12-letter words containing s, u, i, c
- uncinariasis — hookworm (def 2).
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconsenting — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- uncontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- undiscerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscipline — the trait or characteristic of not having discipline
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- undistracted — not distracted; concentrating
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unidealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- uninstructed — not instructed; uninformed; uneducated.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unit's place — unit (def 8).
- unloquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- unprescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- unrespective — not attentive; unheeding
- unrestricted — confined; limited.
- unsanctified — not sanctified
- unsanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- unscientific — not scientific; not employed in science: an unscientific measuring device.
- unscottified — not Scottish; taken out of a Scottish context
- unscriptural — not scriptural
- unsocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- unsolicitous — not solicitous
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- unsubjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- unsubscribed — not subscribed
- unsuccessive — not successive; not following or coming in a sequence; not involving succession
- unsufficient — insufficient
- unsuspecting — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- unsuspicious — not feeling suspicion
- unsyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.