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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'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.]In-côr′po-rate, a. p. 677Not consisting of matter; not having a material body. 2. United in one body; associated; mixed. As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate. Shak. 3. Not incorporated; not…In-côr'/po-rāte, v. t. p. 677To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one mass; to place or fix into a consistent mass; as, to incorporate drugs. 2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form…In-cōr′po-rāte, v. i. p. 677To unite so as to make a part of another body; to be mixed or blended; to grow into;—usually followed by with. Painters’ colors and ashes do better incorporate with oil. Bacon.In-côr/po-rā/tion, n. p. 677The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated. 2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination. 3. Combination into a structure or organization; association…Ĭn′cor-pō′re-al, a. p. 677Not corporeal; not consisting of matter; not having a material body; immaterial. Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes immense. Milton. 2. (Law.) Existing only in…Ĭn/cor-pō're-al-īzm, n. p. 677Immateriality; state of spiritual existence. Cudworth.In·cor·pō′re·al·ist, n. p. 677One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.In′cor-pō′re-al-ly, adv. p. 677In an incorporeal manner; without body; immaterially.In-côr'/po-rē'i-ty, n. p. 677The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality.In-córpse', v. t. p. 677To unite into a body; to incorporate. [Obs.] Shak.In·cor·rect′, a. p. 677Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope. 2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as…Ĭn′cor-rĕc′tion, n. p. 677Want of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.] Arnway.In`cor-rect´ly, adv. p. 677In an incorrect manner; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.In′cor-rĕct′ness, n. p. 677The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; as, incorrectness may consist in defect or in redundance.In-cör're-spōnd'ence or In-cör're-spōnd'en-cy, n. p. 677Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [Rare.]In-cŏr/re-spŏnd'ing, a. p. 677Not corresponding; disagreeing. [Rare.] Coleridge.In·cor·ri·gi·bil'i·ty, n. p. 677The quality of being incorrigible, or depraved beyond correction; hopeless depravity.In-cōr'ri-gi-ble, a. p. 677Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error, or an incorrigible drunkard.In-cör'ri-gi-ble-ness, n. p. 677The quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.In-cŏr'ri-gi-bly, adv. p. 677In an incorrigible manner; irreclaimably.Ĭn′cor-rōd′i-ble, a. p. 677Incapable of being corroded.Ĭn′cor-rŭpt′, a. p. 677Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled. 2. Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes. Milton.Ĭn′cor-rŭpt′ed, a. p. 677Uncorrupted. [Obs.] Whitehead.Ĭn′cor-rŭpt′i-bĭl′i-ty, n. p. 677The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption.Ĭn’cor-rŭpt’i-ble, a. p. 677Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible; spirits are supposed to be incorruptible. Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal…Ĭn’cor-rŭpt’ĭ-ble, n. p. 677(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, the most prominent article of whose belief was, that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and…In'cor-rŭpt'i-ble-ness, n. p. 677The quality of being incorruptible, or not liable to decay. Boyle.In'cor-rūpt'i-bly, adv. p. 677In an incorruptible manner.In·cor-rŭp'tion, n. p. 677The condition of being incorrupt; absence of corruption; exemption from corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. † Cor. xv. 42.Ĭn′cor-rŭpt′ive, a. p. 678Not liable to corruption or decay. Akenside.In’cor-rŭpt’ly, adv. p. 678Without corruption. “To demean themselves incorruptly.” Milton.In·cor-rŭpt'ness, n. p. 678The quality of exemption from decay or corruption. 2. Purity of mind or manners; probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.