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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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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.Ĭn′/com-păt′/i-bĭl′/i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.Ĭn/com·păt'i·ble, a. p. 675[Prefix in, not, and compatible; Fr. & Sp. incompatible, It. incompatibile. It was formerly sometimes written incompatible. 1. Not compatible; so opposed as to be incapable of co-existence, or…Ĭn′com-păt′i-ble-ness, n. p. 675The state or quality of being incompatible; incompatibility.Ĭn′/com-păt′i-bles, n. pl. p. 675Things which can not co-exist; especially (Chem.), substances which can not be united in solution without decomposition or chemical change.Ĭn/com-păt'i-bly, adv. p. 675In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously.Ĭn/com-pĕn'sa-ble, a. p. 675Not compensable; unable to be recompensed.In-cŏm′pe-tençe or In-cŏm′pe-ten-çy, n. p. 675The quality of being incompetent; want of competence; want of sufficient power, either physical, intellectual, or moral; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child for hard labor, or…In-cŏm'pe-tent, a. p. 675Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate. “False and incompetent pretexts.” Bacon. “Incompetent to perform the…In-cōm'pe-tent-ly, adv. p. 675In an incompetent manner; inadequately; not suitably.Inʹcom-plēteʹ, a. p. 675Not complete; not filled up or finished; unfinished; imperfect; defective. 2. (Bot.) Lacking calyx or corolla, or both;—said of a flower.Incomplete equation p. 675an equation some of whose terms are wanting: or one in which the co-efficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.Ĭn/com-plēte/ly, adv. p. 675In an incomplete manner; imperfectly.In′com-plēte′ness, n. p. 675An unfinished state; imperfectness; defectiveness.In′com-plē′tion, n. p. 675Incompleteness. Smart.In'com-plex', a. p. 675Not complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.In′com-plī'a-ble, a. p. 675Not compilable.In’com-pli’ance, n. p. 675The quality of being incompliant; want of compliance; unyielding temper or constitution. Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in things lawful and indifferent. Tillotson. 2.…In′com-plī′ant, a. p. 675Not compliant; unyielding to request or solicitation; not disposed to comply.Ĭn′com-plī′ant-ly, adv. p. 675Not compliantly.In′com-pōsed′, a. p. 675Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] Milton.In'com-pōs'ed-ly, adv. p. 675In a disturbed manner; with disquiet. [Obs.]In`com-pōs'ed-ness, n. p. 675Want of composure; disquietude.Ĭn'com-pōs'ite, a. p. 675Not composite; uncompounded; simple. Incomposite numbers (Arith.), the same as prime numbers. See PRIME.Ĭn'com-pŏs'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incompossible; incapacity of joint existence; inconsistency with something. [Obs.] Hale.In’com-pōs’si-ble, a. p. 675Not possible to be or subsist with something else; incapable of joint existence; incompatible. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.In-cōm'pre-hēnse', a. p. 675Incomprehensible. [Obs.] “Incomprehense in virtue.” Marston.In-cŏm'pre-hĕn'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivableness. Campbell.In-cōm'pre-hēn'si-ble, a. p. 675Not capable of being contained within limits. [Obs.] Hooker. 2. Not comprehensible; incapable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable. And all her…In-côm'pre-hĕn'si-ble-ness, n. p. 675Incomprehensibility.In-cŏm/pre-hĕn'si-bly, adv. p. 675In an incomprehensible manner.In-cŏm'pre-hĕn'sion, n. p. 675Want of comprehension or understanding. Bacon.In-cŏm/pre-hĕn'sive, a. p. 675Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. Warton.In-cōm'pre-hĕn'sive-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incomprehensive.Ĭn'com-prĕss'i-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 675The quality of being incompressible, or of being incapable of reduction by force into a smaller compass; the quality of resisting pressure, or of not being capable of reduction of volume by…Ĭn'com-prĕss'i-ble, a. p. 675Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force into a smaller compass; resisting compression.In′com-prĕss′i-ble-ness, n. p. 675The state or quality of being incompressible.In′com-pū′ta-ble, a. p. 676Not computable; incapable of being computed or reckoned.ĭn′/con-cēal′a-ble, a. p. 676Not concealable; not to be hid or kept secret. Browne.In·con·çēiv/a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 676The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness. “The inconceivability of the Infinite.” Mansel.Ĭn′/eon-cēiv′a-ble, a. p. 676Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to us how the will…Ĭn′con-cēiv′a-ble-ness, n. p. 676The quality of being inconceivable; incomprehensibility.In'con-cēiv'a-bly, adv. p. 676In a manner beyond comprehension, or beyond the reach of human intellect.Ĭn'con-cep'ti-ble, a. p. 676Inconceivable. [Obs.] Hale.Ĭn'con-cĕrn'ing, a. p. 676Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] “Trifling and inconcerning matters.” Fuller.In'con-cin'ne, a. p. 676Unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.In′con-çin′ni-ty, n. p. 676Want of concinnity, congruousness, or proportion; unsuitableness. [Obs.]Ĭn′con-çin′noùs, a. p. 676Not concinnous; unsuitable. Cudworth. 2. Not agreeable to the ear; discordant; dissonant.In/con-clūd'ent, a. p. 676Not inferring a conclusion or consequence. [Obs.] Ayliffe.In'con-clūd'ing, a. p. 676Inferring no consequence. [Obs.] Pearson.Ĭn’con-clū’sive, a. p. 676Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing, concluding, or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, an argument or evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the…In’con-clū’sive-ly, adv. p. 676In an inconclusive manner.In'con-clū'sive-ness, n. p. 676The quality of being inconclusive.Ĭn'con-cōct', a. p. 676Inconcocted. [Obs.]In'con-cōct'ed, a. p. 676Not concocted or fully digested; not matured; unripened. [Obs.] Bacon.