
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WANT ONE'S HIP BUTTONS to be less than wholly intelligent ...20C Ulster sl.
UNINTELLIGIBILITY - nouns
• UNCOGNOSCIBILITY unintelligibility ...1802-12
UNINTELLIGIBLE - adjectives
• IMPERSCRUTABLE † not to be searched out; unsearchable, inscrutable, unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1526
• IMPERVESTIGABLE †* that cannot be thoroughly investigated or found out; unintelligible; incomprehensible ...1656
• RANTUM-SCANTUM † unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
• RANTUM-SKANTUM † unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
• UNCOGITABLE † unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1529
• UNCOGNIZABLE unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1720
• UNCOGNOSCIBLE unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1810
UNINTELLIGIBLE - nouns
• BARRAKIN unintelligible language ...M19
• BARRIKIN unintelligible language ...M19
• BUZZ-BUZZ unintelligible or tedious noise, esp. continuous vociferation ...1908 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE DUTCH unintelligible or garbled speech or language ...1875 sl.
• GABBLE voluble, noisy, confused, unintelligible talk ...1602
• GABBLEMENT rapid, unintelligible noise; gabbling; chatter ...1833
• GALIMATIAS speech that is so rapid, confused, or disguised as to be unintelligible; a dark, perplexed discourse; meaningless talk; nonsense, gibberish ...1653
• GREEK unintelligible speech or language, gibberish ...E17
• HEBREW unintelligible speech ...E17 colloq.
• JABBER chatter; incoherent or inarticulate an unintelligible speech, as a foreign language heard by one ignorant of it ...1706 sl.
• YATTER the confused noise caused by many people talking loudly and together; a babel of tongues, a clamour; unintelligible speech ...1825 Sc.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - nouns, person
• JABBERER one who jabbers ...c1675 colloq.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - verbs
• JABBLE to talk rapidly and indistinctly or unintelligibly; to speak volubly and with little sense; to chatter, to gabble, to prattle ...1570
• YATTER of incoherent or unintelligible speech, as in a foreign language or of the sounds made by an animal: to gabble, to yelp, etc. ...1832 Sc.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - phrases
• IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME it's unintelligible ...1600
• YOU'RE IRISH said of anyone talking unintelligibly ...Bk1896
UNINTENTIONALLY - adverbs
• UNBEMEANING-LIKE unintentionally ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHOUGHT unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNWALDES † unintentionally ...c1175
UNINTERESTED - adjectives
• COZY dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
• MATTERLESS indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested ...1760 Eng. dial.
• OFF uninterested in, not wanting ...18C sl.
UNINTERESTED - verbs
• SWITCH OFF to become less interested ...1921 sl.
UNINTERESTING - adjectives
• DEAD dull; tedious and uninteresting ...1000
• FADE † that has lost taste; insipid, commonplace, uninteresting ...1715
• LAME of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive ...1955 US sl.
• OFF THE WALL unimportant, uninteresting ...1950s US Black sl.
• SPECIAL dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
UNINTERESTING - nouns, person
• MUTTON-HEAD a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person, a bore ...1825
• WOMBAT a dull, uninteresting or stupid person ...1905 Aust. sl.
• IMMARCESCIBLE * unfading; incorruptible, imperishable ...1542
• UNAPPAIRABLE † incapable of being impaired; unfading ...1574
UNFADINGNESS - nouns
• IMMARCESCENCE † unfadingness, incorruptibleness ...1658
UNFAILING - adjectives
• NEVER-FAILING unfailing ...1622
UNFAIR - adjectives
• BELOW THE BELT unfair, unreasonable ...1890 sl.
• BOGUS very bad; unfair; no good, worthless ...Aust. sl.
• INDECENT unfair ...Bk1902 N. Ireland
• INIQUOUS † unjust, unfair; wicked, iniquitous ...1654
• JACKED UP unfair ...1960s US college sl.
• NOT A FAIR POP unfair, not a fair chance ...1920s NZ sl.
• NOT CRICKET unfair, unreasonable ...1851 sl.
• NOT TOO COOL devious, unfair ...1960s Amer. sl.
• OVER THE SCORE excessive; unfair ...colloq.
• RED-HOT unfair, unreasonable ...1896 Aust. sl.
• SHAFTED treated unfairly ...1950s sl.
• SINISTROUS † malicious, unfair, prejudiced ...1593
• SOLID severe, difficult, unfair, unreasonable ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• TOUGH unfair, unreasonable ...1929 sl.
• TOUGH ON unfair, unreasonable ...1929 sl.
• UNCOOL unpleasant, emotional, rude, tactless, unsophisticated, unfair ...1953 sl., orig. US
• UNEQUAL † unfair, unjust ...1721 Sc.
UNFAIR - nouns
• BACK-HANDER a blow with the back of the hand; an unfair blow or act ...1836
• BAD DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1938 sl.
• FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK JOB unfair treatment ...1970s US campus sl.
• RAW DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1912 sl.
• ROUGH DEAL, A unfair treatment ...1931 sl.
• ROUGH SHAKE an unfair or difficult situation ...E19 sl.
• SHAFT unfair treatment, often as 'the shaft' ...1950s sl., orig. US
• SHAFTING unfair or cruel treatment ...1970s US sl.
• SWIZ(Z) something disappointingly unfair ...1915 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage
• SWIZZLE. something disappointingly unfair ...1913 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage
UNFAIR - nouns, person
• DUCK-SHOVER one who uses unfair business methods ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
UNFAIR - verbs
• B.F. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• BUTT-BANG to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• BUTTFUCK to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
• CHISEL to defraud, to treat unfairly
• DO NASTY to treat badly or unfairly ...1969 Amer. sl.
• DO SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to deprive someone of something by fraud or unfair means ...1825 sl.
• DO THE DIRTY ON to treat unfairly ...1914 sl.
