12-letter words containing p, u, i, r
- un-disrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- undeciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underpricing — the state of being priced at too low a level or amount
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unimpressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- unit pricing — the system of indicating the cost of a consumer product in terms of a standard unit of measure, as so much per pound, quart, or yard, in addition to the price per can, bottle, or piece.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unperceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- unperfection — imperfection
- unperforming — not performing
- unperishable — imperishable
- unpersuasive — not capable of persuading
- unpredicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- unpredictive — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- unprejudiced — not prejudiced; without preconception; unbiased; impartial: the unprejudiced view of the judge.
- unprelatical — not befitting a prelate
- unprescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- unpretending — unpretentious; genuine
- unprettiness — the state of quality of being ugly, unattractive, or unbecoming
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- unprincipled — lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.
- unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unredemptive — serving to redeem.
- unrepairable — that cannot be repaired: Some old clocks are unrepairable.
- unrepetitive — pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
- unrepiningly — in an unrepining manner
- unrespective — not attentive; unheeding