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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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…
  2. In-dê'cent-ly, adv.p. 679In a manner to offend modesty or delicacy.
  3. Ĭn/de-cĭd'ū-oūs, a.p. 679Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of the trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen.
  4. In-dĕç'i-ma-ble, a.p. 679Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.
  5. In'de-çi'pher-a-ble, a.p. 679Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered.
  6. In/de-cĭ'pher-a-bly, adv.p. 679In a manner incapable of being deciphered.
  7. 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.
  8. 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…
  9. In'de-cĭ'sĭve-ly, adv.p. 679Without decision.
  10. In'de-cī'sive-ness, n.p. 679The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.
  11. Ĭn'de-clīn'a-ble, a.p. 679(Gram.) Not declinable; not varied by terminations; as, pondo, in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.
  12. In'de-clin'a-ble, n.p. 679(Gram.) A word that is not declinable.
  13. In'de-clin'a-bly, adv.p. 679Without variation of termination. Mountagu.
  14. In-dĕ'com-pōs'a-ble, a.p. 679Not decomposable; incapable of decomposition. “The assumed indecomposable substances of the laboratory.” Coleridge.
  15. In-dē'com-pōs'a-ble-ness, n.p. 679Incapableness of decomposition.
  16. 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…
  17. Ĭn'de-cō'roŭs-ly or In-dē'co-roŭs-ly, adv.p. 679In an indecorous manner.
  18. Ĭn'de-cō'rous-ness or In-dēe'o-rous-ness, n.p. 679The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum; violation of propriety.
  19. 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…
  20. 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…
  21. Ĭn'de-făt'i-ga-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 679The state of being indefatigable.
  22. 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…
  23. Ĭn'de-fāt'i-ga-ble-ness, n.p. 679Unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.
  24. In'de-făt'i-ga-bly, adv.p. 679Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue. Dryden.
  25. Ĭn'de-făt'i-gā'tion, n.p. 679Unweariedness. [Obs.]
  26. 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.
  27. In'de-fēa'si-ble, a.p. 679Not to be defeated; incapable of being made void; as, an indefeasible estate or title.
  28. Ĭn'de-fēa'si-bly, adv.p. 679In a manner not to be defeated or made void.
  29. In'de-fēct'i-bil'i-ty, n.p. 679The quality of being indefectible. Darrow.
  30. Ĭn'de-fēct'i-ble, a.p. 679Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. “An indefectible treasure in the heavens.” Barrow.
  31. Ĭn'de-fĕc'tive, a.p. 680Not defective; perfect; complete. South.
  32. In'de-fē'zi-ble, a.p. 680Indefeasible. [Obs.]
  33. In'de-fēn'si-bil'i-ty, n.p. 680The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.
  34. 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.
  35. Ĭn'de-fēn'si-bly, adv.p. 680In an indefensible manner.
  36. In'de-fēn'sive, a.p. 680Having no defense. The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.
  37. In'de-fĭ'cien-cy, n.p. 680The quality of not being deficient.
  38. Ĭn'de-fĭ'cient, a.p. 680Not deficient; not failing; perfect.
  39. In'de-fīn'a-ble, a.p. 680Incapable of being defined. Bp. Reynolds.
  40. Ĭn'de-fĭn'a-bly, adv.p. 680So as not to be capable of definition.
  41. 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…
  42. 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.
  43. In-dēf'ĭ-nĭte-ness, n.p. 680The quality of being undefined, unlimited, or not precise and certain.
  44. In`de-fin'i-tūde, n.p. 680Quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.]. Hale.
  45. In'de-his'cençe, n.p. 680(Bot.) The property of being indehiscent, or of not opening at maturity.
  46. In'de-his'cent, a.p. 680(Bot.) Not opening spontaneously at maturity, as the pericarp of the hazel-nut. Lindley.
  47. In'de-lēct'a-ble, a.p. 680Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
  48. Ĭn'de-lib'er-ate, a.p. 680Done or performed without deliberation or consideration; sudden; unpremeditated; as, the indeliberate commission of sin.
  49. In'de-lib'er-ā'ted, a.p. 680Unpremeditated. [Obs.] Bramhall.
  50. In'de-lib'er-ate-ly, adv.p. 680Without deliberation or premeditation.
  51. In-dĕl'i-bil'i-ty, n.p. 680The quality of being indelible. Horsley.
  52. In-dēl'i-ble, a.p. 680Not to be blotted out; incapable of being effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible letters or characters. 2. Not to be annulled. [Rare.] They are endued with indelible…
  53. In-dēl'i-ble-ness, n.p. 680State or quality of being indelible.
  54. In-dĕl'i-bly, adv.p. 680In a manner not to be blotted out or effaced.
  55. In-dĕl'i-ca-cy, n.p. 680The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy; want of a nice sense of propriety, or nice regard to refinement in manners or in the treatment of others; rudeness; coarseness of manners or…
  56. In-dĕl'i-cate, a.p. 680Not delicate; wanting delicacy; indecent; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Churchill. Syn. – Indecorous…
  57. In-dĕl'i-cate-ly, adv.p. 680In an indelicate manner; indecently.
  58. In-dĕm′ni-fi-cā′tion, n.p. 680The act of indemnifying, saving harmless, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty. 2. That which indemnifies, preserves from harm or injury, or…
  59. In-dĕm'ni-fy, v. t.p. 680To save harmless; to secure against future loss or damage. I believe the states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. W. Temple. 2. To…
  60. In-dēm'ni-ty, n.p. 680Security to save harmless; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; security from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they…