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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-ē'bri-ant, a.p. 685Intoxicating.
  2. In-ē'bri-ant, n.p. 685Any thing that intoxicates, as opium.
  3. In-ē'bri-āte, v. t.p. 685To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer, but not inebriate. Cooper. 2. To disorder the senses of; to stupefy, or to make furious or frantic; to exhilarate; to enliven or animate. “The…
  4. In-ē'bri-āte, v. i.p. 685To be or become intoxicated.
  5. In-ē'bri-ate, a.p. 685Intoxicated; drunk. Udal.
  6. In-ē’bri-ate, n.p. 685One who is drunk; especially, an habitual drunkard. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. Darwin.
  7. In-ē′bri-ā′tion, n.p. 685The condition of being inebriated. Broome. Syn.—Drunkenness; intoxication; inebriety. See DRUNKENNESS.
  8. Ĭn/e-brĭ'e-ty, n.p. 685Drunkenness; inebriation. Darwin.
  9. In-ē'bri-oûs, a.p. 685Intoxicated, or partially so. [Rare.]
  10. In-ēd'it-ed, a.p. 685Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript. Warton.
  11. In-ĕf'fa-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 685Unspeakableness. [Rare.]
  12. In-ēf'fa-ble, a.p. 685Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven; the ineffable glories of the Deity.
  13. In-ēf'fa-ble-ness, n.p. 685The quality of being unutterable; unspeakableness. Scott.
  14. In-ēf'fa-bly, adv.p. 685In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably. Milton.
  15. In'ef-fāçe'a-ble, a.p. 685Incapable of being effaced.
  16. In-ef-fā'ce'a-bly, adv.p. 685So as not to be effaceable.
  17. In'ef-fec'tive, a.p. 685Not effective; incapable of producing any effect, or the effect intended; inefficient; useless. The word of God, without the spirit, is a dead and ineffective letter. Taylor. Syn.—Useless…
  18. Ĭn`ef-fĕct'ive-ly, adv.p. 685In an ineffectual manner; without effect; inefficiently.
  19. Ĭn-ef-fĕct'ū-al, a.p. 685Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; as, an ineffectual remedy; the Spaniards made an ineffectual attempt to reduce Gibraltar.
  20. Ĭn/ef-fēct'ū-al-ly, adv.p. 685Without effect; in vain.
  21. In/ef-fēct/ū-al-ness, n.p. 685Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. James speaks of the ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Waite.
  22. In-ěf'fer-věs'çence, n.p. 685Want of effervescence; a state of not effervescing. Kirwan.
  23. In-ēf'fer-vĕs'cent, a.p. 685Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence.
  24. In-ĕf'fer-vĕs'çi-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 685The quality of not effervescing, or not being susceptible of effervescence.
  25. In-ĕf'fer-vĕs'çi-ble, a.p. 685Not capable of effervescence.
  26. In-ěf'fi-cā'cious, a.p. 685Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired, or the proper effect; of inadequate power or force. ☞ Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and inefficacious…
  27. In-ĕf'fi-cā'cioŭs-ly, adv.p. 686Without efficacy or effect.
  28. In-ĕf'fi-cā'cioŭs-ness, n.p. 686Want of effect, or power to produce the effect.
  29. In-ĕf'fi-ca-çy, n.p. 686Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; failure of effect; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.
  30. Ĭn'ef-fĭ'cien-çy, n.p. 686The quality of being ineffectual; want of power or exertion of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.
  31. Ĭn'ef-fĭ'cient, a.p. 686Not efficient; not producing the effect; inefficacious. 2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting nothing; as, an inefficient force.
  32. Ĭn-ef-fĭ'cient-ly, adv.p. 686Ineffectually; without effect.
  33. Ĭn'e-lăb'o-rate, a.p. 686Not elaborate; not wrought with care.
  34. Ĭn'e-lăs'tic, a.p. 686Not elastic; wanting elasticity; unelastic.
  35. Ĭn'e-las-tĭç'i-ty, n.p. 686The absence of elasticity; the want of elastic power.
  36. In-ĕl'e-gançe or In-ĕl'e-gan-çy, n.p. 686The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance; want of beauty or polish in language, composition, or manners. “Confessed inelegance of hand.” Cawthorn.
  37. In-ĕl'e-gant, a.p. 686Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, symmetry, or ornament; wanting in any thing which correct taste requires. What order, so contrived as not to mix Tastes not well joined…
  38. In-ĕl'e-gant-ly, adv.p. 686In an inelegant or unbecoming manner; coarsely; roughly.
  39. In-ĕl'i-ġi-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 686Incapacity of being elected to an office. 2. State or quality of not being worthy of choice.
  40. In-ĕl'i-ġi-ble, a.p. 686Not eligible; incapable of being elected to an office; not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient. Burke.
  41. In-ĕl'i-ġi-bly, adv.p. 686In an ineligible manner.
  42. In-ĕl'o-quent, a.p. 686Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or pathetic; not persuasive, as language or composition. Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men, Nor tongue ineloquent. Milton.
  43. In-ĕl'o-quent-ly, adv.p. 686Without eloquence.
  44. Ĭn'e-lŭc'ta-ble, a.p. 686Not to be resisted by struggling; not to be overcome. [Obs.] Pearson.
  45. Ĭn'e-lūd'i-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of being eluded, escaped, or defeated. Glanville.
  46. In-ĕm'bry-o-nate, a.p. 686Not formed in embryo.
  47. Ĭn'e-năr'ra-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of being narrated or told. [Obs.] Chapman.
  48. In-ĕpt', a.p. 686Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. 2. Foolish; silly; useless; nonsensical. To view attention as a special state of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is…
  49. In-ĕpt'i-tūde, n.p. 686The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness; as, an ineptitude to motion. 2. Foolishness; trifling; nonsense.
  50. In-ĕpt'ly, adv.p. 686Unfitly; unsuitably. Glanville.
  51. In-ĕpt'ness, n.p. 686Unfitness; ineptitude. More.
  52. In-ē'qua-ble, a.p. 686Unequable. [Rare.] Bailey.
  53. In-ē'qual, a.p. 686Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] Shenstone.
  54. Ĭn'e-qual'i-ty, n.p. 686The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; diversity; as, an inequality in size or stature; an inequality of numbers or of power; inequality of…
  55. In'e-quā'tion, n.p. 686(Math.) An inequality.
  56. In-ē'qui-dis'tant, a.p. 686Not being equally distant.
  57. In-ē'qui-lät'er-al, a.p. 686Having unequal sides.
  58. In-ē'qui-ta-ble, a.p. 686Not equitable; not just.
  59. In-ē'qui-tāte, v. t.p. 686To ride over or through. [Obs.] More.
  60. In-ē'qui-vā'lve,, a.p. 686[Prefix in, not, and equi-