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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In-nū'bi-loŭs, a. p. 695Not cloudy; cloudless; clear; bright; fair. [Obs.] Blount.Ĭn'nu-ĕn'do, n. p. 695An oblique hint; a remote intimation or reference to a person or thing not named. Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by innuendo. Dryden. 2. (Law.) An averment employed in proceedings for libel or…Ĭn'nu-ent, a. p. 695Conveying a hint; significant; insinuative. [Obs.] Burton.In-nū'mer-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 695State of being innumerable.In-nū'mer-a-ble, a. p. 695Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, for multitude; countless. 2. Very numerous; of indefinitely great number. Syn. — Countless; numberless; unnumbered.In-nū'mer-a-ble-ness, n. p. 695The state of being innumerable; innumerability.In-nū'mer-a-bly, adv. p. 695Without number.In-nū'mer-oŭs, a. p. 695Too many to be numbered; innumerable. [Obs.] Milton. Pope.Ĭn'nu-trĭ'tion, n. p. 695Want of nutrition; failure of nourishment. Darwin.Ĭn'nu-trĭ'tioŭs, a. p. 695Not nutritious; not supplying nourishment; innutritive.In-nū'tri-tĭve, a. p. 695Not nourishing; innutritious.Ĭn'o-bē'di-ençe, n. p. 695Disobedience. [Obs.] Bp. Bedell.Ĭn'o-bē'di-ent, a. p. 695Not yielding obedience; disobedient. [Obs.]Ĭn'ob-sẽrv'a-ble, a. p. 695Not capable of being observed.Ĭn'ob-sẽrv'ançe, n. p. 695Want of observance; neglect of observing; disobedience. Bacon.Ĭn'ob-sẽrv'ant, a. p. 695Not taking notice; heedless.In-ŏb'ser-vā'tion, n. p. 695Neglect or want of observation.Ĭn'ob-tru'sĭve, a. p. 695Not obtrusive; unobtrusive.Ĭn'ob-tru'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 695Unobtrusively.Ĭn'ob-tru'sĭve-ness, n. p. 695A quality of being not obtrusive; unobtrusiveness.In-ŏc'cu-pā'tion, n. p. 695Want of occupation.In-ŏc'ū-la-ble, a. p. 695Capable of being inoculated. 2. Capable of communicating disease by inoculation.In-ŏc'ū-lar, a. p. 695Inserted in the corner of the eye; — said of the antennae of certain insects.In-ŏc'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 695To bud; to insert, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant, for the purpose of growth on the new stock. 2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree. 3. (Med.) To…In-ŏc'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 695To graft by inserting buds. 2. To communicate disease by inserting infectious matter.In-ŏc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 695The act or art of inoculating; a method of grafting by the insertion of buds of one kind of tree into the branches of another. 2. The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health…In-ŏc'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 695One who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.In-ō′di-āte, v. t. p. 695To make hateful; to render invidious. [Obs.] Those ancient members of her communion have been of late reprobated, under the inodiating character of high churchmen. South.In-ō'dor-ate, a. p. 695Having no scent or odor. [Obs.] Bacon.In-ō'dor-oŭs, a. p. 695Wanting scent; having no smell; scentless. The white of an egg is an inodorous liquor. Arbuthnot.In-ō'dor-oŭs-ness, n. p. 695The quality of being inodorous; absence of smell.Ĭn'of-fĕn'sĭve, a. p. 695Giving no offense, provocation, uneasiness, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man; an inoffensive answer; an inoffensive appearance or sight. 2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Thy…Ĭn'of-fĕn'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 695Without giving offense; without harm.Ĭn'of-fĕn'sĭve-ness, n. p. 695The quality of being inoffensive, either to the senses or to the mind.Ĭn'of-fĭ'çial, a. p. 695Not official; not proceeding from the proper officer; not clothed with the usual forms of authority, or not done in an official character; not required by, or appropriate to, the duties of any…Ĭn'of-fĭ'cial-ly, adv. p. 695Without the usual forms, or not in the official character.Ĭn'of-fĭ'cioŭs, a. p. 695Unfit for an office, or for active duty. [Obs.] Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. B. Jonson. 2. Not civil or attentive. 3. (Law.) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty…Ĭn'of-fĭ'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 695Not officiously.Ĭn'o-līte, n. p. 695(Min.) Carbonate of lime; calcite.In-ŏp'er-ā'tion, n. p. 695Agency; influence; production of effects. [Obs.]In-ŏp'er-a-tĭve, a. p. 695Not operative; not active; having no operation; producing no effect; as, laws rendered inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies.Ĭn'o-pĕr'cu-lar, a. p. 695(Conch.) Having no operculum, or lid;—said of certain univalve shells.In-ōp'i-na-ble, a. p. 696Not to be expected. [Obs.] “Inopinable incredible . . . sayings.” Latimer.In-ōp'i-nate, a. p. 696Not expected or thought of. [Obs.]In-ōp'por-tūne', a. p. 696Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable in time.In-ōp'por-tūne'ly, adv. p. 696Unseasonably; at an inconvenient time.In-ŏp'por-tū'ni-ty, n. p. 696Want of opportunity; unseasonableness. [Rare.]In′op-press′ive, a. p. 696Not oppressive; not burdensome.In-ōp'ū-lent, a. p. 696Not opulent; not wealthy; not affluent or rich.In-ōr'di-na-cy, n. p. 696Deviation from order or rule prescribed; irregularity; disorder. 2. Excess, or want of moderation; as, the inordinacy of desire or other passion. Bp. Taylor.In-ōr'di-nate, a. p. 696Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; disorderly; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world; inordinate desire of fame. Inordinate desires And upstart…In-ôr'di-nate-ly, adv. p. 696In an inordinate manner; irregularly; excessively; immoderately.In-ôr'di-nate-ness, n. p. 696The quality of being inordinate; deviation from order; want of moderation; inordinacy. Bp. Hall.In-ôr'di-nā'tion, n. p. 696Deviation from rule or right; deviation from the accustomed order or solemnity; irregularity. Every inordination of religion that is not in defect, is properly called superstition. Bp. Taylor.Ĭn'or-găn'ic or Ĭn'or-găn'ic-al, a. p. 696Not organic; not endowed with, or subjected to, organization; devoid of an organized structure, or the structure of a living being; unorganized; as, rocks, minerals, and all chemical compounds are…Ĭn′or-găn′ĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 696Without organs.In-or-gān'i-ty, n. p. 696The quality of being inorganic. [Obs.] “The inorganity of the soul.” Browne.In-ôr'ga-ni-zā'tion, n. p. 696The state of being without organization.In-ôr'gan-ized, a. p. 696Not having organic structure; void of organs, as earths, metals, or other minerals.Ĭn/or-thōg'ra-phy, n. p. 696Deviation from correct orthography; false or incorrect spelling. [Obs.] Feltham.