Unnegs -- short for "Unnegated words" -- are sniglets (words that don't appear in the dictionary, but should) which have a negated form which does appear in the dictionary.
|
Why Isn't This A Word? |
When This Is? |
Proposed Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Ept | Inept |
Fitting, suitable, not awkward.
Fred's a pretty ept public speaker, don't you think? |
| Ane | Inane |
Meaningful. Not pointless.
This class is so ane. I'm learning a lot. |
| Advertent | Inadvertent |
Done on purpose. Not accidental.
Hitting you on the head with a spitball was completely advertent. Don't mess with me or I'll do it again. |
| Alienable | Inalienable |
Revokable. Not absolute.
Driving on the highways is an alienable privilege. |
| Cessant | Incessant |
Ceasing. Not continual.
It may seem that the sun will always be there, but in a cosmological time scale it is cessant. |
| Congruous | Incongruous |
Reciprocally in agreement. Associating harmoniously.
You wouldn't think that ketchup would go with split pea soup, but I find them quite congruous. |
| Ebriate | Inebriate |
To make sober.
Honestly, officer, I'm completely sober -- one look at your flashing lights ebriated me. |
| Exorable | Inexorable |
Moved by entreaty. Yielding. Not guaranteed to happen.
The San Diego Chargers moved exorably towards the Super Bowl. They finished the season 1-15. |
| Feckful | Feckless |
Strong. Effective. Worthwhile. Responsible.
Joe won the sales contest again this quarter. He's one feckful guy. |
| Long Shrift | Short Shrift |
Full attention and respect.
My manager is giving my proposal long shrift -- I could be up for a promotion! |
| Gruntled | Disgruntled |
Happy. Well-adjusted. Content.
There's lots of gruntled postal workers, but it's the other ones that make the news. |
| Outsane | Insane |
Psychologically well-adjusted. In good mental health.
I spent some time in a mental institution, but with their help I went slowly outsane. |
| Indo | Outdo |
To fail to exceed another action.
I thought it would be okay to follow an animal act onstage, but I really indid them. Synonyms: inperform, inclass, inwit |
| Instaying | Outgoing |
Calm and contemplative; introverted.
Roger isn't the type to run for class president -- he's too instaying. |
| Ingo | Outcome |
Cause; driving action.
The ingo of my neck injury was the idiot who rear-ended me on the freeway. |
| Inrage | Outrage |
Anger directed inward.
There she goes again. It's an inrage that I can't bring myself to ask her out. Auuuggh! |
| Insitting | Outstanding |
Average; not notable; not prominent.
If you keep getting a "C" average in school, you're destined to be insitting in your field. |
| Underbearing | Overbearing |
Mild-mannered; not arrogant.
There's no way that Clark Kent could be Superman -- he's too underbearing. |
| Underseen | Overseer |
An employee managed by a supervisor.
You'll have to get promoted and quit being an underseen if you ever want to escape your cubicle. |
| Kempt | Unkempt |
Tidy; clean.
Since we hired the maid service, our house has been much more kempt. |
| Wieldy | Unwieldy |
Easily managed; not bulky or clumsy.
The heft of this broadsword is quite wieldy -- I'll buy it! |
| Downbraid | Upbraid |
To commend or compliment.
My boss called me into his office to downbraid me after the successful sales meeting. |
Got an unneg for me? I'd love to hear it.