• DUMP ALL OVER SOMEONE to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• DUMP ON SOMEONE to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• JERK AROUND to treat badly or unfairly ...colloq.
• OIL to cheat; to act in an underhand way; to obtain unfairly; to evade ...L19 sl.
• RED-MAN to treat unfairly ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SHAFT to defeat, to defraud, to harm, to treat unfairly ...1950s sl., orig. US
• TAKE IT IN THE EAR to be severely victimized or defeated; to be treated unfairly ...1965 Amer. sl., esp. students' usage
• TAKE IT UP THE ASS to be victimized; to be treated unfairly or harshly ...1980s sl.
UNFAIR - phrases
• THAT'S FAIR an ironic comment that something is not fair ...1970s US campus usage
• THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG CITY life is unfair and there's nothing one can do about it ...1974 Amer. sl.
UNFAIRLY - adverbs
• CADDLING unfairly, in a shuffling manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
UNFAIRNESS - nouns
• HAWKERY-PAWKERY deceit, unfairness, trickery, hocus-pocus ...B1900 Eng. dial.
UNFAITHFUL - adjectives
• FALSE-HEART † false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
• INFIDOUS †* faithless, unfaithful; not to be trusted ...1656
UNFAITHFUL - nouns, person
• BED-SWERVER † one unfaithful to the marriage bed; an adulterer ...1611
• CUCKQUEAN † a woman whose husband is unfaithful to her; a female cuckold ...1562
• MANTHRAX unfaithful men ...2002 US sl.
• MESSER a man, or a woman, that does not keep to one lover ...c1916 Brit. sl.
• SKIMMINGTON † the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wife in the procession (see "skimmington" 1.) intended to ridicule the one or the other (obsolete); also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
• TWO-TIMER someone who double-crosses or is unfaithful ...1927 sl., orig. US
UNFAITHFUL - verbs
• BAD-TIME to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover ...M20 US sl.
• BUTTERFLY to be sexually unfaithful to ...1945-46 US military in Far East usage
• CHIP to be sexually unfaithful ...1978 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY to be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful; also, to whore ...1930 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY ON of a male: to be sexually unfaithful to someone; to step out with a 'chippy' ...20C US sl.
• CHISEL to be unfaithful ...1943 Amer. sl.
• CREEP to be sexually unfaithful ...1972 US sl.
• CUCKQUEAN † to make a cuckquean of ...1592
• GRAZE IN ANOTHER PADDOCK to become (sexually) unfaithful to a permanent spouse or partner ...1997 NZ sl.
• SNEAK OUT ON to be sexually unfaithful to one's mate or spouse ...20C US colloq.
• STRETCH THE RUBBER to be unfaithful to one's wife or mistress ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TRIFLE ON to be unfaithful to; to cheat on ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TWO-TIME to betray, to deceive or be unfaithful to someone, esp. a partner or lover ...1924 sl., orig. US
• YARD to be sexually unfaithful ...1950s US Black sl.
• YARD ON to be sexually unfaithful ...1950s US Black sl.
UNFAITHFULNESS - nouns
• UNTROWNESS † unfaithfulness, breach of trust ...a1200
UNFAMILIAR - adjectives
• INCOGNITE † unknown, strange, unfamiliar ...1609
• NEOPHYTIC unfamiliar with, inexperienced ...1886
• NEOPHYTISH unfamiliar with, inexperienced ...1897
• UNACQUAINTED † unknown, unfamiliar, strange, unusual ...1551
• UNCOTH strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
• UNQUOTH strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
UNFASHIONABLE - adjectives
• ANCIENT unfashionable, out of style ...2004 US sl.
• DAGGY conservative and lacking style and sophistication in manners, interests, etc.; uncool; unfashionable in dress ...20C Aust. sl.
• DEAD of things, ideas: unfashionable, out of style ...M19 US Black sl.
• DORKY stupid, inept, or unfashionable ...sl.
• FADED unfashionable ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
• IMMODISH † not according to the mode; unfashionable ...1649 nonce word
• L-7 unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• L-SEVEN unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• NAFF in poor taste; unappealing, unfashionable; despicable, contemptible ...1965 Brit. sl.
• NAPH in poor taste; unappealing, unfashionable, bad ...1960s sl.
• OFF no longer fashionable ...1892 colloq.
• OFF-BRAND unfashionable, esp. when wearing too many (clashing) colours ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• QUEER not good, out of fashion ...1997 US sl.
• SAD unfashionable ...L19 sl.
• SICK of poor quality, unfashionable, unappealing, weak, bizarre ...M19 US campus sl.
• TACKEY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1890 Amer. sl.
• TACKY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1862 Amer. sl.
• UNCANNY partaking of a supernatural character; mysterious, weird, uncomfortably strange or unfamiliar ...1843 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UN-CRED unfashionable ...2001 UK sl.
• UNKED unknown, strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar ...1783 Eng. dial.
• UNKENNED unknown, strange, unfamiliar; of no repute ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNKID unknown, strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar ...1783 Eng. dial.
UNFASHIONABLE - adjectives
• OFF THE COB unfashionable, out of style ...1930s US sl.
• OFF-TIME unfashionable ...1930s US sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - adverbs
• DAGGILY in an unfashionable or uncool manner ...1972 Aust. sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - nouns
• DEAD CARD something that is hopeless, out of favour, unlucky, unfashionable, or unpopular ...1899 Amer. sl.
• OLD GLORY anything seen as unfashionable or out of date ...1880s US Black sl.
UNFASHIONABLE - nouns, person
• DAG an unfashionable dresser ...1990s Aust. & NZ sl.
• DORK a stupid or ridiculous person; a jerk, a nerd; a socially inept, unfashionable, harmless person ...1960 sl.
• DOWD a person, usually a woman, of dull unfashionable appearance; a dowdy woman ...ME
• LAMO a person lacking fashion sense and social skills ...1993 US sl.
