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Sunday 22nd of November 2009
Script
1: a written version of a play
or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a
performance [syn: {book},
{playscript}] 2: something
written by hand; "she recognized
his handwriting"; "his hand was
illegible" [syn: {handwriting},
{hand}] 3: a partic

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uncollected
1: not brought together in one place; "uncollected garbage in the streets" [syn: {ungathered}] [ant: {collected}, {collected}]
uncollectible
1: not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" [syn: {bad}]
uncolored
1: without color; "pure water is uncolored" [syn: {uncoloured}] [ant: {colored}] 2: not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton" [syn: {unbl...
uncoloured
1: without color; "pure water is uncolored" [syn: {uncolored}] [ant: {colored}]
uncolumned
1: not having columns [syn: {noncolumned}] [ant: {columned}]
uncombable
1: not capable of being combed
uncombed
1: (of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair" [ant: {combed}]
uncombined
1: not joined or united into one [ant: {combined}]
uncomely
1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profa...
uncomfortable
1: conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable ...
uncomfortableness
1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {discomfort}] [ant: {comfort}] 2: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness}, {uneasi...
uncomfortably
1: in physical discomfort; "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted" [ant: {comfortably}]
uncommercial
1: not conducive to commercial success; "might prove arty and hence uncommercial"- H.E.Clurman
uncommercialised
1: not having been commercialized [syn: {uncommercialized}]
uncommercialized
1: not having been commercialized [syn: {uncommercialised}]
uncommitted
1: not bound or pledged [ant: {committed}] 2: not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {unattached}] [ant: {attached}] 3: not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for c...
uncommon
1: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount ...
uncommonly
1: exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"
uncommonness
1: extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and uncommon [ant: {commonness}]
uncommunicative
1: not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions [syn: {incommunicative}] [ant: {communicative}]
uncommunicativeness
1: the trait of being uncommunicative [ant: {communicativeness}]
Uncompahgre Peak
1: the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)
uncomparable
1: such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable log...
uncomparably
1: in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree; "she is incomparably gifted" [syn: {incomparably}] [ant: {comparably}]
uncompartmented
1: not compartmented; not divided into compartments or isolated units [ant: {compartmented}]
uncompassionate
1: lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare [ant: {compassionate}]
uncompensated
1: not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post" [syn: {unsalaried}]
uncompetitive
1: not inclined to compete
uncomplaining
1: not complaining; "uncomplaining courage" [ant: {complaining(a)}]
uncomplainingly
1: without complaining; "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals" [ant: {complainingly}]
uncomplete
1: not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" [syn: {incomplete}] [ant: {complete}...
uncompleted
1: not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play" [syn: {incomplete}] 2: not caught or not caught within bounds; "an uncompleted pass"
uncomplicated
1: lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine" [syn: {unsophisticated}] 2: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elemen...
uncomplimentary
1: tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage [ant: {complimentary}] 2: not complimentary; "uncomplimentary dress"
uncompounded
1: not constituting a compound [syn: {unmixed}]
uncomprehended
1: not fully understood; "an uncomprehended mystery"
uncomprehending
1: lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband"
uncomprehensible
1: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein [syn: {incomprehensible}] [ant: {comprehensible}]
uncompress
1: restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn: {decompress}] [ant: {compress}]
uncompromising
1: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: {inflexible}] [ant: {compromising}]
uncompromisingly
1: in an uncompromising manner
unconcealed
1: not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity" [ant: {concealed}]
unconcern
1: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern [syn: {nonchalance}, {indifference}] 2: a feeling of lack of concern [ant: {concern}]
unconcerned
1: lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the norma...
unconcernedly
1: in an unconcerned manner; "war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday"
unconditional
1: not conditional; "unconditional surrender" [ant: {conditional}] 2: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {flat}] 3: ...
unconditionally
1: not subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer unconditionally" [ant: {conditionally}] 2: in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" [syn: {flatly}, {categorically}]
unconditioned
1: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {absolute}, {total}] 2: not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" [syn: {innate}, {unlearned}] [ant: {conditioned...
unconditioned reflex
1: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {physiological reaction}]
unconfessed
1: not admitted; "unconfessed sins" n : people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven"
unconfident
1: lacking or marked by a lack of confidence [ant: {confident}]
unconfined
1: not confined [ant: {confined}] 2: free from confinement or physical restraint [syn: {unimprisoned}]
unconfirmed
1: not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors" [ant: {confirmed}]
unconformable
1: not correspondent; "a description unconformable to previous accounts"
unconformist
1: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early s...
unconfused
1: not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements [syn: {unbaffled}]
uncongenial
1: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn: {incompatible}] [ant: {congenial}] 2: very unfav...
uncongeniality
1: a disposition not to be congenial [ant: {congeniality}]
unconnected
1: having had the relation broken [syn: {dissociated}] 2: not joined or linked together [ant: {connected}] 3: not connected by birth or family [syn: {not kin(p)}] 4: lacking orderly continuity; "a con...
unconnectedness
1: the lack of a connection between things [ant: {connection}]
unconquerable
1: not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties" [ant: {conquerable}] 2: incapabl...
