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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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Ĭn'ex-pē'di-ent, a. p. 687Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; hence, unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another.Ĭn'ex-pē'di-ent-ly, adv. p. 687Not expediently; unfitly.Ĭn'ex-pĕn'sĭve, a. p. 687Not expensive. Coleridge.Ĭn'ex-pē'ri-ençe, n. p. 687Absence or want of experience or experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth, or their inexperience of the world.In'ex-pē'ri-enced, a. p. 687Not having experience; unskilled.Ĭn'ex-pĕrt', a. p. 687Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity derived from practice. “In letters and in laws not inexpert.” Prior.Ĭn'ex-pērt'ness, n. p. 687Want of expertness.In-ēx'pi-a-ble, a. p. 687Admitting of no atonement or satisfaction; as, an inexpiable crime or offense. 2. Incapable of being mollified or appeased by atonement; implacable. “Inexpiable hate.” Milton. They are at inexpiable…In-ēx'pi-a-ble-ness, n. p. 687The quality of being inexpiable.In-ēx'pi-a-bly, adv. p. 687To a degree that admits of no atonement. Roscommon.In-ĕx'pi-ate, a. p. 687Not appeased or placated. [Obs.] To rest inexpiate were too rude a part. Chapman.In’ex-plain’a-ble, a. p. 687Incapable of being explained; inexplicable. [Obs.]In′ex-ple′a-bly or In-ëx′ple-a-bly, adv. p. 687Insatiably. [Obs.] Sandys.In-ēx'pli-ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 687The quality or state of being inexplicable.In-ēx'pli-ca-ble, a. p. 687Not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; incapable of being rendered plain and intelligible; as, an inexplicable mystery.In-ēx'pli-ca-ble-ness, n. p. 687A state of being inexplicable; inexplicability.In-ēx'pli-ca-bly, adv. p. 687In an inexplicable manner.In'ex-plĭc'it, a. p. 687Not explicit; not clearly stated.Ĭn'ex-plōr'a-ble, a. p. 687Incapable of being explored, searched, or discovered.Ĭn'ex-pōs'ūre, n. p. 687A state of not being exposed.Ĭn/ex-prĕss'i-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of expression; not to be uttered; ineffable; unspeakable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief, joy, or pleasure. In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood. Milton. Syn.—Unspeakable…Ĭn'ex-prĕss'i-bly, adv. p. 687In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably.Ĭn/ex-prĕss'ĭve, a. p. 687Not expressing or tending to express; inexpressible.Ĭn'ex-prĕss'ĭve-ness, n. p. 687The state of being inexpressive.Ĭn'ex-pūg'na-ble or Ĭn'ex-pūgn'a-ble, a. p. 687Incapable of being subdued by force; impregnable. Ray.Ĭn'ex-sū'per-a-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of being passed over or surmounted.In/ex-tend'ed, a. p. 687Not extended. Watts.Ĭn'ex-tēn'sion, n. p. 687Want of extension; unextended state.In/ex-tér'mi-na-ble, a. p. 687Incapable of extermination. Rush.Ĭn'ex-tinct',, a. p. 687Not quenched; not extinct.Ĭn/ex-tīn’guī-ble, a. p. 687Inextinguishable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.Ĭn/ex-tĭn'g'uish-a-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of being extinguished; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, thirst, or rage. Milton.In/ex-tin'guish-a-bly, adv. p. 687So as not to be extinguished.In'ex-tir'pa-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of being extirpated.In-ěx'tri-ca-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty. Lost in the wild, inextricable maze. Blackmore.In-ĕx'tri-ca-ble-ness, n. p. 687The state of being inextricable.In-ĕx'tri-ca-bly, adv. p. 687In an inextricable manner.Ĭn'ex-ū'per-a-ble, a. p. 687Not capable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable. [Obs.]In-eȳe', v. t. p. 687To inoculate, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud. “The arts of grafting and ineying.” Philips.In-făb'ri-cā'ted, a. p. 687Not fabricated; unwrought. [Obs.]In-făl/li-bil'i-ty, n. p. 687The quality of being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability. Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing faculty. Tillotson.In-făl'li-ble, a. p. 687Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable. “Of opinion that their infallible master has a right over kings.” Dryden. 2. Not liable to fail…In-făl'li-ble-ness, n. p. 687The state or quality of being infallible; infallibility.In-fäl'li-bly, adv. p. 687In an infallible manner; certainly; unfailingly.In-fāme', v. t. p. 687To defame. [Obs.] Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband. Bacon.Ĭn'fa-mīze, v. t. p. 687To make infamous. [Rare.]In-făm'o-nīze, v. t. p. 687To brand with infamy; to defame. [Obs. and ludicrous.] Shak.Ĭn'fa-mōŭs, a. p. 687Of ill report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; rendering infamous; base; scandalous; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous liar or gambler; an infamous vice or act.…Ĭn'fa-mōŭs-ly, adv. p. 687In an infamous manner or degree; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully; with open reproach.Ĭn′fa-mōūs-ness, n. p. 687The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.In'fa-my, n. p. 687Total loss of reputation; public disgrace. The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not ... submit to such infamy. Burnet. 2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or…Ĭn'fan-cy, n. p. 687The state of being an infant; the first part of life. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their love in early infancy began. Dryden. 2. The first age of any thing; the beginning or early…In-făn'dous, a. p. 687Too odious to be expressed. [Obs.] Howell.In-fāng'thef, n. p. 687(Eng. Law.) The privilege granted to lords to judge thieves taken on their manors, or within their franchises. [Obs.] Cowell.In'fant, n. p. 687A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age. 2. (Law.) A person not of full age; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a…In'fant, v. i. p. 687To become or be an infant. [Obs.] But newly was he infanted. And yet already he was sought to die. G. Fletcher.Ĭn'fant, v. t. p. 687To bear or bring forth, as a child; to produce. [Obs.] Milton.Ĭn'fant, a. p. 687Pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength. 2. Intended for young children; as, an infant school; an infant gaud, or toy.In-făn’ta, n. p. 687Any princess of the royal blood, except the eldest daughter when heiress apparent. [Spain and Portugal.]In-fán'te, n. p. 687Any son of the king, except the eldest, or heir apparent. [Spain and Portugal.]