• TACK a person who is unfashionable or untidy ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WALLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
• WOLLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
UNFASHIONABLENESS - nouns
• UNFASHION † unfashionableness ...1822 Sc.
UNFASTEN - verbs
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• UNCLIT to unfasten ...1587
• UNMAKE to unfasten, to unlock; generally used of a door ...1840 Eng. dial.
UNFASTENED - verbs
• UNCLEAVE to become unfastened or detached ...1596
UNFATHOMABLE - adjectives
• FATHOM-PROOF unfathomable ...1792 nonce word
• UNBOTTOMED unfathomable ...1760-72
UNFAVOURABLE - adjectives
• AWKWARD of things: perverse, unfavourable ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD † perverse, unfavourable ...1583
• FAVOURLESS † not showing favour, unpromising, unfavourable ...1509
• SINISTER † of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious ...1432
• SINISTRAL † darkly suspicious; very unfavourable ...1560
• THRAWART of fate, etc.: adverse, unfavourable ...1773 Sc.
• UNGAIN awkward, inconvenient, unfavourable, unprofitable; unsuitable ...1790 Eng. dial.
UNFAVOURABLY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY † unfavourably; adversely ...a1600
• SINISTROUSLY † unfavourably, esp. with display of prejudice against a person ...1560
UNFEELING - adjectives
• DEAD-HEARTED dead in feeling, callous, insensible ...1642
• HARD-HEART incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful ..1475 arch.
• HARD-HEARTED incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful ...ME
• PEBBLE-HEARTED hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling ...1887
• ROCKY of the heart or disposition: hard, unfeeling, unyielding ...L16
• STONY unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate
• STONY-HEARTED unfeeling; hard-hearted
• UMBROUS † without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling ...1483
• UNHEARTSOME without affection ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNNATURABLE unnatural, unfeeling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNFEELING - nouns, person
• HARD-HEAD one not easily moved or swayed by sentiment; one dull of intellect ...1519
UNFEELING - verbs
• HARD HEART † to make hard of heart or unfeeling; to make incapable of being moved to pity ...1581
• HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless ...L18 colloq.
UNFINISHED - adjectives
• HALF-COCKED not fully capable; not completely thought out; unfinished; incomplete ...1833 US sl.
• ILLABORATE †* unlaboured; not highly finished; unfinished ...1631
• IN THE SUDS † in an unfinished state or condition ...a1592
UNFINISHED - nouns
• PUNCH LIST a list of unfinished matters that require attention ...Bk2001 colloq.
UNFINISHED - adjectives
• BOOK to leave unfinished; to lay aside for the time being ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon ...1927 Amer. dial.
UNFIT - adjectives
• CRONK unfit, unsound ...Aust.
• UNABLE † of things: unfit or unsuitable for some purpose ...1390
• UNAPT † of persons or things: unfitted or unfit to do something ...c1374
• UNFIERDY feeble, infirm, unfit for action ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNFITTEN unfit, unqualified, unsuitable ...1889 Amer. dial.
UNFIT - verbs
• UNABLE † to render unable; to incapacitate or render unfit ...c1380
UNFITNESS - nouns
• INHABILITY † inability, unfitness ...1631 Sc.
UNFITTING - adjectives
• UNPERFECT imperfect; unfitting ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNFITTINGLY - adverbs
• UNCOMELILY † in an unseemly manner; unfittingly ...c1420
UNFLINCHING - adjectives
• STRAIGHT-FACED stern, unflinching ...1940s US sl.
• UNBLENCHED undismayed, unflinching ...1634
• UNBLENCHING unflinching ...1828
UNFOLD - verbs
• UNLAP to unfold, to unwrap ...1895 Eng. dial.
UNFORESEEN - adjectives
• UNSIGHTED unforeseen; unexpected ...1903 Amer. dial.
UNFORESEEN - nouns
• RACKLIGENCE an unforeseen chance or accident ...1768 Sc.
UNFORTUNATE - adjectives
• BONE tasteless; unfortunate; inferior ...1995 UK sl.
• DISVENTUROUS † unfortunate, disastrous ...1742
• FASCIOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Sc.
• FASHIOUS difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FESHOUS troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Eng. dial.
• GAFFLED in an unfortunate condition ...1990s sl.
• GROSS disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• HAPLESS destitute of 'hap' or good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, unhappy ...1568
• MALEUROUS † unhappy, unfortunate, wretched ...1471
• MALOROUS evil; unfortunate; malicious ...1876 Sc.
• ONCHANCY unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated; unfortunate ...1876 Sc.
• RAGGED of an era: unfortunate, ill-fated ...1887 colloq.
• SATURNIAN † unlucky, unfortunate ...1656
• SINISTER-HANDED † left-handed; hence, unlucky, unfortunate ...1817 rare or obs.
• UNBLESTFUL † unfortunate, wretched, miserable, suffering misfortune ...1608
• UNCHANCY unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate ...1533 chiefly Sc.
• UNFORTUNABLE † unfortunate ...1509
• UNFURTHERSOME unfortunate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSAWNEY † unlucky, unfortunate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANHAPPY † unfortunate, unlucky ...c1590 Sc.
• WANSPEEDY † unfortunate, unprosperous ...c1000
UNFORTUNATE - nouns
• BAD BUSINESS an unfortunate matter
• BAD EGG an unfortunate venture or speculation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable thing ...1844 US West usage
• BIG CHILL an unfortunate or depressing state of affairs; death ...1984 US sl.
• BUTT-FUCK an instance of victimization; an unfortunate event; a disaster ...1986 US sl.
• CASUALITY † chance; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty ...1540
• HAPS an event or occurrence which befalls one; a chance, accident, happening; often, an unfortunate event, mishap, mischance ...c1205
• LEAN TROT a spell of bad luck or unfortunate experiences ...1970s Aust. sl.
