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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′con-sist′ence or In′con-sist′en-cy, n. p. 676The quality of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement. There is a perfect…In·con·sist'ent, a. p. 676Not consistent; irreconcilable in conception or in fact; discordant; at variance, especially as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous. Compositions of this nature show…Ĭn/con-sĭst'ent-ly, adv. p. 676In an inconsistent manner; incongruously; without steadiness or uniformity.Ĭn′/eon-sĭst′/ent-ness, n. p. 676Want of consistency; inconsistency. [Obs.] More.Ĭn-con-sīst'ing, a. p. 676Inconsistent. [Obs.] Dryden.In'con-sōl'a-ble, a. p. 676Not consolable; not to be consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort.ĭn'con-sōl'a-ble-ness, n. p. 676State of being inconsolable. Scott.In′con-sōl′a-bly, adv. p. 676In a manner or degree that does not admit of consolation.In-cŏn’so-nance, n. p. 676Want of consonance or harmony of action or thought; disagreement; inconsistency. 2. (Mus.) Disagreement of sounds; discordance; discord. Busby.In-cŏn’so-nan-cy, n. p. 676Disagreement; inconsistency. 2. (Mus.) Disagreement of sounds; discordance.In-cōn'so-nant, a. p. 676Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant.In-cōn'so-nant-ly, adv. p. 676Inconsistently; discordantly.Ĭn′con-spĭc′ū-oŭs, a. p. 676Not conspicuous; hardly discernible.Ĭn·con·spĭc'ū·ōŭs·ly, adv. p. 676In an inconspicuous manner.Ĭn·con·spĭc'ū·oŭs·ness, n. p. 676The state of being inconspicuous.In-cŏn'stan-cy, n. p. 676The quality of being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness. 2. Want of uniformity; dissimilitude. Woodward.In-cōn'stant, a. p. 676Not constant; subject to change of opinion, inclination, or purpose; not firm in resolution; unsteady; fickle; capricious; — said of persons; as, inconstant in love or friendship. 2. Changeable…In-cōn'stant-ly, adv. p. 676In an inconstant manner; not steadily.Ĭn/con-sūm'a-ble, a. p. 676Not consumable; incapable of being wasted or spent.Ĭn′con-sūm′a-bly, adv. p. 676In an inconsumable manner.Ĭn/con-sŭm'mate, a. p. 677Not consummate; not finished; not complete.In`con-sŭm'mate-ness, n. p. 677State of being inconsummate, or not complete.Ĭn/con-sŭmp’ti-ble, a. p. 677Not consumptible; not to be spent, wasted, or destroyed by fire. [Obs.] Digby.Ĭn'con-tăm'i-nate, a. p. 677Not contaminated or defiled; pure. Moore.Ĭn'con-tăm'i-nate-ness, n. p. 677Uncorrupted state.In-cŏn'ten-tā'tion, n. p. 677State of being discontented; dissatisfaction; discontent. [Obs.] Goodwin.Ĭn'con-tĕst'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 677The state or quality of being incontestable.Ĭn'con-tĕst'a-ble, a. p. 677Not contestable; not to be disputed; not admitting debate; too clear to be controverted; incontrovertible; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Syn. — Incontrovertible; indisputable…In'con-tĕst'a-ble-ness, n. p. 677The quality of being incontestable; incontestability.Ĭn'con-tĕst'a-bly, adv. p. 677In a manner to preclude debate; indisputably; incontrovertibly; indubitably.Ĭn'con-tĕst'ed, a. p. 677Uncontested. Addison.Ĭn'con-tĭg'ū-oŭs, a. p. 677Not contiguous; not adjoining; not touching or in contact; separate. Boyle.Ĭn'con-tĭg'ū-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 677Not contiguously; separately.In-cŏn’ti-nençe or In-cŏn’ti-nen-çy, n. p. 677Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality of being incontinent; want of restraint of the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. “From the rash hand of…In-cŏn′ti-nent, a. p. 677Not continent; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging lust without restraint, or in violation of law; unchaste; lewd. 2. (Med.) Unable to restrain…In-cŏn′ti-nent, n. p. 677One who is unchaste. B. Jon.In-cŏn′ti-nent, adv. p. 677Incontinently; instantly; immediately. [Obs.] He says he will return incontinent. Shak.In-cŏn’ti-nent-ly, adv. p. 677Without due restraint of the passions or appetites; unchastely. 2. Immediately; at once; suddenly. [Antiquated.] Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host…In`con-trāct'ed, a. p. 677Not contracted; not shortened; uncontracted. Blackwall.Ĭn'con-trōl'la-ble, a. p. 677Not controllable; incapable of being controlled, restrained, or governed; uncontrollable. Walsh.Ĭn`con-trōl'la-bly, adv. p. 677In a manner that admits of no control.In-cŏn/trô-vĕrt/i-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 677The state or condition of being incontrovertible.In·còn/tro·vĕrt/i-ble, a. p. 677Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable.In-cŏn/trō-vĕrt'i-bly, adv. p. 677In a manner or to a degree that precludes debate or controversy.Ĭn'con-vēn'ience or Ĭn'con-vēn'ien-cy, n. p. 677The quality of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpedience. They plead against the inconveniences, not the unlawfulness, of Popish apparel. Hooker. 2. That which…Ĭn/con-vĕn'ience, v. t. p. 677To bring to inconvenience; to occasion inconvenience to; to incommode; as, to inconvenience one's self or a neighbor.Ĭn’con-vēn’ient, a. p. 677Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient. 2. Serving to produce inconvenience; giving trouble or uneasiness; increasing the difficulty of progress or success; incommodious; disadvantageous…Ĭn/con-vēn'ient-ly, adv. p. 677In an inconvenient manner; unsuitably; incommodiously; unseasonably.In'con-vérs'a-ble, a. p. 677Not conversable; incommunicative; unsocial; reserved; unconversable.In-cŏn'ver-sant, a. p. 677Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.Ĭn′/con-vĕrt/i-bĭl′i-ty, n. p. 677The quality of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of bank notes or other currency into gold or silver. Walsh.Ĭn'con-vẽrt'i-ble, a. p. 677Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted or changed into something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.Ĭn-con-vẽrt'i-ble-ness, n. p. 677Inconvertibility.Ĭn'con-vĭct'ed-ness, n. p. 677State of being not convicted. [Obs.] More.Ĭn'con-vĭn'çi-ble, a. p. 677Not convincible; incapable of being convinced; not capable of conviction.In`con-vin'ci-bly, adv. p. 677In a manner not admitting of conviction.In-cō'ny or In-cōn'y, a. p. 677Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.] Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! Shak.In-côr'po-ral, a. p. 677Not consisting of matter or body; immaterial; incorporeal. [Obs.] Raleigh.In-côr'/po-râl'i-ty, n. p. 677The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality; incorporeality. [Obs.] Bailey.In-côr'po-ral-ly, adv. p. 677Without matter or a body; immaterially; incorporeally. [Obs.]