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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'ef-fāçe'a-ble, a.p. 685Incapable of being effaced.
  2. In-ef-fā'ce'a-bly, adv.p. 685So as not to be effaceable.
  3. 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…
  4. Ĭn`ef-fĕct'ive-ly, adv.p. 685In an ineffectual manner; without effect; inefficiently.
  5. 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.
  6. Ĭn/ef-fēct'ū-al-ly, adv.p. 685Without effect; in vain.
  7. 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.
  8. In-ěf'fer-věs'çence, n.p. 685Want of effervescence; a state of not effervescing. Kirwan.
  9. In-ēf'fer-vĕs'cent, a.p. 685Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence.
  10. In-ĕf'fer-vĕs'çi-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 685The quality of not effervescing, or not being susceptible of effervescence.
  11. In-ĕf'fer-vĕs'çi-ble, a.p. 685Not capable of effervescence.
  12. 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…
  13. In-ĕf'fi-cā'cioŭs-ly, adv.p. 686Without efficacy or effect.
  14. In-ĕf'fi-cā'cioŭs-ness, n.p. 686Want of effect, or power to produce the effect.
  15. 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.
  16. Ĭn'ef-fĭ'cien-çy, n.p. 686The quality of being ineffectual; want of power or exertion of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.
  17. 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.
  18. Ĭn-ef-fĭ'cient-ly, adv.p. 686Ineffectually; without effect.
  19. Ĭn'e-lăb'o-rate, a.p. 686Not elaborate; not wrought with care.
  20. Ĭn'e-lăs'tic, a.p. 686Not elastic; wanting elasticity; unelastic.
  21. Ĭn'e-las-tĭç'i-ty, n.p. 686The absence of elasticity; the want of elastic power.
  22. 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.
  23. 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…
  24. In-ĕl'e-gant-ly, adv.p. 686In an inelegant or unbecoming manner; coarsely; roughly.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. In-ĕl'i-ġi-bly, adv.p. 686In an ineligible manner.
  28. 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.
  29. In-ĕl'o-quent-ly, adv.p. 686Without eloquence.
  30. Ĭn'e-lŭc'ta-ble, a.p. 686Not to be resisted by struggling; not to be overcome. [Obs.] Pearson.
  31. Ĭn'e-lūd'i-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of being eluded, escaped, or defeated. Glanville.
  32. In-ĕm'bry-o-nate, a.p. 686Not formed in embryo.
  33. Ĭn'e-năr'ra-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of being narrated or told. [Obs.] Chapman.
  34. 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…
  35. In-ĕpt'i-tūde, n.p. 686The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness; as, an ineptitude to motion. 2. Foolishness; trifling; nonsense.
  36. In-ĕpt'ly, adv.p. 686Unfitly; unsuitably. Glanville.
  37. In-ĕpt'ness, n.p. 686Unfitness; ineptitude. More.
  38. In-ē'qua-ble, a.p. 686Unequable. [Rare.] Bailey.
  39. In-ē'qual, a.p. 686Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] Shenstone.
  40. 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…
  41. In'e-quā'tion, n.p. 686(Math.) An inequality.
  42. In-ē'qui-dis'tant, a.p. 686Not being equally distant.
  43. In-ē'qui-lät'er-al, a.p. 686Having unequal sides.
  44. In-ē'qui-ta-ble, a.p. 686Not equitable; not just.
  45. In-ē'qui-tāte, v. t.p. 686To ride over or through. [Obs.] More.
  46. In-ē'qui-vā'lve,, a.p. 686[Prefix in, not, and equi-
  47. In-ē'qui-vălv'ū-larp. 686Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.
  48. Ĭn'e-rād'i-ca-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of being eradicated.
  49. In'e-rād'i-ca-bly, adv.p. 686So as not to be eradicable.
  50. In'er-gĕt'ic or In'er-gĕt'ic-al, a.p. 686Having no energy.
  51. Ĭn'er-gĕt'ĭc-al-ly, adv.p. 686Without energy.
  52. In-ērm’ or In-ērm’ous, a.p. 686(Bot.) Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf.
  53. In-ër/ra-bil'i-ty, n.p. 686Freedom or exemption from error, or from the possibility of erring; infallibility. [Obs.] King Charles.
  54. In-ĕr'ra-ble, a.p. 686Incapable of erring; exempt from error or mistake; infallible. [Obs.] Hammond.
  55. In-ēr'ra-ble-ness, n.p. 686Exemption from error; inerrability. [Obs.] Hammond.
  56. In-êr'ra-bly, adv.p. 686With security from error; infallibly.
  57. In-ēr'ran-cy, n.p. 686Exemption from error. [Rare.‌]
  58. ĭn’er-răt’ĭc, a.p. 686Not erratic or wandering; fixed.
  59. In-ēr'ring-ly, adv.p. 686Without error, mistake, or deviation. [Obs.] Glanville.
  60. In-ert', a.p. 686Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion impressed; as, matter is inert. 2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull. Thomson. 3. Powerless for an…