UNFORTUNATE - nouns, person
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person ...1844 US West usage
• BEING a wretched or unfortunate person ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• PUTZ a foolish, clumsy, or unfortunate person ...Amer. sl.
• SCHLEMASEL a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMAZEL a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SHLEMOZZLE a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
UNFORTUNATE - verbs
• HAVE ONE'S ASS IN A SLING to in an unfortunate predicament ...M20 US sl.
UNFORTUNATELY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY * in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
• SINISTROUSLY † inauspiciously, unfortunately ...1607
UNFREQUENTED - adjectives
• BOSKY wild, unfrequented ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAVELY lonely, solitary, unfrequented, retired, remote ...1611 Eng. dial.
UNFRIENDLY - adjectives
• DISANFRENLY unfriendly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGEWISE at odds, antagonistic, unfriendly, indignant ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ENEMIOUS † hostile, unfriendly ...1529
• ILL-AFFECTED not well disposed towards some person or thing; unfriendly, disaffected ...1596
• ILL-MINDED † having an evil mind or disposition; unfriendly, hostile, malicious ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ILL TOGETHER † not agreeing, unfriendly ...1765
• INIMICITIOUS † hostile, unfriendly, adverse, inimical ...1641
• STONY-FACED having an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression
• UNBAIN † unfriendly, disagreeable; uncivil ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCHUMMY unfriendly ...1920s sl.
• UNCOUTHY unfriendly ...1835 Sc.
• UNFRIENDSOME unfriendly ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WRONG grumpy, unfriendly ...1980s US college sl.
UNFRIENDLY - nouns, person
• ARMPIT an obnoxious, unfriendly person ...1968 US sl.
UNFRIENDLY - verbs
• GIVE THE LEFT HAND OF FRIENDSHIP † to deal in an unfriendly manner with ...c1585
UNFRUITFUL - nouns
• MOONRAKING the act of taking part in a foolhardy or unfruitful activity
UNFRUITFUL - verbs
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
UNFURNISHED - adjectives
• UNGRAITH'D unequipped; unfurnished; unadorned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNGAINLY - adjectives
• AUMLUCH awkward, ungainly ...Bk1898 Ireland
• GAWKY of persons: awkward, clumsy, and stupid; ungainly ...1759
• LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• MAWKY of a woman: dowdy and ungainly; wearing tawdry finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSOCKY of people: ungainly, overweight ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RAMPSING tall; awkward, ungainly ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCHY shambling, ungainly in movement ...1897 Sc.
• SCRAWMING ungainly, sprawling; straggling ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SHAMBLE * ungainly, awkward; misshapen, esp. of the legs...E17
• SHAMBLY awkward, ungainly ...M20 colloq.
• SKEW-FISTED awkward, ungainly ...L17
• SKEW-JAWED awkward, ungainly ...M19 US sl.
• STROMMELLING awkward, ungainly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNGAIN clumsy, inactive, ungainly; inexperienced, unhandy, unskilful; loutish; disproportioned, ill-shaped ...1790 Eng. dial.
UNGAINLY - adverbs
• AUMLUCH in an ungainly manner, awkwardly ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AWKLY † in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly ...1603
UNGAINLY - nouns
• BUZZARD LOPE an ungainly running gait ...1952 Amer. dial.
UNGAINLY - nouns, person
• ABLACH a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person ...1788 Sc.
• BEMMLE an ill-made man; an ungainly walker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DUKE OF LIMBS a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• GALLIGANT a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTER a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTUS a tall, ungainly person or animal ...1777 Eng. dial.
• HAG-A-KNOWE an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGOKNOW an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAIVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HALLACKS a tall, lazy, ungainly fellow; a rough, uncouth person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALLOCK a tall, lazy, ungainly fellow; a rough, uncouth person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HAWK-SPAUN a tall, ungainly woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REECHNIE a person of rough, ungainly appearance or manners ...Bk1904 Sc.
• ROIL † a large, ungainly woman ...M16
• SCLATCH a shuffling, ungainly walker; a heavy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
• SCRIBBLE-SCRABBLE † an ungainly fellow ...1707
UNGAINLY - verbs
• SCLATCH to walk or move about in an ungainly, slovenly way; to shuffle ...1866 Sc.
UNGENEROUS - adjectives
• CHEAP mean, ungenerous ...1904 US sl.
• COLD AS A BAY STREET BANKER'S HEART very ungenerous, or very cold ...1987 Can. sl.
• HALF-HEARTED † wanting in true affection, ungenerous, unkind ...1864
• MEAN AS CATSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MEAN AS PIGSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MINGY mean, ungenerous, stingy ...1911 Brit. sl.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-HEARTED mean, ungenerous, ignoble ...c1200
• NARROW-SOULED 1. lacking in breadth of view or feeling; ungenerous ...1641
2. mean, stingy, parsimonious, ungenerous ... a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• NARROW-SPIRITED mean-spirited, wanting in generous or liberal feelings ...1679
• TIGHT mean, ungenerous ...1805 sl.
UNGENEROUS - phrases
• HE WON'T GIVE A BEAN FOR A PEA he is very ungenerous or churlish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
UNGENTLE - adjectives
• IMMANSUETE †* ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable ...1656
• SAVAGE † rude, harsh, ungentle ...a1300
UNGENTLEMANLY - adjectives
• CADDISH dishonourable, ungentlemanly; poorly behaved; ill-mannered, vulgar ...1869
• NASTIFIED dishonourable, tricky, ungentlemanly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNGOVERNABLE - adjectives
• ANTIC irresponsible, ungovernable, wild ...1936 Amer. dial.
• EFFRENATE † of passions: unbridled, ungovernable ...1561
• MASTERLESS † that cannot be mastered; ungovernable ...1619
• SAVAGE † reckless, ungovernable ...c1400
UNGOVERNABLE - nouns, person
• BANGREE an ill-natured, ungovernable woman ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANGREL an ill-natured, ungovernable woman ...Bk1898 Sc.
