v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + spar. ] To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [ R. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not merciful or forgiving. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*spar"ing*ly adv. -- Un*spar"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + speak. ] To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. un- not + speakable. ] Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable grief or rage. -- Un*speak"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8. [1913 Webster]

a. Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism. W. K. Brooks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not performed; not dispatched. [ Obs. ] Garth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + spell. ] To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such practices as these, . . .
The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + sphere. ] To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + spike. ] To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not spilt or wasted; not shed. [ 1913 Webster ]