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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.In'de-făt'i-ga-bly, adv. p. 679Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue. Dryden.Ĭn'de-făt'i-gā'tion, n. p. 679Unweariedness. [Obs.]In'de-fēa'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 679The quality of being indefeasible, or of not being liable to be abrogated or made void; as, the indefeasibility of a title.In'de-fēa'si-ble, a. p. 679Not to be defeated; incapable of being made void; as, an indefeasible estate or title.Ĭn'de-fēa'si-bly, adv. p. 679In a manner not to be defeated or made void.In'de-fēct'i-bil'i-ty, n. p. 679The quality of being indefectible. Darrow.Ĭn'de-fēct'i-ble, a. p. 679Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. “An indefectible treasure in the heavens.” Barrow.Ĭn'de-fĕc'tive, a. p. 680Not defective; perfect; complete. South.In'de-fē'zi-ble, a. p. 680Indefeasible. [Obs.]In'de-fēn'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 680The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.In'de-fēn'si-ble, a. p. 680Not defensible; not capable of being defended or maintained, vindicated or justified; as, a military post may be indefensible; a bad cause is indefensible.Ĭn'de-fēn'si-bly, adv. p. 680In an indefensible manner.In'de-fēn'sive, a. p. 680Having no defense. The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.In'de-fĭ'cien-cy, n. p. 680The quality of not being deficient.Ĭn'de-fĭ'cient, a. p. 680Not deficient; not failing; perfect.In'de-fīn'a-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being defined. Bp. Reynolds.Ĭn'de-fĭn'a-bly, adv. p. 680So as not to be capable of definition.In-dĕf′/ĭ-nīte, a. p. 680Not definite; not limited or defined; not determined or fixed upon; hence, not precise or certain; as, an indefinite time, proposition, term, or phrase. 2. Having no determined or certain limits; as…In-dĕf'i-nīte-ly, adv. p. 680In an indefinite manner; without any settled limitation; not precisely; not with certainty or precision; as, to use a word indefinitely.In-dēf'ĭ-nĭte-ness, n. p. 680The quality of being undefined, unlimited, or not precise and certain.In`de-fin'i-tūde, n. p. 680Quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.]. Hale.