un|mis|tak|able /ʌ nm I ste I kəb ə l/ also unmistakeable ADJ If you describe something as unmistakable , you mean that it is so obvious that it cannot be mistaken for anything else. □ He didn't give his name, but the voice was unmistakable. □ …the unmistakable smell of marijuana drifted down. ● un|mis|tak|ably /ʌ nm I ste I kəbli/ ADV [usu ADV group, oft ADV with v] □ It's still unmistakably a Minnelli movie. □ She's unmistakably Scandinavian.
un|miti|gat|ed /ʌnm I t I ge I t I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] You use unmitigated to emphasize that a bad situation or quality is totally bad. [EMPHASIS ] □ Last year's cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster. □ She leads a life of unmitigated misery.
un|mo|lest|ed /ʌ nməle st I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ after v, oft v-link ADJ , ADJ n] If someone does something unmolested , they do it without being stopped or interfered with. □ Like many fugitives, he lived unmolested for many years. □ We now have a community where kids and adults can go to the park unmolested.
un|moved /ʌ nmuː vd/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are unmoved by something, you are not emotionally affected by it. □ Mr Bird remained unmoved by the corruption allegations. □ His face was unmoved, but on his lips there was a trace of displeasure.
un|mu|si|cal /ʌ nmjuː z I k ə l/
1 ADJ An unmusical sound is unpleasant to listen to. □ Lainey had a terrible voice, unmusical and sharp.
2 ADJ An unmusical person cannot play or appreciate music. □ They're completely unmusical.
un|named /ʌ nne I md/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Unnamed people or things are talked about but their names are not mentioned. □ An unnamed man collapsed and died while he was walking near Dundonald. □ The cash comes from an unnamed source.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Unnamed things have not been given a name. □ …unnamed comets and asteroids.
un|natu|ral /ʌnnæ tʃər ə l/
1 ADJ If you describe something as unnatural , you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect. □ The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off. □ The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird. ● un|natu|ral|ly ADV [ADV adj] □ The house was unnaturally silent. □ …unnaturally cold conditions.
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Behaviour that is unnatural seems artificial and not normal or genuine. □ She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural. ● un|natu|ral|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally.
un|natu|ral|ly /ʌnnæ tʃərəli/
1 PHRASE You can use not unnaturally to indicate that the situation you are describing is exactly as you would expect in the circumstances. □ It was a question that Roy not unnaturally found impossible to answer.
2 → see also unnatural
un|nec|es|sary /ʌnne səsri, [AM ] -seri/ ADJ If you describe something as unnecessary , you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable. □ The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman. □ He accused Diana of making an unnecessary fuss. ● un|nec|es|sari|ly /ʌ nnesəse r I li/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □ I didn't want to upset my daughter unnecessarily. □ A bad keyboard can make life unnecessarily difficult.
un|nerve /ʌ nnɜː r v/ (unnerves , unnerving , unnerved ) VERB If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. □ [V n] The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
un|nerv|ing /ʌ nnɜː r v I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe something as unnerving , you mean that it makes you feel worried or uncomfortable. □ It must have been unnerving to see money disappearing from your account.
un|no|ticed /ʌ nnoʊ t I st/ ADJ [usu ADJ after v, oft v-link ADJ , ADJ n] If something happens or passes unnoticed , it is not seen or noticed by anyone. □ I tried to slip up the stairs unnoticed. □ [+ by ] Her forty-fourth birthday had just passed, unnoticed by all but herself.
un|ob|served /ʌ nəbzɜː r vd/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ after v, ADJ n] If you do something unobserved , you do it without being seen by other people. □ Looking round to make sure he was unobserved, he slipped through the door. □ John had been sitting, unobserved, in the darkness.
un|ob|tain|able /ʌ nəbte I nəb ə l/ ADJ If something or someone is unobtainable , you cannot get them. □ Fish was unobtainable in certain sections of Tokyo.
un|ob|tru|sive /ʌ nəbtruː s I v/ ADJ If you describe something or someone as unobtrusive , you mean that they are not easily noticed or do not draw attention to themselves. [FORMAL ] □ The coffee table is glass, to be as unobtrusive as possible. ● un|ob|tru|sive|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ They slipped away unobtrusively.
un|oc|cu|pied /ʌ nɒ kjʊpa I d/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ n, ADJ after v] If a building is unoccupied , there is nobody in it. □ The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. □ The fire broke out in two unoccupied cabins.
un|of|fi|cial /ʌ nəf I ʃ ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An unofficial action or statement is not organized or approved by a person or group in authority. □ Staff voted to continue an unofficial strike. □ Official reports put the death toll at under one hundred. ● un|of|fi|cial|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ Some workers are legally employed, but the majority work unofficially.
un|opened /ʌ noʊ pənd/ ADJ [ADJ n, v-link ADJ , ADJ after v] If something is unopened , it has not been opened yet. □ …unopened bottles of olive oil. □ The letter lay unopened in the travel firm's pigeonhole. □ Catherine put all the envelopes aside unopened.