UNGOVERNED - adjectives
• SAVAGE of movements, noise, demeanour, manners, etc.: wild, ungoverned; rude, unpolished ...c1420-30 arch.
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
UNGRACEFUL - adjectives
• AGRICULTURAL ungraceful or clumsy ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ILL-SHAKEN-UP uncomely, ungraceful, disordered in dress ...Bk1905 Sc.
UNGRACEFUL - nouns, person
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person; a big, fat, ungraceful person ...1914 Amer. dial.
UNGRACEFULLY - adverbs
• ILL-FAVOUREDLY clumsily; ungracefully ...1790 Sc.
UNGRACIOUS - adjectives
• MALGRACIOUS †* ill-favoured, uncomely; ungracious, disobliging ...1390
UNGRATEFUL - adjectives
• INGRATEFUL † ungrateful ...1694 Amer. dial.
• INGRATSOW ungrateful ...Bk1902 Sc.
• UNDEGRATE † ungrateful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNGRATE † ungrateful ...1709-31 Sc.
UNGRATEFUL - verbs
• SIN ONE'S MERCIES to be ungrateful for one's blessings or good fortune ...1824
UNGUARDED - adjectives
• WARELESS † unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
UNHANDY - adjectives
• CACK-HANDED clumsy, awkward, unhandy ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• UNGAIN clumsy, inactive, ungainly; inexperienced, unhandy, unskilful; loutish; disproportioned, ill-shaped ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNGAINLY inconvenient, unhandy; unsteady; not going or working well; insufficient ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNHAPPILY - adverbs
• UNISELICHE † unhappily, wretchedly ...c1205
UNHAPPINESS - nouns
• DROOP a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
• DROOPS a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
• UNBLISS lack of bliss; unhappiness ...a1628
• UNISELE † unhappiness, misery ...c1205
• UNISELTH † unhappiness, misfortune ...a1200
UNHAPPINESS - verbs
• TAKE IT to suffer adversity and unhappiness without complaint ...20C sl.
UNHAPPY - adjectives
• BALEFUL unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful ...c1325 arch.
• FEEBLE † of a period, event, etc.: miserable, ill-starred, unhappy ...1297
• FIDDLE-FACED long-faced, solemn, melancholy or unhappy looking ...c1785
• HAPLESS destitute of 'hap' or good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, unhappy ...1568
• HAPPY AS DUCKS IN ARIZONA very unhappy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
• MALEUROUS † unhappy, unfortunate, wretched ...1471
• MISHAPPY † unhappy, miserable, sad, wretched ...c1386
• PACKED TIGHT nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• RIPPED unhappy; in grief ...1950s US Black sl.
• UNBLITHE † unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
• UNISELE † unhappy, wretched ...c1205
• UNISELI † unhappy, wretched ...c1175
• WAMBLE-CROPPED unhappy, discomfited, irritated; dissatisfied; offended ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WANSOME † miserable, unhappy ...c1250
• WOMBLE-CROPPED unhappy, discomfited, irritated; dissatisfied; offended ...1798 Amer. dial.
UNHAPPY - verbs
• FADE to make unhappy ...1915 Amer. sl.
UNHAPPY - phrases
• I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE this is unpleasant or boring; I am not happy or comfortable ...1960s US sl.
UNHARMED - adjectives
• ALL IN ONE PIECE intact, unharmed
• HARMLESS † free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• IN ONE PIECE intact, unharmed
• O.K. well, safe; unharmed; undamaged ...1839 colloq.
• OKAY well, safe; unharmed; undamaged ...1839 colloq.
• OKEY safe, unharmed ...M19 sl.
UNHEALTHINESS - nouns
• HEALTHLESSNESS * unhealthiness, unwholesomeness ...1655
UNHEALTHY - adjectives
• AMPERY of persons: sickly, unhealthy ...1736 Eng. dial.
• ANGISH sickly, unhealthy, very poorly ...B1900 Ireland
• BACK-GAIN of persons: not thriving in health or in worldly concerns ...1867 Sc.
• EATEN AND SPUED unhealthy ...c1779 Sc.
• HAGGERIN AND SWAGGERIN in a poor state of health ...1825 Sc.
• HEALLESS † deprived of health or well-being ...c1374
• HEALTHLESS * without health, unhealthy ...1568
• ILL-HABITED † having an ill habit of body, unhealthy, disordered ...1642
• MALIFEROUS bringing or producing evil or harm; hurtful, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious ...1727
• NAUGHTY † bad in respect of health; unhealthy; connected with ill health ...1572
• PEASLY said of a person who looks poorly or unhealthy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RACKETY insalubrious, unhealthy ...M19 sl.
• SICKLEW †* sick, unhealthy ...1387
• TALLOWY-FACED sallow, unhealthy in appearance ...1887 Eng. dial.
• UNBONNY unhealthy ...1881 Sc.
UNHEALTHY - nouns, person
• DARLING an unhealthy child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PUKE a poor, unhealthy-looking person ...Irish sl.
• PYOCK a poor, unhealthy-looking person ...Irish sl.
• TAKEN-AWAY an unhealthy, puny child; a changeling ...1823 Sc.
• YOKEY-MOLKIT a yellow, unhealthy-looking person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNHEALTHY - verbs
• LOOK LIKE HAMMERED HELL to look unhealthy, or as if one hasn't been well for some time ...1970 Amer. dial.
UNHEARD OF - nouns
• BLUE DAHLIA something impossible or unattainable; something rare or unheard of ...1880
UNHEEDED - adjectives
• TENTLESS † unnoticed, unheeded, unregarded ...1785 Sc.
UNHELPFUL - adjectives
• UNAIDANT † not helpful ...1667
UNHURRIED - adjectives
• LAID-BACK relaxed or easygoing; unconcerned; unhurried; casual ...1969 US colloq.
