Unfaith
(Un*faith") n. Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief. [R.]

Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers:
Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all.
Tennyson.

Unfaithful
(Un*faith"ful) a.

1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant.

My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight.
Pope.

His honor rooted in dishonor stood,
And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
Tennyson.

2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] Milton.

Un*faith"ful*ly, adv.Un*faith"ful*ness, n.

Unfalcated
(Un*fal"ca*ted) a.

1. Not falcated, or hooked.

2. Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished. [R.] Swift.

Unfallible
(Un*fal"li*ble) a. Infallible. Shak.

Unfasten
(Un*fas"ten) v. t. [1st pref. un- + fasten.] To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

Unfathered
(Un*fa"thered) a.

1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature. Shak.

2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard.

Unfavorable
(Un*fa"vor*a*ble) a. Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness, n.Un*fa"vor*a*bly, adv.

Unfeather
(Un*feath"er) v. t. [1st pref. un- + feather.] To deprive of feathers; to strip. [R.]

Unfeatured
(Un*fea"tured) a. Wanting regular features; deformed. "Visage rough, deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff." Dryden.

Unfeaty
(Un*feat"y) a. [Un- not + feat, a.] Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Unfeeling
(Un*feel"ing) a.

1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate.

2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard- hearted.

To each his sufferings: all are men,
Condemned alike to groan;
The tender for another's pain,
Th' unfeeling for his own.
Gray.

Un*feel"ing*ly, adv.Un*feel"ing*ness, n.

Unfeigned
(Un*feigned") a. Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man. "Good faith unfeigned." Chaucer.Un*feign"ed*ly adv.Un*feign"ed*ness, n.


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