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people with respiratory disorders. 3 risky, dangerous, perilous,<br />

life-threatening, touch-and-go: You might find it unhealthy to<br />

criticize the government here.<br />

unheard-<strong>of</strong><br />

adj. 1 unknown, unfamiliar, obscure, unidentified, nameless,<br />

unsung: She is busy trying to promote some unheard-<strong>of</strong> sculptor.<br />

2 unimaginable, undreamed <strong>of</strong> or undreamt <strong>of</strong>, unprecedented,<br />

unimagined, unbelievable, inconceivable, unusual: <strong>The</strong>y took the<br />

unheard-<strong>of</strong> step <strong>of</strong> requiring that refunds be paid. Her starting<br />

salary is an unheard-<strong>of</strong> œ100,000. 3 shocking, <strong>of</strong>fensive,<br />

outrageous, disgraceful, extreme, unthinkable, outlandish: <strong>The</strong><br />

victims were subjected to unheard-<strong>of</strong> tortures.<br />

unheralded<br />

adj. unannounced, unpublicized, unadvertised; unexpected,<br />

surprise, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredicted: Published by<br />

some obscure company, the book turned out to be an unheralded<br />

success.<br />

unhesitating<br />

adj. 1 swift, rapid, quick, immediate, instantaneous, prompt,<br />

ready, unhesitant: <strong>The</strong> response was an unhesitating 'No!' 2<br />

unfaltering, unwavering, wholehearted, unqualified, unswerving,<br />

undeviating, staunch, steadfast, implicit, resolute: We<br />

appreciate your unhesitating devotion to duty.<br />

unhurried adj. leisurely, unrushed, easy, easygoing, casual, gradual,<br />

deliberate, steady, sedate, calm: We proceeded at an unhurried<br />

pace, eventually arriving at dusk at the castle gates.<br />

unidentified<br />

adj. nameless, anonymous, unknown, unmarked, unnamed, unknown,<br />

unfamiliar, unrecognized, mysterious: <strong>The</strong> police found the body<br />

<strong>of</strong> a unidentified woman in the park.<br />

uniform adj. 1 homogeneous, consistent, unvaried, unchanged, unaltered;<br />

unvarying, unchanging; invariable, unchangeable, unalterable,<br />

regimented, standard; ordered, orderly, equal, even, like,<br />

identical; alike: <strong>The</strong> mixture is uniform throughout. <strong>The</strong> rules<br />

are uniform for everyone. Line up in ten uniform rows <strong>of</strong> ten<br />

each. 2 even, unbroken, smooth, regular, flat: Not one<br />

irregularity marred the uniform surface <strong>of</strong> the plain.

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