• ON TEXAS TIME unhurried ...2007 Amer. dial.
• SAUNTERSOME slow, leisurely, unhurried ...1912 Sc.
UNHURRIEDLY - adverbs
• ON TEXAS TIME unhurriedly ...2007 Amer. dial.
UNHURT - adjectives
• HAIL † free from injury, infirmity, or disease; sound, unhurt, safe; healthy, robust; hale ...c1205
• HAILSCART free from injury; unhurt, unscratched ...1513 Sc. obs.
• HALE † free from injury; safe, sound, unhurt ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALE-HEADIT unhurt; whole and entire ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HALE-HIDE unhurt; whole and entire ...1785 Sc.
• HALE-SCART without a scratch, unhurt; wholly safe ...1829 Sc.
• HALESKARTH free from injury; unhurt, unscratched ...1513 Sc. obs.
• HARMLESS * free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• ILLAES(E) †* unhurt, uninjured ...1597
• SKERE † free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
• UNCLOYED † unhurt, uninjured ...1562
UNIFORM - adjectives
• EVEN-FLAVOURED uniform, unvaried ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SUING † regular, proportionate; even, uniform ...c1369
UNIFORM (clothing) - adjectives
• CAMMIE of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMMY of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMO of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
UNIFORM - nouns
• BAG, THE in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BLUES the blue uniform of the Union Army ...US Civil War usage
• CAMMIE camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMMIES a camouflage uniform ...1971 Amer. military sl.
• CAMO camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CHOCOLATE CHIPS desert camouflage uniforms ...1991 US sl.
• HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform ...1853 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY SUIT any uniform worn by a railway employee on a passenger train ...1901 US
• OD's a drab olive military uniform ...1955 US sl.
• SANDPAPER SUIT a school cadet uniform ...1930s NZ sl.
• SUIT † a livery or uniform; in wider use, a dress, garb ...1297
• UNI a school uniform; pronounced 'unny' ...1947 UK sl.
• WARPAINT military uniform ...M19 sl.
UNIFORM - nouns, person
• V GIRL a woman who is attracted to men in military uniform ...1960 US sl.
UNIMAGINATIVE - adjectives
• WARMED OVER derivative, unimaginative ...L19 sl.
UNIMPAIRED - adjectives
• ILLESED †* uninjured, unimpaired ...1551
• UNAPPAIRED † unimpaired ...1561
UNIMPORTANT - adjectives
• AIRY-FAIRY insubstantial, trivial, of minimal importance ...1920s sl.
• ASSY insignificant, second-rate, unimportant ...2000s US Black sl.
• CHEAP JOHN inferior; unknown; unimportant; said of people and places ...20C Amer.
• EASY † of small importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent ...1468
• FEATHER-WEIGHTED trifling, unimportant ...1870
• FINGLE-FANGLE † trifling, of no importance ...a1652
• GYPPO small-time ...1959 Can. sl.
• HEAN † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• HENE † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• IMMOMENT †* of no moment; unimportant; trifling ...1606
• IMMOMENTARY †* of no moment; unimportant ...1662
• IMMOMENTOUS * of no moment; unimportant ...1726
• IMPORTLESS †* without import or significance; trivial, unimportant; meaningless ...1606
• MATTERLESS unimportant, immaterial ...1870 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-CRATTY foolish, weak-minded, childish; of small account; generally used of persons, but also of a conversation or work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIFLING † of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless ...1649 rare or obs.
• NIGGLING irritatingly petty; intrinsically unimportant but time and energy consuming ...M19 sl.
• NOTHING TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT nothing to make a fuss about; nothing in the least important, mediocre ...L19
• NOTHINGY of no worth or importance ...1834
• NOT WORTH A FART IN A HAILSTORM unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A FART IN HELL unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUGACIOUS * trivial, trifling, futile; of no moment or importance ...1652
• NUGATORIOUS † trifling, of no value or importance, worthless ...1646
• OFF THE WALL unimportant, uninteresting ...1950s US Black sl.
• ONE-HORSE small and insignificant; unimportant; second-rate, inferior ...1853 Amer. dial.
• PENNY ANTE insignificant, unimportant ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PICAYUNE mean, contemptible, paltry; of small value or importance ...1856 Amer. colloq.
• PICAYUNISH of small value or importance ...US & Can. colloq.
• PISS-ANT petty, insignificant, unimportant ...1971 Amer. dial.
• PISSY-ANT petty, insignificant, unimportant ...1971 Amer. dial.
• SAPLESS of little importance; trivial ...1602
• SKITTERY trifling, of little importance, trivial ...1905
• THREE-CENTS insignificant, unimportant, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• VAIN * trivial, unimportant ...1731
• WAFF of things, qualities, etc.: weak, lacking strength or substance, flimsy, shoddy, paltry, of little account ...1810 Sc.
• X'ED OUT used of something that, while once important, is no longer relevant ...1970s US Black sl.
UNIMPORTANT - nouns
• BACK OF NOWHERE an out of the way place; a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD PLACE IN THE ROAD a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAGATELLE a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth ...c1645
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BLINK-EYE a very small community; a very unimportant place ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOONIES the backwoods, an out-of-the-way or a very unimportant place ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER'S WOODS an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BUSHES, THE an insignificant or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-PATCH a place or thing of little importance; an out-of-the-way place ...1862 Amer. sl.
• CHAFF nonsense, humbug, foolishness, ridicule; small, unimportant things or acts ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FEED something trifling, of little importance, esp. a small sum of money; small change ...1837 Amer. dial.
• COW PATCH a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHCLOTH a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHRAG a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DOGPATCH a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF CREATION a thing of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• END OF COMEBACK an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• END OF NOWHERE an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ERYSIPELAS something unimportant ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FALL-OFF an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANG something of little value or importance ...1923 Sc.
