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3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ after v] In a sport such as football, hockey, or basketball, if a player is unmarked , there are no players from the opposing team who are watching them in order to challenge them when they have control of the ball. [BRIT ] □  The striker was unmarked when he headed his second goal.

un|mar|ried /ʌ nmæ rid/ ADJ Someone who is unmarried is not married. □  They refused to rent an apartment to an unmarried couple.

un|mask /ʌ nmɑː sk, -mæ sk/ (unmasks , unmasking , unmasked ) VERB If you unmask someone or something bad, you show or make known their true nature or character, when they had previously been thought to be good. □ [V n] Elliott unmasked and confronted the master spy.

un|matched /ʌ nmæ tʃt/ ADJ If you describe something as unmatched , you are emphasizing that it is better or greater than all other things of the same kind. [EMPHASIS ] □  …a landscape of unmatched beauty. □ [+ for ] Brian's old-fashioned cuisine was unmatched for flavour.

un|men|tion|able /ʌnme nʃənəb ^ə l/ ADJ If you describe something as unmentionable , you mean that it is too embarrassing or unpleasant to talk about. □  Has he got some unmentionable disease?

un|mer|ci|ful|ly /ʌnmɜː ^r s I fʊli/ ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] If you do something unmercifully , you do it a lot, showing no pity. □  Uncle Sebastian used to tease Mother and Daddy unmercifully that all they could produce was girls.

un|met /ʌnme t/ ADJ [ADJ n, v-link ADJ , ADJ after v] Unmet needs or demands are not satisfied. □  …the unmet demand for quality family planning services. □  This need routinely goes unmet.

un|me|tered /ʌnmi ːtə ^r d/ ADJ An unmetered service for something such as water supply or telephone access is one that allows you to use as much as you want for a basic cost, rather than paying for the amount you use. □  Clients are not charged by the minute but given unmetered access to the internet for a fixed fee.

un|miss|able /ʌ nm I səb ^ə l/ ADJ If you say that something such as an event or a film is unmissable , you are emphasizing that it is so good that everyone should try to go to it or see it. [BRIT , INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □  His new show is unmissable.

un|mis|tak|able /ʌ nm I ste I kəb ^ə l/ also unmistakeable ADJ If you describe something as unmistakable , you mean that it is so obvious that it cannot be mistaken for anything else. □  He didn't give his name, but the voice was unmistakable. □  …the unmistakable smell of marijuana drifted down. ●  un|mis|tak|ably /ʌ nm I ste I kəbli/ ADV [usu ADV group, oft ADV with v] □  It's still unmistakably a Minnelli movie. □  She's unmistakably Scandinavian.

un|miti|gat|ed /ʌnm I t I ge I t I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] You use unmitigated to emphasize that a bad situation or quality is totally bad. [EMPHASIS ] □  Last year's cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster. □  She leads a life of unmitigated misery.

un|mo|lest|ed /ʌ nməle st I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ after v, oft v-link ADJ , ADJ n] If someone does something unmolested , they do it without being stopped or interfered with. □  Like many fugitives, he lived unmolested for many years. □  We now have a community where kids and adults can go to the park unmolested.

un|moved /ʌ nmuː vd/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are unmoved by something, you are not emotionally affected by it. □  Mr Bird remained unmoved by the corruption allegations. □  His face was unmoved, but on his lips there was a trace of displeasure.

un|mu|si|cal /ʌ nmjuː z I k ^ə l/