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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In'ap-prō'pri-ate-ness, n. p. 671Unsuitableness.In-ăpt', a. p. 671Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; unfit.In-ăpt’i-tūde, n. p. 671Want of aptitude; unfitness; unsuitableness. Burke.In-ăpt'ly, adv. p. 671Unfitly; unsuitable.In-ăpt'ness, n. p. 671Unfitness; inaptitude.In-ā'quate, a. p. 671Embodied in water. [Obs.] Creamer.In'a-quā'tion, n. p. 671The state of being inaquate. [Obs.] Bp. Gardiner.In-ăr'ā-ble, a. p. 671Not arable; not capable of being plowed or tilled.In-ärch′, v. t. p. 671To graft by uniting, as a cion, to a stock, without separating it from its parent tree; to graft by approach. Miller.In-ärch'ing, n. p. 671A method of ingrafting, by which a cion, without being separated from its parent tree, is joined to a stock standing near.Ĭn'ar-tĭc'ū-late, a. p. 671Not uttered with articulation or jointing of sounds as in speech; not articulate; not distinct, or with distinction of syllables; as, the sounds of brutes and fools are, for the most part…In'ar-tic'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 671(Zoöl.) Not jointed; not articulated; inarticulate.In'ar-tie'ū-late-ly, adv. p. 671Not with distinct syllables; indistinctly.In'ar-tic'ū-late-ness, n. p. 671Indistinctness of utterance by animal voices; want of distinct articulation.Ĭn'ar-tĭc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 671Indistinctness of sounds in speaking.In-är'ti-fī'cial, a. p. 671Not artificial; not done by art; not made or performed by the rules of art; formed without art. “An inartificial argument depending upon a naked asseveration.” Brown. 2. Characterized by artlessness…In-är'ti-fĭ'cial-ly, adv. p. 671Without art; in an artless manner; contrary to the rules of art.In-är'ti-fī'cial-ness, n. p. 671The quality of being inartificial; naturalness.In'as-much', adv. p. 671Seeing that; considering that; since; — followed by as. Syn. — Because; since; for; as. See BECAUSE.Ĭn'at-tĕn'/tion, n. p. 671The want of attention, or of fixing the mind steadily on an object; heedlessness; neglect. Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind with inattention hears. Pope. Syn.—Inadvertence…Ĭn'at-tĕn'tĭve, a. p. 671Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. Syn.—Careless; heedless; regardless…Ĭn'at-tĕn’tĭve-ly, adv. p. 671Without attention; carelessly; heedlessly. Johnson.In'at-tén'tive-ness, n. p. 671The state of being inattentive; inattention.In-aud'i-bĭl'i-ty or In-aud'i-ble-ness, n. p. 671The state or quality of being inaudible.In-aud'i-ble, a. p. 671Not audible; incapable of being heard; as, an inaudible voice or sound. 2. Making no sound; noiseless; silent. “The inaudible and noiseless foot of time.” Shak.In-aud'i-bly, adv. p. 671In a manner not to be heard.In-au'gur, v. t. p. 671To inaugurate. [Obs.] “Inaugured and created king.” Latimer.In-au'gu-ral, a. p. 671Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural ceremony or address.In-au'gu-ral, n. p. 671An inaugural address. [U. S.]In-au'gu-rāte, v. t. p. 671To introduce or induct into an office with solemnity or suitable ceremonies; to invest with an office in a formal manner. 2. To cause to begin; to set in motion, action, or progress; also, to make a…In-au'gu-rate, a. p. 671Invested with office. Drayton.In-au'gu-rā'tion, n. p. 671The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture with office by appropriate ceremonies. 2. The solemn or formal beginning of any movement, course of action, public…In-au'gu-rā'tor, n. p. 671One who inaugurates. Coleridge.In-au'gu-ra-to-ry, a. p. 671Suited to induction into office; pertaining to inauguration; as, inauguratory gratulations.In-au'rāte, v. t. p. 671To cover with gold; to gild.In-au'rate, a. p. 671Covered, or seeming to be covered, with gold; gilded; gilt.Ĭn'au-rā'tion, n. p. 671The act or process of gilding or covering with gold. Arbuthnot.In-aus'pi-cate, a. p. 671Ill-omened. [Obs.] Buck.Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs, a. p. 671Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; evil; unfavorable; as, the war commenced at an inauspicious time, and its isssue was inauspicious. “The yoke of inauspicious stars.” Shak.…Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 671In an inauspicious manner; unfortunately; unfavorably.Ĭn'aus-pĭ'cioŭs-ness, n. p. 671The quality of being inauspicious; unluckiness; unfavorableness.In-bärġe', v. t. p. 671To imbark; to go into a barge or bark. [Obs.] Drayton.Ĭn'bēam-ing, n. p. 671Ingress of a beam of light. South.In-bē'ing, n. p. 671Inherence; inherent existence; inseparableness. Watts.In-bīnd', v. t. p. 671To hem in; to surround; to inclose. [Obs.] Fairfax.Ĭn'blōwn, a. p. 671Blown in or into. [Obs.] Cudworth.Ĭn'bōard, a. p. 671Carried or stowed within the hold of a ship or other vessel; as, an inboard cargo.Ĭn'bōard, adv. p. 671Within the hold of a vessel; on board of the vessel.Ĭn'bŏnd-stōne, n. p. 671(Arch.) A stone laid lengthwise across a wall; a header.Ĭn'bôrn, a. p. 671Born in or with; implanted by nature; as, inborn passions; inborn worth.Ĭn'brēak-ing, a. p. 671Breaking into. Ed. Rev.Ĭn'brēak-ing, n. p. 671The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.In-brēathe', v. t. p. 671To infuse by breathing. Coleridge.Ĭn'brĕd, a. p. 671Bred within, innate; natural; as, inbred worth; inbred affection.In-breed', v. t. p. 671To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.Ĭn'bûrn-ing, a. p. 671Burning or acting powerfully within. “Her inburning wrath she gan abate.” Spenser.Ĭn'bûrnt, a. p. 671Burning or acting within. “Her inburnt, shame-faced thoughts.” Fletcher.Ĭn'bûrst, a. p. 671A bursting in or within.Ĭn'cȧ, n. p. 671A king or prince of Peru, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.In-cāġe', v. t. p. 671To confine in a cage; to coop up; to confine to any narrow limits; to inclose. Shak.