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Two things practically alike; -- a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini."

To come or bring into use or practice. [R.]

Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [Obs.] Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices. South. -- Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*con"scion*a*bly, adv.

Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton.

To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.

Capable of being undertaken; practicable.

To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.

Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. -- Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.

Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James. I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.

(a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.] Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden.

Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.] Dr. H. More.

Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton.

One practiced in uranography.

Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] Fuller. Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us. Chapman.

Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method. Chaucer. It has now been, during many years, the grave and decorous usage of Parliaments to hear, in respectful silence, all expressions, acceptable or unacceptable, which are uttered from the throne. Macaulay.

Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.

Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit. Let later age that noble use envy. Spenser. How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world! Shak.

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common. Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times. Hooker. We can make friends of these usual enemies. Baxter. -- U"su*al*ly, adv. -- U"su*al*ness, n.…

To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The usuringb senate." Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).

Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person.