2. (Med.)
Defn: The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
INCONTINENT In*con"ti*nent, a. Etym: [L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See In- not, and Continent.]
1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Unable to restrain natural evacuations.
INCONTINENTIn*con"ti*nent, n.
Defn: One who is unchaste. B. Jonson.
INCONTINENTIn*con"ti*nent, adv. Etym: [Cf. F. incontinent.]
Defn: Incontinently; instantly immediately. [Obs.]He says he will return incontinent. Shak.
INCONTINENTLYIn*con"ti*nent*ly, adv.
1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; — used esp. of the passions or appetites.
2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic] Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host of men. Golding.
INCONTRACTEDIn`con*tract"ed, a.
Defn: Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.
INCONTROLLABLE In`con*trol"la*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F. incontrôlable.]
Defn: Not controllable; uncontrollable.— In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.
INCONTROVERTIBILITYIn*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or condition of being incontrovertible.
INCONTROVERTIBLEIn*con`tro*ver"ti*ble, a.
Defn: Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute;indisputable. Sir T. Browne.— In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n.— In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.
INCONVENIENCE In`con*ven"ience, n. Etym: [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]
1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement. They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.
2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty. A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience. Sir W. Raleigh. Man is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.
Syn. — Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.
INCONVENIENCEIn`con*ven"ience, v. t.
Defn: To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor.
INCONVENIENCYIn`con*ven"ien*cy, n.
Defn: Inconvenience.
INCONVENIENT In`con*ven"ient, a. Etym: [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvénient. See In- not, and Convenient.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn. — Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.
INCONVENIENTLYIn`con*ven"ient*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.
INCONVERSABLEIn`con*vers"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]
INCONVERSANTIn*con"ver*sant, a.
Defn: Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.
INCONVERTEDIn`con*vert"ed, a.
Defn: Not turned or changed about. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
INCONVERTIBILITYIn`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. inconvertibilitas.]
Defn: The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.
INCONVERTIBLE In`con*vert"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See In- not, and Convertible.]
Defn: Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.
INCONVERTIBLENESSIn`con*vert"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Inconvertibility.
INCONVERTIBLYIn`con*vert"i*bly, adv.
Defn: In an inconvertible manner.
INCONVINCIBLEIn`con*vin"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. inconvincibilis. See In- not, andConvince.]
Defn: Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people. Gov. of theTongue.
INCONVINCIBLYIn`con*vin"ci*bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner not admitting of being convinced.
INCONYIn*co"ny, a. Etym: [Cf. Conny, Canny.]
Defn: Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.]Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! Shak.
INCOORDINATE; INCOOERDINATEIn`co*ör"di*nate, a.
Defn: Not coördinate.
INCOORDINATION; INCOOERDINATIONIn`co*ör`di*na"tion, n.
Defn: Want of coördination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action. Incoördination of muscular movement (Physiol.), irregularity in movements resulting from inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary control over them.
INCORONATEIn*cor"o*nate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + coronate.]
Defn: Crowned. [R.] Longfellow.
INCORPORAL In*cor"po*ral, a. Etym: [L. incorporalis. See In- not, and Corporal, and cf. Incorporeal.]
Defn: Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
INCORPORALITY In*cor`po*ral"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incorporalitas: cf. F. incorporalité.]
Defn: Incorporeality. [Obs.] Bailey.
INCORPORALLYIn*cor"po*ral*ly, adv.
Defn: Incorporeally. [Obs.]
INCORPORATEIn*cor"po*rate, a. Etym: [L. incorporatus. See In- not, andCorporate.]
1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual. Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and incorporate. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.
INCORPORATEIn*cor"po*rate, a. Etym: [L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare toincorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. SeeCorporate.]
Defn: Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body;associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate.Shak.A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold. Bacon.
INCORPORATEIn*cor"po*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incorporating.]
1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one consistent mass. By your leaves, you shall not stay alone, Till holy church incorporate two in one. Shak.
2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody. The idolaters, who worshiped their images as golds, supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein. Bp. Stillingfleet.
3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; — used with with and into.
4. To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work. The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community. Addison.
