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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'cu-nāb'ŭ-lā, n. pl. p. 679(Bibliog.) Books printed during the early period of the art, generally confined to those which were printed before the year 1500.In-cûr', v. t. p. 679To meet or fall in with, as something from which inconvenience or harm is to be apprehended; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down…In-cŭr', v. i. p. 679To pass; to enter. [Obs. and rare.] The motions of the minute parts of bodies are invisible, and incur not to the eye. Bacon.In-cŭr'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 679The state of being incurable; insusceptibility of cure or remedy. Harvey.In-cŭr'a-ble, a. p. 679Not curable; incapable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as, an incurable disease. 2. Not admitting remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. They were…In-cŭr'a-ble, n. p. 679A person diseased beyond the reach of cure.In-cū'ra-ble-ness, n. p. 679The state of not admitting cure or remedy.In-cū'r'a-bly, adv. p. 679In a manner or degree that renders cure impracticable or impossible.In-cū'ri-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 679Want of curiosity; inattentiveness; indifference. Wotton.In-cū'rĭ-oūs, a. p. 679Not curious or inquisitive; destitute of curiosity; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless. “Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.” Bp. Taylor.In-cū’ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 679In an incurious or inattentive manner. Bp. Hall.In-cū'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 679Want of curiosity, inquisitiveness, or care. Chesterfield.In-cŭr'rençe, n. p. 679The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to; as, the incurrence of guilt.In-cŭr'sion, n. p. 679A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; an invasion not followed by continued occupation; a predatory or harassing inroad. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have…In-cûr'sive, a. p. 679Hostile; making an attack or incursion; invasive.In-cûr'tain, v. t. p. 679To curtain; to hang with curtains; to tapestry. They began at Rome to incurtain their theater with such vails dyed in colors, only for shade. Holland.In-cūr'vāte, v. t. p. 679To turn from a right line or straight course; to bend; to crook.In-cûrv'ate, a. p. 679Curved inward or upward.In'cur-vā'tion, n. p. 679The act of bending, or of being curved. 2. The state of being bent or turned from a rectilinear course; curvature. 3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. Stillingfleet.In-cûrve', v. t. p. 679To bend; to make crooked.Ĭn'curve-rĕ'curved, a. p. 679(Bot.) Bent or bending inward and then backward. London.In-cûrv'i-ty, n. p. 679A state of being bent or crooked; crookedness; a bending inward. Browne.In'cus, n. p. 679An anvil. 2. (Anat.) One of the small bones of the ear; — so called from its form, which bears some resemblance to that of a smith's anvil.In-cūse', v. t. p. 679In-cûss' p. 679To form by stamping, as a coin; to strike.In-cus'sion, n. p. 679The act of shaking; a concussion. [Rare.]In'da-gāte, v. t. p. 679To seek or search out. [Obs.]In'da-gā'tion, n. p. 679The act of searching; search; inquiry; examination. [Obs.] Boyle.In'da-gā'tor, n. p. 679A searcher; one who seeks or inquires with diligence. [Obs.] Awake, ye curious indagators, fond Of knowing all but what avails you known. Young.In-dăm'age, v. t. p. 679See ENDAMAGE.In-därt', v. t. p. 679To dart in; to thrust or strike in. Shak.In-dēar′, v. t. p. 679See ENDEAR.In-dĕbt', v. t. p. 679To bring into debt; to place under obligation; — chiefly used in the participle indebted. Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.In-dèbt'ed, a. p. 679Placed in debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton. 2. Obliged by something received, for which…In-dèbt'ed-ness, n. p. 679The state of being indebted.In-dĕbt'ment, n. p. 679The state of being indebted; indebtedness.In-dê'cence or In-dê'cen-cy, n. p. 679The quality of being indecent; want of decency; lack of modesty or good manners; obscenity. 2. That which is indecent; an indecent word, act, or the like; a commission of something indecent; an…In-dĕ'cent, a. p. 679Not decent; unbecoming; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language or manners; an indecent posture or gesture. Syn.—Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate…In-dê'cent-ly, adv. p. 679In a manner to offend modesty or delicacy.Ĭn/de-cĭd'ū-oūs, a. p. 679Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of the trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen.In-dĕç'i-ma-ble, a. p. 679Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.In'de-çi'pher-a-ble, a. p. 679Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered.In/de-cĭ'pher-a-bly, adv. p. 679In a manner incapable of being deciphered.In'de-cĭs'ion, n. p. 679Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness in the determination of the will; wavering of mind; irresolution. Indecision ... is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.Ĭn'de-cī'sĭve, a. p. 679Not decisive; not bringing to a final close or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle or engagement; an argument indecisive of the question. 2. Not having yet decided; prone to indecision…In'de-cĭ'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 679Without decision.In'de-cī'sive-ness, n. p. 679The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.Ĭn'de-clīn'a-ble, a. p. 679(Gram.) Not declinable; not varied by terminations; as, pondo, in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.In'de-clin'a-ble, n. p. 679(Gram.) A word that is not declinable.In'de-clin'a-bly, adv. p. 679Without variation of termination. Mountagu.In-dĕ'com-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 679Not decomposable; incapable of decomposition. “The assumed indecomposable substances of the laboratory.” Coleridge.In-dē'com-pōs'a-ble-ness, n. p. 679Incapableness of decomposition.Ĭn'de-cō'rous or In-dēe'o-rous, a. p. 679Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to the established rules of good breeding, or to the forms of respect which age and station require; unbecoming. It was useless and indecorous to…Ĭn'de-cō'roŭs-ly or In-dē'co-roŭs-ly, adv. p. 679In an indecorous manner.Ĭn'de-cō'rous-ness or In-dēe'o-rous-ness, n. p. 679The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum; violation of propriety.In'de-cō'rum, n. p. 679Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, or the duties of respect which age or station requires; indecorousness. 2. An…In-deed', adv. p. 679In reality; in truth; in fact; — sometimes used emphatically; sometimes denoting concession or admission; sometimes interjectional, as an expression of surprise. The carnal mind is enmity against…Ĭn'de-făt'i-ga-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 679The state of being indefatigable.In'de-făt'i-ga-ble, a. p. 679Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted or overcome by labor; unremitting in labor or effort; not tired; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions; indefatigable attendance or…Ĭn'de-fāt'i-ga-ble-ness, n. p. 679Unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.