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un|can|ny /ʌ nkæ ni/ ADJ If you describe something as uncanny , you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. □  …proudly holding his new baby, who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. □  I had this uncanny feeling that Alice was warning me. ●  un|can|ni|ly /ʌ nkæ n I li/ ADV [usu ADV adj/adv] □  They have uncannily similar voices.

un|cared for /ʌ nkeə ^r d fɔː ^r / ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe people or animals as uncared for , you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill. □  …people who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared for.

un|caring /ʌ nkeə r I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe someone as uncaring , you are critical of them for not caring about other people, especially people who are in a bad situation. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  It portrays him as cold and uncaring. □  …this uncaring attitude towards the less well off.

un|ceas|ing /ʌnsiː s I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as unceasing , you are emphasizing that it continues without stopping. [EMPHASIS ] □  …his unceasing labours. ●  un|ceas|ing|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Paul talked unceasingly from dawn to dusk.

un|cer|emo|ni|ous|ly /ʌ nser I moʊ niəsli/ ADV [ADV with v] If someone or something is removed, left, or put somewhere unceremoniously , this is done in a sudden or rude way that shows they are not thought to be important. □  She was unceremoniously dumped to be replaced by a leader who could win the election. □  He had to be bundled unceremoniously out of the way.

un|cer|tain /ʌnsɜː ^r t ^ə n/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , ADJ wh/that] If you are uncertain about something, you do not know what you should do, what is going to happen, or what the truth is about something. □ [+ about ] He was uncertain about his brother's intentions. □ [+ of ] They were uncertain of the total value of the transaction. □  He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully. □  With some hesitation and an uncertain smile, she held out her hand. ●  un|cer|tain|ly ADV [usu ADV after v] □  He entered the hallway and stood uncertainly.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If something is uncertain , it is not known or definite. □  How far the republics can give practical help, however, is uncertain. □  It's uncertain whether they will accept the plan. □  Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.

3 PHRASE If you say that someone tells a person something in no uncertain terms , you are emphasizing that they say it strongly and clearly so that there is no doubt about what they mean. [EMPHASIS ] □  She told him in no uncertain terms to go away.

un|cer|tain|ty /ʌnsɜː ^r t ^ə nti/ (uncertainties ) N‑VAR Uncertainty is a state of doubt about the future or about what is the right thing to do. □  …a period of political uncertainty. □ [+ of ] …the uncertainties of life on the West Coast.

un|chal|lenged /ʌ ntʃæ l I ndʒd/

1 ADJ [ADJ after v, ADJ n, v-link ADJ ] When something goes unchallenged or is unchallenged , people accept it without asking questions about whether it is right or wrong. □  These views have not gone unchallenged. □  …the unchallenged principle of parliamentary sovereignty.

2 ADJ [ADJ n, ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone's position of authority is unchallenged , you mean that it is strong and no one tries to replace them. □  He is the unchallenged leader of the strongest republic. □  …the man who has led his party unchallenged for over thirty years.