See Also: unsustained(dictionary)

mumchance (iou) and unsustained (iou)


mumchance (iou)



mumchance noun, adjective, & adverb. Now arch., dial., & literary. E16.

A. noun.
A dicing game resembling hazard. E16-M17.
Masquerade; mumming. M-L16.
A person who acts in dumb show; a person who has nothing to say. obsolete exc. dial. L17.
b. adjective & adverb. Silent(ly); tongue-tied. L17.

unsustained (iou)



unsustained adjective. M17.
[from UN-1 + SUSTAINED.]
Not sustained; esp. not supported materially or as valid, correct, etc.
,unsustaina'bility noun the quality of not being sustainable L20.
unsustainable adjective L17.
unsustainably adverb M20.
unsustaining adjective not sustaining; (of Food) not nutritious: E19.