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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Il-lā'que-ā'tion, n.p. 656The act of illaqueating or insnaring. [Rare.] Browne. 2. A snare; a trap. Johnson.
  2. Il-lā'tion, n.p. 656The act of inferring from premises or reasons; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion. Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false conception of things. Browne.
  3. Ĭl'la-tĭve, a.p. 656Relating to, formed by, or dependent on, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence. 2. Denoting an inference or rational connection or justification; as, an illative word or…
  4. Ĭl'la-tĭve, n.p. 656An illative particle. Bp. Hall.
  5. Ĭl'la-tĭve-ly, adv.p. 656By inference.
  6. Il-laud'a-ble, a.p. 656Not laudable; not worthy of approbation or commendation; worthy of censure or dispraise. Milton.
  7. Il-laud'a-bly, adv.p. 656In an illaudable manner; without deserving praise. [Obs.] Broome.
  8. Ĭll'-blȯod, n.p. 656Resentment; enmity.
  9. Ĭll'-brĕd, a.p. 656Not well-bred; badly educated or brought up; impolite; uncivil.
  10. Ĭll'-breed'ing, n.p. 656Want of good breeding; unpoliteness; indecorum.
  11. Ĭl'le-çē'broŭs, a.p. 656Alluring; full of allurement. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
  12. Il-lē'gal, a.p. 656Not according to law; contrary to law; unlawful; illicit; as, an illegal act; illegal trade.
  13. Ĭl'le-găl'i-ty, n.p. 656The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment.
  14. Il-lē'gal-īze, v. t.p. 656To render unlawful.
  15. Il-lē'gal-ly, adv.p. 656In an illegal manner; unlawfully; as, a man illegally imprisoned.
  16. Il-lē'gal-ness, n.p. 656Illegality.
  17. Il-lĕġ'i-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 656The quality of being illegible.
  18. Il-lĕġ'i-ble, a.p. 656Incapable of being read; not easily read; not legible or readable; as, an illegible chirography or manuscript.
  19. Il-lĕġ'i-ble-ness, n.p. 656The quality or state of being illegible.
  20. Il-lĕġ'i-bly, adv.p. 656In a manner not to be read; as, a letter written illegibly.
  21. Ĭl'le-ġĭt'i-ma-çy, n.p. 656The state of being illegitimate; the state of bastardy. Blackstone. 2. The state of being not genuine, or of legitimate origin.
  22. ĭl/lĕ-gĭt'i-mate, a.p. 656Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper. 2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; spurious; as, an illegitimate son or daughter. 3. Not legitimately deduced or…
  23. Ĭl'le-gĭt'i-māte, v. t.p. 656To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize. The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. Burnet.
  24. Ĭl'le-gĭt'i-mate-ly, adv.p. 656In an illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
  25. Il/le-gĭt’i-mā’tion, n.p. 656The act of illegitimating. 2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. Gardner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off. Burnet.
  26. Ĭl'le-gĭt'i-ma-tīze, v. t.p. 656To render illegitimate.
  27. Il-lē′vĭ-a-ble, a.p. 656Not capable of being levied, exacted, or collected. [Obs.] Hale.
  28. Ill'-fa'vored, a.p. 656Ill-looking; wanting beauty; deformed; ugly. Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.
  29. ĭll'-fā'vored-ly, adv.p. 656With deformity. 2. Roughly; rudely. [Obs.] Howell.
  30. Ĭll'-fā'vored-ness, n.p. 656Ugliness; deformity.
  31. Il-lib'er-al, a.p. 656Not liberal; not free, generous, or noble, or the like; close; niggardly; mean; base. “A thrifty and illiberal hand.” Mason. The reputation that groweth from small and base things is dishonorable…
  32. Il-lĭb’er-āl’ĭ-ty, n.p. 656The quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; contractedness; meanness; parsimony. Bacon.
  33. Il-lib'er-al-ism, n.p. 656Illiberality. [Rare.]
  34. Il-lĭb’er-al-īze, v. t.p. 656To make illiberal.
  35. Il-lĭb'er-al-ly, adv.p. 656In an illiberal manner; ungenerously; uncharitably; parsimoniously.
  36. Il-lĭc'it, a.p. 656Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, an illicit trade; illicit intercourse or connection. One illicit and mischievous transaction always leads on to another. Burke.
  37. Il-lic'it-ly, adv.p. 656In an illicit manner; unlawfully.
  38. Il-lic'it-ness, n.p. 656The quality of being illicit; unlawfulness; illegality.
  39. Il-lĭc'it-oŭs, a.p. 656Illicit. [Rare.] Cotgrave.
  40. Il-līght'en, v. t.p. 656To enlighten. [Obs.] Raleigh.
  41. Il-lim'it-a-ble, a.p. 656Incapable of being limited or bounded; as, the illimitable void. The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. De Quincey. Syn.—Boundless…
  42. Il-līm'it-a-ble-ness, n.p. 656State or quality of being illimitable. Channing.
  43. Il-lim'it-a-bly, adv.p. 656Without possibility of being bounded; without limit.
  44. Il-līm/i-tā'tion, n.p. 656The state of being illimitable; want of limitation. Bp. Hall.
  45. Il-līm'it-ed, a.p. 656Unbounded; not limited; interminable. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  46. Il-lim'it-ed-ness, n.p. 656The condition or quality of being illimitable. The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was much spoken of. Clarendon.
  47. Il·li-ni'tion, n.p. 656A smearing or rubbing in or on, as of an ointment, liniment, &c. 2. That which is smeared or rubbed on. 3. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [Rare.] It is sometimes…
  48. Ĭl'li-quā'tion, n.p. 656The melting of one thing into another.
  49. Il-lĭs'ion, n.p. 657The act of dashing or striking against. Browne.
  50. Il-lit'er-a-cy, n.p. 657The state of being illiterate; want of learning or reading; ignorance. 2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
  51. Il-lit'er-al, a.p. 657Not literal.
  52. Il-lit'er-ate, a.p. 657Ignorant of letters or books; uninstructed in science; as, an illiterate man, nation, or tribe. Syn. — Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered. See IGNORANT.
  53. Il-lit'er-ate-ly, adv.p. 657In an illiterate manner.
  54. Il-lit'er-ate-ness, n.p. 657Want of learning; ignorance of letters, books, or science.
  55. Il-lit'er-a-tūre, n.p. 657Want of learning. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
  56. Ill'-jüdged, a.p. 657Not well judged.
  57. ill'-lived, a.p. 657Leading a wicked life. [Obs.] “A scandalous and ill-lived teacher.” Bp. Hall.
  58. Ill'-looked, a.p. 657Bad looking; homely; plain. [Rare.] W. Scott.
  59. ill'-look'ing, a.p. 657Having a bad look.
  60. Ill'-nât'ûred, a.p. 657Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person. 2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill-nature; mischievous. “The ill-natured task refuse.” Addison. 3.…