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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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Ĭn-cŏg-nōs'ci-ble, a. p. 674Incognizable. [Obs. or rare.]In'co-hē'rence or In'co-hē'ren-cy, n. p. 674The quality of being incoherent; want of coherence or adherence. Boyle. 2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence…Ĭn′co-hēr′ent, a. p. 674Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; not fixed to each other;—said of material substances. 2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one…In'co-hēr'en-tif'ie, a. p. 674Causing incoherence. [Rare.]In'co-hē'rent-ly, adv. p. 674In an incoherent manner; inconsistently; without coherence of parts; as, to talk incoherently.In·co·hēr'ent·ness, n. p. 674Want of coherence; inconsistency.Ĭn′co-ĭn′ci-dence, n. p. 674The quality of being incoincident.In'co-in'ci-dent, a. p. 674Not coincident; not agreeing in time, place, or principle.In′co-lū′mi-ty, n. p. 674Safety; security. [Obs.] Howell.In-còm'ber, v. t. p. 674See ENCUMBER.In'com-bīne', v. i. p. 674To be incapable of combining or uniting; to disagree; to differ. [Obs.] Milton.Ĭn′/com-bŭs′ti-bĭl′i-ty, n. p. 674The quality of being incombustible. Ray.In′/com-bū′sti·ble, a. p. 674Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; as, asbestos is an incombustible substance.Ĭn′/com-būs′ti-ble-ness, n. p. 674Incombustibility.Ĭn/kŏm-bŭs'ti-bly, adv. p. 674So as to resist combustion.Ĭn'cōme, n. p. 674The act of coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress. [Obs.] At mine income I louted low. Drant. 2. That which is caused to enter; infusion; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted as…Ĭn'cōm-er, n. p. 674One who comes in or succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, &c. [Eng.]In·cōm·ing, a. p. 674Coming in; accruing. “A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.” Burke. 2. Coming in as occupant or possessor; as, an incoming tenant.In'côm-ing, n. p. 674Income; gain. [Rare.] Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.In-cŏm'i-ty, n. p. 674Want of comity; incivility. [Rare.]In com-men'dam p. 674By favor; as, to hold a vacant living in commendam, is to hold it by favor of the crown, till a proper pastor is provided. [Eng.] Blackstone. In Louisiana, this term is applied to a kind of limited…In·com·mēn′su·ra·bĭl′i·ty, n. p. 674The quality or state of being incommensurable.In′com-mĕn'su-ra-ble, a. p. 675Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both.Ĭn′/com·mĕn′·su-ra-ble, n. p. 675One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.In'com-mēn'su-ra-ble-ness, n. p. 675The quality or state of being incommensurable.Ĭn′/com-mĕn′su-ra-bly, adv. p. 675In an incommensurable manner.Ĭn'com-mĕn'su-rate, a. p. 675Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure. More. 2. Not of equal measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn.—Unequal; inadequate; insufficient.Ĭn′/com-mēn′/su-rate-ly, adv. p. 675Not in equal or due measure or proportion. Cheyne.Ĭn′com-mĕn′su-rate-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incommensurate.Ĭnʹcom-mĭsʹcĭ-ble, a. p. 675Not commiscible; incapable of being commixed.Ĭn′/com-mĭxt′/ūre, n. p. 675A state of being unmixed. [Obs.]In-cŏm'mo-dāte, v. t. p. 675To incommode. [Obs.] Browne.In-còm'mo-dā'tion, n. p. 675State of being incommodated. [Obs.]In'com-mōde', v. t. p. 675To give inconvenience to; to give trouble to; to disturb or molest; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by want of room; visits of strangers, at unseasonable hours, incommode a family.…Ĭn'com-mōde'ment, n. p. 675The condition of being incommoded; inconvenience. [Obs.] Cheyne.Ĭn'com-mō'di-ous, a. p. 675Tending to incommode; incommoding; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat, arrangement, and the like. Ray.Ĭn′/com-mō′/di-ous-ly, adv. p. 675In an incommodious manner; inconveniently; unsuitably.Ĭn′/kŏm-mō′di-oŭs-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incommodious; inconvenience; unsuitableness.Ĭn′/com-mŏd′i-ty, n. p. 675Inconvenience; trouble. [Obs.] “A great incommodity to the body.” Bp. Taylor.Ĭn·com-mū·ni·ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted to another.Ĭn'com-mū'ni-ca-ble, a. p. 675Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, told, or imparted to others. Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey.Ĭn′/eom-mū′ni·ea-ble-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incommunicable; incommunicability.Ĭn′/com-mū′ni-ca-bly, adv. p. 675In a manner not to be imparted or communicated. Hakewill.Ĭn’/com-mū’nĭ-cā’ted, a. p. 675Not imparted or communicated. [Obs.]In'com-mū'ni-cā'ting, a. p. 675Having no communion or intercourse with each other; as, an administration in incommunicating hands. [Obs.] Hale.In’com-mū/ni·ca-tive, a. p. 675Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation. 2. Not disposed to hold communion, fellowship, or intercourse with. “The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation.” Buchanan.Ĭn'com-mū'ni-ca-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 675Not communicatively.Ĭn'com-mū'ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incommutable.Ĭn′/kŏm-mūt′/a-ble, a. p. 675Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with another.Ĭn'com-mūt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incommutable; incommutability.Ĭn'com-mūt'a-bly, adv. p. 675Without reciprocal change.Ĭn'com-păct' or Ĭn'com-păct'ed, a. p. 675Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid. Boyle.In-cŏm'pa-ra-ble, a. p. 675Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent. “A merchant of incomparable wealth.” Shak. A new hypothesis…In-côm'pa-ra-ble-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incomparable; excellence beyond comparison.In-cōm'pa-ra-bly, adv. p. 675In an incomparable manner; beyond comparison; without competition; as, Newton was incomparably the greatest philosopher the English nation had produced.Ĭn'com-pāred', a. p. 675Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] Spencer.In/com-păs'sion, n. p. 675Want of compassion. [Obs.]In/com-păs'sion-ate, a. p. 675Not compassionate; void of compassion or pity; destitute of tenderness; remorseless. Johnson.Ĭn/com-păs'sion-ate-ly, adv. p. 675Without pity or tenderness.Ĭn/com-păs′/sĭon-ate-ness, n. p. 675Want of pity; remorselessness. Granger.