See Also: unscrew(dictionary)
upsetting(1)(dictionary)
upsetting(2)(dictionary)
unscrew(dictionary)

upsetting(1) (iou) and unscrew (iou)


upsetting(1) (iou)



upsetting adjective. E19.
[from UPSET verb + -ING2.]
Unduly aspiring or forward, presumptuous. Scot. E19.
Disruptive; disturbing, distressing. L19.
upsettingly adverb E20.
upsettingness noun E20

unscrew (iou)



unscrew verb. E17.
[from UN-2 + SCREW verb.]
verb trans. Slacken, unfasten, open, or detach by turning a screw or screws; loosen (a screw) by turning. E17.
verb intrans. Be slackened, loosened, removed, or removable by turning a screw or screws; (of a screw) be loosened or removed by turning. E19.