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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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  1. Ĭn/com-păt'i-bly, adv.p. 675In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously.
  2. Ĭn/com-pĕn'sa-ble, a.p. 675Not compensable; unable to be recompensed.
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. In-cōm'pe-tent-ly, adv.p. 675In an incompetent manner; inadequately; not suitably.
  6. 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.
  7. Incomplete equationp. 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.
  8. Ĭn/com-plēte/ly, adv.p. 675In an incomplete manner; imperfectly.
  9. In′com-plēte′ness, n.p. 675An unfinished state; imperfectness; defectiveness.
  10. In′com-plē′tion, n.p. 675Incompleteness. Smart.
  11. In'com-plex', a.p. 675Not complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.
  12. In′com-plī'a-ble, a.p. 675Not compilable.
  13. 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.…
  14. In′com-plī′ant, a.p. 675Not compliant; unyielding to request or solicitation; not disposed to comply.
  15. Ĭn′com-plī′ant-ly, adv.p. 675Not compliantly.
  16. In′com-pōsed′, a.p. 675Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] Milton.
  17. In'com-pōs'ed-ly, adv.p. 675In a disturbed manner; with disquiet. [Obs.]
  18. In`com-pōs'ed-ness, n.p. 675Want of composure; disquietude.
  19. Ĭn'com-pōs'ite, a.p. 675Not composite; uncompounded; simple. Incomposite numbers (Arith.), the same as prime numbers. See PRIME.
  20. Ĭn'com-pŏs'si-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 675The quality of being incompossible; incapacity of joint existence; inconsistency with something. [Obs.] Hale.
  21. In’com-pōs’si-ble, a.p. 675Not possible to be or subsist with something else; incapable of joint existence; incompatible. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.
  22. In-cōm'pre-hēnse', a.p. 675Incomprehensible. [Obs.] “Incomprehense in virtue.” Marston.
  23. In-cŏm'pre-hĕn'si-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 675The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivableness. Campbell.
  24. 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…
  25. In-côm'pre-hĕn'si-ble-ness, n.p. 675Incomprehensibility.
  26. In-cŏm/pre-hĕn'si-bly, adv.p. 675In an incomprehensible manner.
  27. In-cŏm'pre-hĕn'sion, n.p. 675Want of comprehension or understanding. Bacon.
  28. In-cŏm/pre-hĕn'sive, a.p. 675Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. Warton.
  29. In-cōm'pre-hĕn'sive-ness, n.p. 675The quality of being incomprehensive.
  30. 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…
  31. Ĭn'com-prĕss'i-ble, a.p. 675Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force into a smaller compass; resisting compression.
  32. In′com-prĕss′i-ble-ness, n.p. 675The state or quality of being incompressible.
  33. In′com-pū′ta-ble, a.p. 676Not computable; incapable of being computed or reckoned.
  34. ĭn′/con-cēal′a-ble, a.p. 676Not concealable; not to be hid or kept secret. Browne.
  35. In·con·çēiv/a-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 676The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness. “The inconceivability of the Infinite.” Mansel.
  36. 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…
  37. Ĭn′con-cēiv′a-ble-ness, n.p. 676The quality of being inconceivable; incomprehensibility.
  38. In'con-cēiv'a-bly, adv.p. 676In a manner beyond comprehension, or beyond the reach of human intellect.
  39. Ĭn'con-cep'ti-ble, a.p. 676Inconceivable. [Obs.] Hale.
  40. Ĭn'con-cĕrn'ing, a.p. 676Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] “Trifling and inconcerning matters.” Fuller.
  41. In'con-cin'ne, a.p. 676Unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.
  42. In′con-çin′ni-ty, n.p. 676Want of concinnity, congruousness, or proportion; unsuitableness. [Obs.]
  43. Ĭn′con-çin′noùs, a.p. 676Not concinnous; unsuitable. Cudworth. 2. Not agreeable to the ear; discordant; dissonant.
  44. In/con-clūd'ent, a.p. 676Not inferring a conclusion or consequence. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
  45. In'con-clūd'ing, a.p. 676Inferring no consequence. [Obs.] Pearson.
  46. 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…
  47. In’con-clū’sive-ly, adv.p. 676In an inconclusive manner.
  48. In'con-clū'sive-ness, n.p. 676The quality of being inconclusive.
  49. Ĭn'con-cōct', a.p. 676Inconcocted. [Obs.]
  50. In'con-cōct'ed, a.p. 676Not concocted or fully digested; not matured; unripened. [Obs.] Bacon.
  51. In′con-coc′tion, n.p. 676The state of being indigested; unripeness; immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.
  52. In'con-cūr'ring, a.p. 676Not concurring; not agreeing. [Rare.] Browne.
  53. In'/con-cŭs'si-ble, a.p. 676Not concussible; unable to be shaken. Reynolds.
  54. Ĭn’con-dĕn’sa-bĭl’i-ty, n.p. 676The quality of being incondensable.
  55. Ĭn'/con-dĕn'sa-ble, a.p. 676Not condensable; incapable of condensation, or of being made more dense or compact.
  56. In-cŏn'dite, a.p. 676Inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular. [Obs.] J. Philips.
  57. In'con-di'tion-al, a.p. 676Not conditional; without any condition, exception, or limitation; absolute; unlimited. [Obs.] See UNCONDITIONAL. Browne.
  58. Ĭn'/con-dĭ'tion-ate, a.p. 676Not limited or restrained by conditions; absolute. [Obs.] Boyle.
  59. In′con-fōrm′a-ble, a.p. 676Not conformable; unconformable. [Obs.] Heylin.
  60. In′con-fôrm′i-ty, n.p. 676Want of conformity; incompliance with the practice of others, or with the requisitions of law, rule, or custom; non-conformity. [Obs.] Abp. Laud.