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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Im-pē'ri-oüs, a. p. 663Commanding; authoritative; especially in a bad sense, dictatorial; haughty; arrogant; overbearing; domineering; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious dictator; an imperious man; an imperious temper.…Im-pē'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 664In an imperious manner; with arrogance.Im-pē'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 664The quality of being imperious; authority; arrogance; haughtiness. Imperiousness and severity is an ill way of treating men who have reason to guide them. Locke.Im-pēr'ish-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 664The quality of being imperishable; indestructibility. “The imperishability of the universe.” Milman.Im-pēr'ish-a-ble, a. p. 664Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown.Im-pēr'ish-a-ble-ness, n. p. 664The quality of being imperishable.Im-pēr'ish-a-bly, adv. p. 664In an imperishable manner. “Imperishably pure beyond all things below.” Byron.Im-pĕr'i-wĭgged, a. p. 664Wearing a periwig. Cotgrave.Im-pĕr'ma-nence or Im-pĕr'ma-nen-cy, n. p. 664Want of permanence or continued duration. [Obs.] Mountague.Im-pĕr'ma-nent, a. p. 664Not permanent; not enduring. [Obs.] Gregory.Im-pēr'me-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 664The quality of being impermeable; impermeableness.Im-pēr'me-a-ble, a. p. 664Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid, through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India-rubber is impermeable to water; bladder is impermeable to air.Im-pēr'me-a-ble-ness, n. p. 664The state or quality of being impermeable; impermeability.Im-pēr'me-a-bly, adv. p. 664In an impermeable manner.Im’per-mis’si-ble, a. p. 664Not capable of being permitted; not to be allowed. [Rare.]Im'per-scru'ta-ble, a. p. 664Not capable of being searched out. [Obs.]Ĭm'per-scru'ta-ble-ness, n. p. 664The state of not being capable of scrutiny. [Obs.]Ĭm’per-sēv’er-ant, a. p. 664Earnestly persevering. [Obs.] Shak.Im-pēr'son-al, a. p. 664Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. “Their faith in an almighty but impersonal power, called Fate.” Sir J. Stephens. Impersonal verb (Gram.), a verb without the…Im-pĕr'son-al, n. p. 664That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an impersonal verb.Im-pēr'son-āl'i-ty, n. p. 664The condition or quality of being impersonal. Draper.Im-pĕr'son-al-ly, adv. p. 664In an impersonal manner.Im-pēr'son-āte, v. t. p. 664To invest with personality, or the bodily substance of a living being. 2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify. Warton. 3. To represent the person of; to personate; as, he…Im-pĕr'son-ā'tion or Im'per-sōn'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 664The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form.Im-pĕr'son-ā'tor, n. p. 664One who impersonates.Im-pĕr'spi-eŭ'i-ty, n. p. 664Want of perspicuity or clearness to the mind; vagueness.Im’per-spie’ū-oŭs, a. p. 664Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague.Im'per-suād'a-ble, a. p. 664Not to be persuaded. [R.]Im·per·suād'a-ble-ness, n. p. 664The quality of being impersuadable; incapability of being persuaded or convinced. [Rare.]Im′per-suā′si-ble, a. p. 664Not to be moved by persuasion; not yielding to arguments; impersuadable.Im-pĕr'ti-nençe or Im-pĕr'ti-nen-cy, n. p. 664The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness to the thing in question; irrelevance. 2. Conduct unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances…Im-pĕr'ti-nent, a. p. 664Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable; misplaced. “Things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern…Im-pêr'ti-nent, n. p. 664One who is rude or unbecoming in behavior; an intruder. L’Estrange.Im-pēr'ti-nent-ly, adv. p. 664In an impertinent manner; officiously; rudely; foolishly. “Not to betray myself impertinently.” B. Jonson.Ĭm’per-trān’sĭ-bĭl’ĭ-ty, n. p. 664The quality of not being capable of being passed through. [Obs.] Hale.Ĭm’per-trān’si-ble, a. p. 664Not to be passed through. [Obs.]Ĭm’per-tûr/ba-bĭl’i-ty, n. p. 664State of being imper-turbable; self-possession; coolness.Ĭm/per-tūr'ba-ble, a. p. 664Incapable of being disturbed or agitated; permanently quiet; as, imperturbable gravity.Im-pĕr'tur-bā'tion, n. p. 664Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness; quietude. W. Montague.Ĭm'per-tūr'bed', a. p. 664Not perturbed; undisturbed. [Obs.] Bailey.Im-pĕr'vi-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 664The quality of being imperviable; impenetrability; imperviousness.Im-pĕr'vi-a-ble, a. p. 664Not pervious; impervious.Im-pĕr'vi-a-ble-ness, n. p. 664Imperviousness. Ed. Rev.Im-pĕr'vi-oŭs, a. p. 664Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, cloth impervious to water. “This gulf impassable, impervious.” Milton. Syn.—Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable.Im-pēr′vi-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 664In an impervious manner; impenetrably.Im-pĕr'vi-oŭs-ness, n. p. 664The state of being impervious.Ĭm'pe-ry, n. p. 664Imperial. [Obs. and rare.] Joye.Im-pĕst', v. t. p. 664To afflict with pestilence; to infest, as with plague. [Obs.]Im-pĕs'ter, v. t. p. 664To vex; to tease. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Ĭmʹpe-tĭgʹi-nōŭs, a. p. 664Of the nature of, or relating to, impetigo.Ĭm'pe-tī'go, n. p. 664(Med.) A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever, nor contagious. Bateman.Ĭm'pe-tra-ble, a. p. 664Capable of being obtained by petition. [Obs.] Bailey.Ĭm'pe-trāte, v. t. p. 664To obtain by request or entreaty. [Obs.] Usher.Im’pe-trate, a. p. 664Obtained by prayer or entreaty. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.Ĭm'pe-trā'tion, n. p. 664The act of impetrating, or obtaining by prayer or petition. [Obs.] In way of impetration procuring the removal or alleviation of our crosses. Barrow. 2. (Law.) The pre-obtaining of benefices from the…Im'pe-trā/tĭve, a. p. 664Tending or able to obtain by entreaty; obtaining. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Im'pe-tra-to-ry, a. p. 664Containing or expressing entreaty. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Im-pĕt'ū-ŏs'ĭ-ty, n. p. 664The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence. 2. Vehemence; furiousness of temper.Im-pĕt'ū-ous, a. p. 664Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; fierce; raging; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. “Went pouring forward with impetuous speed.” Byron. 2. Vehement…Im-pĕt'ū-oûs-ly, adv. p. 664In an impetuous manner; violently; fiercely; forcibly; with haste and force.