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