- superpose (v.)
- 1823, from French superposer, from super- (see super-) + poser (see pose (v.1)). Related: Superposed; superposing.
- tappet (n.)
- machine part, 1745, apparently from tap (v.1) + -et, "but the use of the suffix is abnormal" [OED].
- tarry (adj.)
- 1550s, from tar (n.1) + -y (2). Tarry-fingered "dishonest, thieving" is from 1825.
- unkindly (adv.)
- c. 1200, "unsuitably, improperly," from un- (1) "not" + kindly (adv.). From mid-15c. as "discourteously, maliciously."
- unlike (adv.)
- c. 1300, "unevenly," from un- (1) "not" + like (adv.) (see like (adj.)). From 1590s as "in a manner differing."
- unlikely (adv.)
- mid-15c., "improbably," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adv.) (see likely (adj.)).
- unmeaning (adj.)
- "having no signification," 1709, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of mean (v.).
- unowned (adj.)
- 1610s, "unpossessed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of own (v.). From 1715 as "unacknowledged."
- unpardonable (adj.)
- 1520s, from un- (1) "not" + pardonable (adj.). Related: Unpardonably. Impardonable also is from 1520s.
- unreason (n.)
- c. 1300, "injustice;" 1827, "absense of reason," from un- (1) "not" + reason (n.).
- unredeemed (adj.)
- 1540s, "unsaved;" 1805, "not balanced by any good quality," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of redeem (v.).
- unproved (adj.)
- "not demonstrated to be true," 1530s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of prove (v.).
- unseeded (adj.)
- 1775, "not sown," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of seed (v.). From 1932 in the sports sense.
- unstuck (adj.)
- 1840, "unpierced;" 1860, "unglued," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of stick (v.).
- untaught (adj.)
- mid-14c., "not instructed or educated," from un- (1) "not" + taught. Hence "spontaneous, natural" (mid-15c.).
- unapprehended (adj.)
- 1590s, "not understood;" 1610s, "not taken or arrested," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of apprehend (v.).
- unbosom (v.)
- "disclose in confidence" (secret opinions or feelings), 1580s, from un- (1) + bosom.
- unbowed (adj.)
- late 14c., "not bent," also figuratively "not subdued," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of bow (v.).
- uncharitable (adj.)
- mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + charitable (v.). Related: Uncharitably (late 14c.).
- uncolored (adj.)
- also uncoloured, 1530s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of color (v.). As a verb, from uncolor is recorded from early 15c.
- uncomely (adj.)
- c. 1200, "improper, unseemly, indecent," from un- (1) "not" + comely. Related: Uncomeliness.
- uncleared (adj.)
- 1630s in reference to debts, 1772 in reference to land; from un- (1) "not" + past participle of clear (v.).
- uncurious (adj.)
- 1560s, "not inquisitive," from un- (1) "not" + curious (adj.). From 1680s as "not odd or strange."
- undeceived (adj.)
- c. 1400, "reliable, accurate, certain," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of deceive (v.).
- flagman (n.)
- also flag-man, "signaler," 1832, from flag (n.1) + man (n.). Earlier it meant "admiral" (1660s).
- urceolate (adj.)
- 1760, with -ate (1) + Latin urceolus, diminutive of urceus "pitcher," of uncertain origin (see urn).
- geneva (n.)
- 1706, alteration (by influence of the Swiss city name) of Dutch genevre, French genière (see gin (n.1)).
- wobbly (adj.)
- 1849, wabbly; see wobble (v.) + -ly (1). Form with -o- is from 1851. Related: Wobbliness.
- xenial (adj.)
- "pertaining to hospitality," 1834, from Greek xenia (see Xenia) + -al (1). Related: Xenially.
- face-card (n.)
- "court card," 1826, from face (n.) + card (n.1). So called for the portaits on them.
- fagoting (n.)
- in embroidery, 1885, from faggot (n.1) "bundle." So called from the threads tied together in the middle.
- entrain (v.2)
- "get on board a locomotive train," 1860s, from en- (1) "in, into" + train (n.). Related: Entrained.
- erythro-
- before vowels erythr-, word-forming element meaning "red," from comb. form of Greek erythros "red" (see red (1)).
- water-moccasin (n.)
- type of snake in the U.S. South, 1821, from water (n.1) + moccasin (q.v.).
- infecund (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin infecundus, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + fecundus (see fecund). Related: Infecundity.
- insensuous (adj.)
- "not affecting the senses," 1851, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sensuous. Related: Insensuously; insensuousness.
- inspectorate (n.)
- 1762, "function or office of an inspector," from inspector + -ate (1). From 1853 as "district under the supervision of an inspector."
- insusceptible (adj.)
- c. 1600; see in- (1) "not, opposite of" + susceptible (adj.). Perhaps modeled on French insusceptible (16c.).
- intertribal (adj.)
- also inter-tribal, 1850; see inter- "between" + tribe (n.) + -al (1).
- intransmutable (adj.)
- 1690s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + transmute (v.) + -able). Related: Intransmutably; intransmutability.
- invitational (adj.)
- 1894, from invitation + -al (1). The noun is by 1940, short for invitational tournament.
- irreclaimable (adj.)
- 1660s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + reclaimable (see reclaim (v.)). Related: Irreclaimably; irreclaimability.
- Jew-baiting (n.)
- 1853, in reference to German Judenhetze; see Jew (n.) + bait (v.1). Related: Jew-baiter.
- undefinable (adj.)
- "indefinable," 1650s, from un- (1) "not" + definable (see define). Related: Undefinably; undefinability.
- impotable (adj.)
- "undrinkable," c.1600, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not" + potable, or else from Late Latin impotabilis.
- impersuadable (adj.)
- 1763, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + persuadable. [Earliest date in OED 2nd ed. print is a typo.]
- impressible (adj.)
- "capable of receiving impression," 1620s, from impress (v.1) + -able. Related: Impressibly; impressibility.
- impromptitude (n.)
- 1848, probably from French impromptitude, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + promptitude (see prompt (adj.)).
- inconsumable (adj.)
- 1640s in reference to fire; 1785 in political economy; from in- (1) "not" + consumable. Inconsumptible is from 1570s.
- incontiguous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Late Latin incontiguus, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + contiguus (see contiguous). Related: Incontiguously; incontiguousness.