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individual.<br />

unselfish adj. generous, charitable, open-handed, ungrudging, unstinting,<br />

unsparing, giving, magnanimous, philanthropic, humanitarian,<br />

free, liberal, altruistic, selfless, self-sacrificing: We were<br />

all greatly impressed by her unselfish concern for the<br />

well-being <strong>of</strong> her colleagues.<br />

unsettled adj. 1 unfixed, unstable, changing, varying, variable,<br />

changeable, inconstant, ever-changing, protean, unpredictable,<br />

inconstant, uncertain: <strong>The</strong> weather remained unsettled all week.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y told me <strong>of</strong> their unsettled life as gypsies. 2 disturbed,<br />

turbulent, riled, agitated, disquieted, upset, perturbed,<br />

ruffled, rattled, flustered, restive, restless, unnerved, US<br />

roiled: It was being kept in the dark about Father that made us<br />

feel unsettled. 3 disoriented, confused, mixed up, unorganized,<br />

disorganized, disorderly, disordered, tumultuous: <strong>The</strong> unsettled<br />

situation in the east worried us. 4 See unresolved, above:<br />

Some questions about Ian remain unsettled.<br />

unsettling<br />

adj. unnerving, upsetting, disturbing, perturbing,<br />

discomfiting, disconcerting: Sorry for being a wet blanket, but<br />

I have had some unsettling news from home.<br />

unsightly adj. ugly, hideous, awful-looking, horrible, frightful-looking,<br />

unattractive, unprepossessing, unlovely, unpretty, plain, US and<br />

Canadian homely: <strong>The</strong> property borders an unsightly junk-yard.<br />

unsocial adj. unsociable, unfriendly, cool, cold, chilly, alo<strong>of</strong>,<br />

uncongenial, unamiable, unforthcoming, stand<strong>of</strong>fish,<br />

inhospitable, withdrawn, reserved, solitary, retiring, distant,<br />

detached, reclusive, hermitic(al), eremitic(al), anchoritic or<br />

anchoretic; antisocial, misanthropic, hostile: Erwin, who<br />

prefers to be alone, is definitely unsocial. Donna, who despises<br />

other people, is unsocial for different reasons.<br />

unsolicited<br />

adj. unlooked-for, unsought, unsought after, unrequested,<br />

unasked for, uncalled-for, gratuitous, uninvited; Colloq US<br />

over-the-transom: Tanya is always <strong>of</strong>fering unsolicited advice<br />

on every conceivable subject. <strong>The</strong> publishers receive scores <strong>of</strong><br />

unsolicited book manuscripts each week.

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