• FART IN A HAILSTORM the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FART IN A THUNDERSTORM, A something of negligible worth or impact; something insignificant, ineffective, or fleeting ...1989 UK sl.
• FART IN A WHIRLWIND the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FART IN A WINDSTORM the most insignificant, unimportant, or transitory thing ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER anything of little strength or importance; a very small amount, a trifle ...1601
• FEWTRILS little unimportant things, trifles ...c1750 Eng. dial.
• FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF nothing; something of no account or consequence ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FINGLE-FANGLE † a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic ...1678
• FLOCCINAUCITY a matter of little consequence; something worthless ...1829
• HENPECK a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY something of little consequence ...E20 chiefly N. Amer.
• LAND'S END an out-of-the-way place or an unimportant village ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST CHANCE an out-of-the-way or unimportant place ...1968 Amer. dial. jocular
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING something very small, unimportant, or insignificant ...1825 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING SHARPENED DOWN TO A POINT anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING WHITTLED DOWN TO A POINT anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LOG TOWN a small or unimportant town ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NESTERSVILLE an out-of-the-way place; a very small or unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NO GREAT SHAKES an unimportant or average person or group ...c1850 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING BUT A THING something that is not important ...1993 US sl.
• NOTHING'S NEST a thing of no value or importance; a nonentity ...1892 Eng. dial.
• ONE-HORSE TOWN a small or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT ROW (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEANUTSVILLE (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICAYUNE the name formerly given in Louisiana, Florida, etc., to the Spanish half-real, value 6 1/4 cents or 3 pence; then given to the U.S. 5-cent piece or other coin of small value; hence, a person or thing considered small, mean, or insignificant; something of slight value or trifling importance ...1852 Amer. colloq.
• RASHER OF WIND anything of little or no account ...M19 sl.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE HOLLER an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK CITY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK HOLLOW a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S MISERY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1847 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S NECK a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKTOWN a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK VALLEY a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNIMPORTANT - nouns, person
• BAND-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANDS-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BREATH-AND-BRITCHES an unimportant or worthless person ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DISHCLOTH a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHRAG a lackey; someone or something of little value or importance ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DUMBJOHN a person of no importance, esp. a military cadet ...1951 US sl.
• END OF CREATION a person or thing of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLY ON THE COACH-WHEEL a person of little consequence who considers himself of great importance ...1785
• HULLOO a completely inconsequential person ...1992 Norfolk Island
• LAD OF WAX a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
• LITTLE FISH an unimportant person ...E19 US sl.
• PISS-ANT a mean, bad-tempered, or contemptible person; an unimportant person ...1903 now chiefly Amer.
• PUNK an inferior or unimportant person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SPEAR-CARRIER an unimportant participant ...1960 sl.
• THING-A-ME-TOY a person of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• UNCO BODY a simple, unimportant person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WHIPPERSNAPPER a person of no consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
UNIMPORTANT - verbs
• BEAT IN TIME to waste time; to busy oneself with unimportant things ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BEAT TIME to waste time; to busy oneself with unimportant things ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BE NOBODY'S NECK to be nobody's business, to be of no consequence ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FLAG AWAY to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• FLAG BY to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• MAKE NO NEVER MIND to be utterly unimportant ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MAKE ONE NO MIND to be of no importance or consequence to one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MATTER A DIFFERENCE to be of no importance or consequence ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT A BLANK to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT A DUD to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT BLANKS to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT DUDS to say something or to tell someone something that is of no interest to them ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNDERWHELM to arouse little or no interest in someone ...1956 UK jocular
• X OUT to dismiss something as no longer important or relevant ...1970s US Black sl.
UNIMPORTANT - phrases
• AIN'T SAYING NOTHING indicates that the subject is of no importance ...1970s US Black sl.
• DON'T AMOUNT TO A HANNAH COOK signifies unimportance or insignificance ...1907 Amer. dial.
• ISH KABIBBLE it's of no importance to me, I couldn't care less; of no importance or concern ...1913 Amer. dial.
• ISN'T THAT SPECIAL a dismissive phrase implying that 'that' is not special at all ...1980s US campus sl.
• IT'S ERYSIPELAS TO ME it makes no difference to me, it's unimportant ...1928 Amer. dial.
• IT'S NO HAIR OFF MY BALLS it's of no consequence to me ...1963 US sl.
• IT'S NOTHING IN MY YOUNG LIFE it's of no consequence to me ...1919 Amer sl.
• NEITHER MASS NOR MATINS † nothing of very serious import ...1528
• NO GREAT KILL-ER-CURE no great importance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S BALLS of absolutely no importance to one ...1973 US sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S DICK of no importance ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NO SWEAT OFF ONE'S BALLS of absolutely no importance to one ...1936 US sl.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A PISS-HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO PISS IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
UNIMPRESSED - interjections
• BIG DEAL! used to indicate one is not impressed ...1951 sl., orig. US
UNIMPRESSIVE - adjectives
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DINKY trifling, insignificant, unimpressive ...L19 N. Amer. colloq.
• NOTHING STARTLING unimpressive ...20C colloq.
UNINFORMED - adjectives
• IN THE DARK uninformed; not aware of current attitudes or happenings ...20C Amer. colloq.
UNINFORMED - nouns, person
• MELVIN a person who is old-fashioned or unappealing; a dull, uninformed, or obnoxious person; a profoundly objectionable person ...1954 Amer. sl.
• MUSHROOM a person who is given no information ...1979 Brit. sl.
UNINFORMED - phrases
• MY NAME IS TWYFORD I know absolutely nothing about it ...L17
UNINHABITED - adjectives
• DEAD of a house or place: uninhabited, empty, deserted ...L19 sl.
• HABITLESS uninhabited ...1835 Sc.
• UNBIGGED uninhabited ...c1200
UNINHABITED - nouns
• FALLING-OFF PLACE a deserted or uninhabited region ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DEAD 'UN an uninhabited house; unoccupied premises ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MULGA an uninhabited, sparsely populated or inhospitable region ...L19 Aust.
