Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

un|friend|ly /ʌ nfre ndli/ ADJ If you describe a person, organization, or their behaviour as unfriendly , you mean that they behave towards you in an unkind or rather hostile way. □ [+ to ] It is not fair for him to be permanently unfriendly to someone who has hurt him. □  People always complain that the big banks and big companies are unfriendly and unhelpful. □  Judy spoke in a loud, rather unfriendly voice.

-unfriendly /-ʌnfre ndli/ COMB -unfriendly combines with nouns, and sometimes adverbs, to form adjectives which describe something which is bad for a particular thing. □  It's couched in such very user-unfriendly terminology. □  …this harsh, and environmentally-unfriendly, action.

un|ful|filled /ʌ nfʊlf I ld/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you use unfulfilled to describe something such as a promise, ambition, or need, you mean that what was promised, hoped for, or needed has not happened. □  …angry at unfulfilled promises of jobs and decent housing. □  The election had raised hopes that remain unfulfilled.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe someone as unfulfilled , you mean that they feel dissatisfied with life or with what they have done. □  You must let go of the idea that to be single is to be unhappy and unfulfilled.

un|fun|ny /ʌ nfʌ ni/ ADJ If you describe something or someone as unfunny , you mean that they do not make you laugh, although this was their intention or purpose. □  We became increasingly fed up with his increasingly unfunny and unintelligent comments.

un|furl /ʌ nfɜː ^r l/ (unfurls , unfurling , unfurled )

1 VERB If you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is spread out. You can also say that it unfurls . □ [V n] Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails. □ [V ] …two weeks later when the leaves unfurl.

2 VERB If you say that events, stories, or scenes unfurl before you, you mean that you are aware of them or can see them as they happen or develop. □ [V ] …as the dramatic changes in the region continue to unfurl.

un|fur|nished /ʌ nfɜː ^r n I ʃt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n, oft ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] If you rent an unfurnished house, flat, or apartment, no furniture is provided by the owner.

un|gain|ly /ʌnge I nli/ ADJ If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly , you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big. □  The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road. □  Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.

un|gen|er|ous /ʌ ndʒe nərəs/

1 ADJ If you describe someone's remarks, thoughts, or actions as ungenerous , you mean that they are unfair or unkind. [FORMAL ] □  This was a typically ungenerous response.

2 ADJ You can use ungenerous when you are describing a person or organization that is unwilling to give much money to other people. [FORMAL ] □  Financial provision for the unemployed is ungenerous.

un|glued /ʌngluː d/

1 PHRASE If something comes unglued , it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to. □  I wear my old shoes every day. One sole has come unglued.

2 PHRASE To come unglued means to fail. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □  Their marriage finally came unglued. in BRIT, usually use come unstuck

3 PHRASE If someone comes unglued , they become very upset and emotional, and perhaps confused or mentally ill. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □  If she hears what you're saying, she's going to come unglued.

un|god|ly /ʌ ngɒ dli/

1 ADJ If you describe someone or something as ungodly , you mean that they are morally bad or are opposed to religion.