unconquered
1: not conquered [syn: {unbeaten}, {unvanquished}]
unconscientious
1: not conscientious; not guided by a sense of right and wrong [ant: {conscientious}]
unconscientiousness
1: the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience [ant: {conscientiousness}] 2: the trait of not being painstaking or careful [ant: {conscientiousness}]
unconscionable
1: lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar" [syn: {conscienceless}] 2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "e...
unconscious
1: not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" [ant: {conscious}] 2: without conscious volition 3: (followed by `of') ...
unconscious mind
1: that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware [syn: {unconscious}]
unconscious process
1: a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" [syn: {process}]
unconsciously
1: without awareness; "she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room" [ant: {consciously}]
unconsciousness
1: a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment [ant: {consciousness}]
unconsecrated
1: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: {profane}, {unsanctified}]
unconsidered
1: without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: {inconsiderate}]
unconsolable
1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {inconsolable}, {disconsolate}] [ant: {consolable}]
unconsolidated
1: loose and unstratified; "unconsolidated soil"
unconstipated
1: not constipated [syn: {regular}] [ant: {constipated}]
unconstitutional
1: not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution [ant: {constitutional}]
unconstitutionally
1: in an unconstitutional manner; "the president acted unconstitutionally" [ant: {constitutionally}]
unconstrained
1: not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go" [syn: {at liberty(p)}]
unconstraint
1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {abandon}, {wantonness}]
unconstricted
1: not constricted physically or by extension psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries" [ant: {constricted}]
unconstructive
1: not constructive
unconsumed
1: not consumed 2: not eaten or drunk up; "the cat found the baby's undrunk milk" [syn: {undrunk}]
unconsummated
1: not consummated (especially of a marriage); "an unconsummated marriage can be annulled" [ant: {consummated}]
uncontaminated
1: not corrupted by contact or association; "there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world" [ant: {contaminated}] 2: free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpollute...
uncontaminating
1: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" [syn: {clean}] [ant: {d...
uncontested
1: not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition; "uncontested authority" [ant: {contested}]
uncontrived
1: not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm" [syn: {unstudied}] [ant: {studied}]
uncontrollable
1: difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" [syn: {unmanageable}] 2: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {ungo...
uncontrollably
1: in an uncontrolled manner; "she laughed uncontrollably"
uncontrolled
1: not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" [ant: {controlled}] 2: extravagant or extreme; "the inhumanity of his untempered p...
uncontroversial
1: not likely to arouse controversy [syn: {noncontroversial}] [ant: {controversial}] 2: not offensive; "an inoffensive level" [syn: {inoffensive}]
uncontroversially
1: not involving any controversy [ant: {controversially}]
unconventional
1: not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style" [ant: {conventional}] 2: not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" [ant: {conventional}, ...
unconventionality
1: originality by virtue of being unconventional [ant: {conventionality}] 2: unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional [ant: {conventionality}]
unconventionally
1: in an unconventional manner; "she always behaves rather unconventionally" [ant: {conventionally}]
unconverted
1: not converted [syn: {unpersuaded}]
unconvertible
1: used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value [syn: {inconvertible}, {unexchangeable}] [ant: {convertible}]
unconvinced
1: lacking conviction; "I remain unconvinced" [ant: {convinced}]
unconvincing
1: not convincing; "unconvincing excuses"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" [ant: {convincing}] 2: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable}, {unbelievable}, {unlikely}]
unconvincingly
1: in an unconvincing manner; "he argued unconvincingly" [ant: {convincingly}]
uncooked
1: not cooked
uncool
1: (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
uncooperative
1: unwilling to cooperate; "an uncooperative witness" [ant: {cooperative}] 2: intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging" [syn: {disobliging}]
uncoordinated
1: lacking proper coordination; "uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games" 2: not well coordinated; "his movements are clumsy and uncoordinated"
uncordial
1: lacking warmth or friendliness; "looked uncordial as we approached"
uncork
1: release; "uncork his anger" 2: draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine" [ant: {cork}]
uncorrectable
1: not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" [syn: {uncontrollable}, {unmanageable}]
uncorrected
1: left faulty or wrong; "uncorrected astigmatism" [ant: {corrected}] 2: not subjected to correction or discipline; "let her children grow up uncorrected" [syn: {undisciplined}]
uncorrelated
1: not varying together
uncorroborated
1: unsupported by nother evidence [syn: {unsubstantiated}]
uncorrupted
1: (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks [syn: {undefiled}] 2: not decayed or decomposed [syn: {uns...
uncounted
1: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn:...
uncouple
1: disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" [syn: {decouple}] [ant: {couple}]
uncoupled
1: having the coupling undone; "the uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline"
uncousinly
1: not befitting a cousin [ant: {cousinly}]
uncouth
1: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real...
uncouthly
1: in an uncouth manner; "uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince"
uncouthness
1: inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor [syn: {boorishness}]
uncover
1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {bring out}, {unveil}, {reveal}] 2: remove all or...
uncovered
1: not supplied with a cover or covering; "an uncovered well"; "the stands are uncovered so take an umbrella" [ant: {covered}] 2: not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast" [syn: {exposed}]
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