UNINHIBITED - adjectives
• HOT of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild ...1888 Amer. sl.
UNINHIBITED - verbs
• GET DOWN to be uninhibited, esp. in dancing or performing music; to enjoy oneself immensely ...1971 Amer. sl.
UNINJURED - adjectives
• HARMLESS * free from harm or injury; unhurt, uninjured, unharmed ...c1290
• ILLAES(E) †* unhurt, uninjured ...1597
• ILLESED †* uninjured, unimpaired ...1551
• SCART-FREE safe and sound; uninjured ...1897 Sc.
• SINCERE † free from hurt; uninjured ...1700
• SKERE † free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
• UNCLOURED not injured with blows or hard knocks ...1719 Sc.
• UNCLOYED † unhurt, uninjured ...1562
UNINJURED - verbs
• SLEEP IN A WHOLE SKIN to escape being wounded; to remain uninjured ...1555
UNINSPIRED - adjectives
• LACKLUSTRE lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired...L16
UNINSPIRING - nouns
• DOWN TRIP anything boring, unpleasant, or uninspiring ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
UNINSTRUCTED - adjectives
• INERUDITE unlearned; uninstructed ...E19
• LAY †* uninstructed, unlearned ...c1330
UNINTELLIGENT - adjectives
• ACEREBRAL brainless; unintelligent; unthinking ...M20
• BIRD-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1922 sl.
• BONE-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• CLUELESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1943 sl.
• CNS-QNS unintelligent (in doctors' shorthand - Central Nervous System-Quantity Not Sufficient) ...2003 medical sl.
• DIM foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1892 sl.
• DIM-WITTED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1940 sl.
• DIPSHIT offensive; inconsequential; lacking in intelligence ...1968 US sl.
• DOPEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl.. orig. US
• DOPY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
• DOZEY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DOZY foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DUMB foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1823 sl.
• DUMB-ASSED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1957 US sl.
• GORMLESS foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• LAME-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1929 sl., chiefly US
• MEAT-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1949 sl., chiefly US
• MULLET-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1857 US sl.
• MUTTON-HEADED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1768 sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN THE FLORIN said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO BOB said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO SHILLINGS said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• PEA-BRAINED foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1950 sl.
• THICK foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...a1800 sl.
UNINTELLIGENT - nouns, person
• BAZZ an average, unintelligent male ...1980s Aust. sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• FRED an unattractive or unintelligent male ...20C teen & high school sl.
• PEA-BRAIN a foolish or unintelligent person ...colloq.
• WALLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
• WOLLY an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
UNINTELLIGENT - verbs
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WANT ONE'S HIP BUTTONS to be less than wholly intelligent ...20C Ulster sl.
UNINTELLIGIBILITY - nouns
• UNCOGNOSCIBILITY unintelligibility ...1802-12
UNINTELLIGIBLE - adjectives
• IMPERSCRUTABLE † not to be searched out; unsearchable, inscrutable, unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1526
• IMPERVESTIGABLE †* that cannot be thoroughly investigated or found out; unintelligible; incomprehensible ...1656
• RANTUM-SCANTUM † unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
• RANTUM-SKANTUM † unintelligible language, gibberish ...1600
• UNCOGITABLE † unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1529
• UNCOGNIZABLE unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1720
• UNCOGNOSCIBLE unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1810
UNINTELLIGIBLE - nouns
• BARRAKIN unintelligible language ...M19
• BARRIKIN unintelligible language ...M19
• BUZZ-BUZZ unintelligible or tedious noise, esp. continuous vociferation ...1908 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE DUTCH unintelligible or garbled speech or language ...1875 sl.
• GABBLE voluble, noisy, confused, unintelligible talk ...1602
• GABBLEMENT rapid, unintelligible noise; gabbling; chatter ...1833
• GALIMATIAS speech that is so rapid, confused, or disguised as to be unintelligible; a dark, perplexed discourse; meaningless talk; nonsense, gibberish ...1653
• GREEK unintelligible speech or language, gibberish ...E17
• HEBREW unintelligible speech ...E17 colloq.
• JABBER chatter; incoherent or inarticulate an unintelligible speech, as a foreign language heard by one ignorant of it ...1706 sl.
• YATTER the confused noise caused by many people talking loudly and together; a babel of tongues, a clamour; unintelligible speech ...1825 Sc.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - nouns, person
• JABBERER one who jabbers ...c1675 colloq.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - verbs
• JABBLE to talk rapidly and indistinctly or unintelligibly; to speak volubly and with little sense; to chatter, to gabble, to prattle ...1570
• YATTER of incoherent or unintelligible speech, as in a foreign language or of the sounds made by an animal: to gabble, to yelp, etc. ...1832 Sc.
UNINTELLIGIBLE - phrases
• IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME it's unintelligible ...1600
• YOU'RE IRISH said of anyone talking unintelligibly ...Bk1896
UNINTENTIONALLY - adverbs
• UNBEMEANING-LIKE unintentionally ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHOUGHT unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNWALDES † unintentionally ...c1175
UNINTERESTED - adjectives
• COZY dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
• MATTERLESS indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested ...1760 Eng. dial.
• OFF uninterested in, not wanting ...18C sl.
UNINTERESTED - verbs
• SWITCH OFF to become less interested ...1921 sl.
UNINTERESTING - adjectives
• DEAD dull; tedious and uninteresting ...1000
• FADE † that has lost taste; insipid, commonplace, uninteresting ...1715
• LAME of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive ...1955 US sl.
• OFF THE WALL unimportant, uninteresting ...1950s US Black sl.
• SPECIAL dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
UNINTERESTING - nouns, person
• MUTTON-HEAD a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person, a bore ...1825
• WOMBAT a dull, uninteresting or stupid person ...1905 Aust. sl.