undomesticated (adj.) Look up undomesticated at Dictionary.com
1834, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of domesticate (v.). Undomestic "not caring for home life" is recorded from 1754.
unearned (adj.) Look up unearned at Dictionary.com
c. 1200, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of earn (v.). Unearned income is recorded from 1889.
undeveloped (adj.) Look up undeveloped at Dictionary.com
1736, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of develop (v.). In reference to film, it is attested from 1939.
undeserved (adj.) Look up undeserved at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of deserve (v.). Related: Undeservedly.
uncivilized (adj.) Look up uncivilized at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, "barbarous," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of civilize (v.). Uncivil in the same sense is recorded from 1550s.
anuria (n.) Look up anuria at Dictionary.com
1838, medical Latin, from Greek an-, privative prefix (see an- (1)), + ouron "urine" (see urine) + abstract noun ending -ia.
apical (adj.) Look up apical at Dictionary.com
"of or belonging to an apex," 1828, from Latin apicem, from apex (see apex) + -al (1).
asine (n.) Look up asine at Dictionary.com
1530s, "she-ass," from French asine, from Latin asina (see ass (n.1)).
arthralgia (n.) Look up arthralgia at Dictionary.com
"pain in a joint," 1848, from Greek arthron "joint" (see arm (n.1)) + -algia.
airborne (adj.) Look up airborne at Dictionary.com
1640s, "carried through the air," from air (n.1) + borne. Of military units, from 1937.
angler (n.) Look up angler at Dictionary.com
"fisher with a hook and line," mid-15c. (c. 1300 as a surname); agent noun from angle (v.1).
stationery (n.) Look up stationery at Dictionary.com
1727, from stationery wares (c. 1680) "articles sold by a stationer," from stationer "seller of books and paper" (q.v.) + -y (1).
sac (n.) Look up sac at Dictionary.com
"biological pocket," 1741, from French sac, from Latin saccus "bag" (see sack (n.1)).
Shiite (n.) Look up Shiite at Dictionary.com
1728, "a member of the Shia sect of Islam," from Shia + -ite (1), Latin-derived suffix denoting "follower."
sewage (n.) Look up sewage at Dictionary.com
1818, from sew (v.) "to drain, draw off water" (late 15c., from sewer (n.1)) + -age.
scraggly (adj.) Look up scraggly at Dictionary.com
"having a rough, irregular, or ragged appearance," 1831, from scrag + -ly (1); also compare scraggy.
auroral (adj.) Look up auroral at Dictionary.com
1550s, "pertaining to dawn," from aurora + -al (1). Meaning "of the color of dawn" is from 1827; "of the aurora" from 1828.
caliphate (n.) Look up caliphate at Dictionary.com
"dominion of a caliph," 1610s, from caliph + -ate (1). Meaning "rank of a caliph" is recorded from 1753.
calid (adj.) Look up calid at Dictionary.com
1590s, from Latin calidus "warm," from PIE root *kele- (1) "warm" (see calorie).
capitalist (n.) Look up capitalist at Dictionary.com
1791, "man of money," from French capitaliste, a coinage of the Revolution and a term of reproach; see capital (n.1) + -ist. Related: Capitalistic.
capote (n.) Look up capote at Dictionary.com
"long cloak with a hood," 1812, from French capote, fem. of capot (17c.), diminutive of cape (see cape (n.1)).
broadband (n.) Look up broadband at Dictionary.com
type of high-speed Internet access widely available from 2006, from broad (adj.) + band (n.1).
bipedal (adj.) Look up bipedal at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, from biped + -al (1). Classical Latin bipedalis meant "two feet long or thick."
buckshot (n.) Look up buckshot at Dictionary.com
coarse kind of shot used for deer and other large game, 1776, from buck (n.1) + shot (n.).
bullish (adj.) Look up bullish at Dictionary.com
1560s, from bull (n.1) + -ish; stock market sense is from 1882. Related: Bullishly; bullishness.
