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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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In-ĕpt'i-tūde, n. p. 686The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness; as, an ineptitude to motion. 2. Foolishness; trifling; nonsense.In-ĕpt'ly, adv. p. 686Unfitly; unsuitably. Glanville.In-ĕpt'ness, n. p. 686Unfitness; ineptitude. More.In-ē'qua-ble, a. p. 686Unequable. [Rare.] Bailey.In-ē'qual, a. p. 686Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] Shenstone.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…In'e-quā'tion, n. p. 686(Math.) An inequality.In-ē'qui-dis'tant, a. p. 686Not being equally distant.In-ē'qui-lät'er-al, a. p. 686Having unequal sides.In-ē'qui-ta-ble, a. p. 686Not equitable; not just.In-ē'qui-tāte, v. t. p. 686To ride over or through. [Obs.] More.In-ē'qui-vā'lve,, a. p. 686[Prefix in, not, and equi-In-ē'qui-vălv'ū-lar p. 686Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.Ĭn'e-rād'i-ca-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of being eradicated.In'e-rād'i-ca-bly, adv. p. 686So as not to be eradicable.In'er-gĕt'ic or In'er-gĕt'ic-al, a. p. 686Having no energy.Ĭn'er-gĕt'ĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 686Without energy.In-ērm’ or In-ērm’ous, a. p. 686(Bot.) Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf.In-ër/ra-bil'i-ty, n. p. 686Freedom or exemption from error, or from the possibility of erring; infallibility. [Obs.] King Charles.In-ĕr'ra-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of erring; exempt from error or mistake; infallible. [Obs.] Hammond.In-ēr'ra-ble-ness, n. p. 686Exemption from error; inerrability. [Obs.] Hammond.In-êr'ra-bly, adv. p. 686With security from error; infallibly.In-ēr'ran-cy, n. p. 686Exemption from error. [Rare.]ĭn’er-răt’ĭc, a. p. 686Not erratic or wandering; fixed.In-ēr'ring-ly, adv. p. 686Without error, mistake, or deviation. [Obs.] Glanville.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…In-ěr'ti-ă, n. p. 686(Physics.) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion;—sometimes called vis inertiae. 2. Inertness; indisposition to move. 3. (Med.)…In-ěr'tion, n. p. 686Want of activity; want of action or exertion; inertness. [Rare.] These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever. Darwin.In-ẽrt'i-tūde, n. p. 686The state of being inert, or a tendency to remain quiescent till impelled by external force to move. Good.In-ẽrt'ly, adv. p. 686Without activity; sluggishly. Pope.In-ẽrt'ness, n. p. 686Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness. 2. Absence or destitution of the power of self-motion; inertia.In-ĕr'u-dīte, a. p. 686Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.In-ē'scāte, v. t. p. 686To bait; to lay a bait for. [Obs.] Burton.In'es-cā'tion, n. p. 686The act of baiting. [Obs.] Halliwell.In'es-cutch'eon, n. p. 686(Her.) A small escutcheon borne within a shield.In Es'se p. 686In being; actually existing;—distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a thing is not, but may be.Ĭn'es-sĕn'ĭal, a. p. 686Not essential; unessential.In-ěs'ti-ma-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. Science is too inestimable…In-ěs'ti-ma-bly, adv. p. 686In a manner not to be estimated or rated.In'e-vā'si-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of being evaded.In-ěv'i-dence, n. p. 686Want of evidence; obscurity. [Obs.] Barrow.In-èv'i-dent, a. p. 686Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.In-ĕv'i-ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 686Impossibility to be avoided; certainty to happen; inevitableness.In-è'v'i-ta-ble, a. p. 686Not evitable; incapable of being avoided; admitting of no escape or evasion; unavoidable. It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things. Burke. 2. Not to be withstood or…In-èv'i-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 686The state of being unavoidable.In-ĕv'i-ta-bly, adv. p. 686Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly. How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh! South.Ĭn'ex-ăct', a. p. 686Not exact; not precisely correct or true.Ĭn'ex-ăct'ness, n. p. 686Incorrectness; want of precision.Ĭn'ex-cīt'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 686The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.In'ex-cit'a-ble, a. p. 686Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.Ĭn’ex-cŭṣ’a-ble, a. p. 686Not admitting excuse or justification; as, inexcusable folly.In'ex-cūṣ'a-ble-ness, n. p. 686The quality of not admitting of excuse or justification; enormity beyond forgiveness or palliation. This inexcusableness is stated on the supposition that they knew God, but did not glorify him.…Ĭn/ex-cū's'a-bly, adv. p. 686With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.In-ěx/e-cūt'a-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of being executed or performed; impracticable; infeasible.In-èx'ē-cū'tion, n. p. 686Neglect of execution; non-performance; as, the inexecution of a treaty.In'ex-ēr'tion, n. p. 686Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action.Ĭn/ex-hā'la-ble, a. p. 686Incapable of being exhaled or evaporated; not evaporable. [Obs.] Browne.Ĭn'ex-haust'ed, a. p. 686Not exhausted; not emptied; not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.Ĭn'ex-haust'ed-ly, adv. p. 686Without exhaustion.In’ex-haust’i-bil’i-ty, n. p. 686State of being inexhaustible.