busty (adj.) Look up busty at Dictionary.com
"having large breasts," 1944, from bust (n.1) in the "bosom" sense + -y (2). Related: Bustiness.
blue collar (adj.) Look up blue collar at Dictionary.com
also blue-collar, 1949, from blue (1) + collar (n.). From the common color of men's work shirts.
boardroom (n.) Look up boardroom at Dictionary.com
also board-room, 1731, from board (n.1) in the sense of "table where council is held" + room (n.).
vaginal (adj.) Look up vaginal at Dictionary.com
1726, "pertaining to a sheath," from vagina + -al (1). From 1800 as "pertaining to the vagina of a female." Related: Vaginally.
voicemail (n.) Look up voicemail at Dictionary.com
also (and originally) voice mail, by 1982; see voice (n.), mail (n.1).
zinger (n.) Look up zinger at Dictionary.com
"cruel quip," 1970, from zing + -er (1). Earlier it was baseball slang for "fastball" (by 1957).
zippy (adj.) Look up zippy at Dictionary.com
1904, from zip (n.) "energy, force" (1900, from zip (v.1)) + -y (2).
Trotskyite (n.) Look up Trotskyite at Dictionary.com
1919, from Leon Trotsky, assumed name of Russian revolutionary leader Lev Davidovich Bronstein (1879-1940) + -ite (1).
weaken (v.) Look up weaken at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "to become feeble," from weak + -en (1). Transitive sense from 1560s. Related: Weakened; weakening.
unalloyed (adj.) Look up unalloyed at Dictionary.com
1670s (figurative); 1760s (literal), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of alloy (v.).
unceasing (adj.) Look up unceasing at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + present participle of cease (v.). Related: Unceasingly (mid-14c.).
uncomparable (adj.) Look up uncomparable at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "incomparable," from un- (1) "not" + comparable. Meaning "unable to be compared (to something else)" is from 1826. Related: Uncomparably.
uncontroverted (adj.) Look up uncontroverted at Dictionary.com
"not liable to be called into question," 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of controvert (v.).
unresponsive (adj.) Look up unresponsive at Dictionary.com
1660s, "unable to reply," from un- (1) "not" + responsive (adj.). Meaning "not responding" is from 1775. Related: Unresponsiveness.
unsatiable (adj.) Look up unsatiable at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + satiable (adj.). Since 17c. the usual form is insatiable.
unsecure (adj.) Look up unsecure at Dictionary.com
1630s, from un- (1) "not" + secure (adj.). A useful differentiation from insecure since the latter word acquired a psychological sense.
unseparable (adj.) Look up unseparable at Dictionary.com
late 14c. from un- (1) "not" + separable (adj.). The usual word now is inseparable.
unshakable (adj.) Look up unshakable at Dictionary.com
1610s; see un- (1) "not" + shake (v.) + -able. Of beliefs, etc., from 1670s.
unskillful (adj.) Look up unskillful at Dictionary.com
also unskilful, late 14c., "foolish," from un- (1) "not" + skillful (adj.). Meaning "inexpert" is from 1560s. Related: Unskillfully.
unstinting (adj.) Look up unstinting at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "unceasing," from un- (1) "not" + present participle of stint (v.). Meaning "lavish" attested by 1834.
untapped (adj.) Look up untapped at Dictionary.com
1775, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tap (v.). Figurative use from c. 1890.
viatic (adj.) Look up viatic at Dictionary.com
1650s, from Latin viaticus "of or pertaining to a journey," from via "way" (see via) + -al (1). Related: Viatical (1782).
finely (adv.) Look up finely at Dictionary.com
early 14c., "perfectly, completely," from fine (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "delicately, minutely" is from 1540s; that of "excellently" is from 1680s.
uncultivated (adj.) Look up uncultivated at Dictionary.com
1640s (figurative); 1680s (of plants); 1690s (of land), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of cultivate (v.).
undaunting (adj.) Look up undaunting at Dictionary.com
1786, "not quailing" [OED], from un- (1) "not" + present participle of daunt (v.).