5. To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.
INCORPORATEIn*cor"po*rate, v. i.
Defn: To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; — usually followed by with. Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. Bacon. He never suffers wrong so long to grow, And to incorporate with right so far As it might come to seem the same in show. Daniel.
INCORPORATEDIn*cor"po*ra`ted, a.
Defn: United in one body; formed into a corporation; made a legal entity.
INCORPORATIONIn*cor`po*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]
1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.
4. (Law) (a) The act of creating a corporation. (b) A body incorporated; a corporation.
INCORPORATIVEIn*cor"po*ra*tive, a.
Defn: Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word. History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.
INCORPORATORIn*cor"po*ra`tor, n.
Defn: One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.
INCORPOREAL In`cor*po"re*al, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.]
1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial. Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes immense. Milton. Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us. Bentley.
2. (Law)
Defn: Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; — opposed to corporeal. Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament.
Syn.— Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.
INCORPOREALISMIn`cor*po"re*al*ism, n.
Defn: Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.Cudworth.
INCORPOREALISTIn`cor*po"re*al*ist, n.
Defn: One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.
INCORPOREALITYIn`cor*po`re*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.
INCORPOREALLYIn`cor*po"re*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.
INCORPOREITY In*cor`po*re"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F. incorporéite.]
Defn: The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality. Berkeley.
INCORPSEIn*corpse", v. t.
Defn: To incorporate. [R.] Shak.
INCORRECT In`cor*rect", a. Etym: [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not, and Correct.]
1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.
2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.
3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct. It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak. The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language. Dryden.
Syn.— Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.
INCORRECTION In`cor*rec"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + correction: cf. F. incorrection.]
Defn: Want of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.] Arnway.
INCORRECTLYIn`cor*rect"ly, adv.
Defn: Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.
INCORRECTNESSIn`cor*rect"ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.
INCORRESPONDENCE; INCORRESPONDENCYIn*cor`re*spond"ence, In*cor`re*spond"en*cy, n.
Defn: Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]
INCORRESPONDINGIn*cor`re*spond"ing, a.
Defn: Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.] Coleridge.
INCORRIGIBILITYIn*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incorrigibilité.]
Defn: The state or quality of being incorrigible. The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . . . of mankind. Barrow.
INCORRIGIBLEIn*cor"ri*gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible.See In- not, and Corrigible.]
Defn: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
INCORRIGIBLEIn*cor"ri*gi*ble, n.
Defn: One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
INCORRIGIBLENESSIn*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.
INCORRIGIBLYIn*cor"ri*gi*bly, adv.
Defn: In an incorrigible manner.
INCORRODIBLEIn`cor*rod"i*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being corroded, consumed, or eaten away.
INCORRUPTIn"cor*rupt", a. Etym: [L. incorruptus. See In- not, and Corrupt.]
1. Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.
2. Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes; upright; honest. Milton. Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve you incorrupt as individuals. Bp. Hurd.
INCORRUPTEDIn"cor*rupt"ed, a.
Defn: Uncorrupted. [Obs.]Breathed into their incorrupted breasts. Sir J. Davies.
INCORRUPTIBILITY In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption.Holland.
INCORRUPTIBLE In"cor*rupt"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible. See In- not, and Corrupt.]
1. Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible. Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances. Wake.
2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
INCORRUPTIBLEIn"cor*rupt"i*ble, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.
INCORRUPTIBLEIn"cor*rupt"i*ble, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.
INCORRUPTIBLENESSIn`cor*rupt"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.
INCORRUPTIBLYIn"cor*rupt"i*bly, adv.
Defn: In an incorruptible manner.
INCORRUPTIONIn"cor*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. SeeIn- not, and Corruption.]
Defn: The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv. 42. The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.
INCORRUPTIVEIn`cor*rupt"ive, a. Etym: [L. incorruptivus.]
Defn: Incorruptible; not liable to decay. Akenside.
INCORRUPTLYIn`cor*rupt"ly, adv.
Defn: Without corruption.To demean themselves incorruptly. Milton.
INCORRUPTNESSIn`cor*rupt"ness, n.
1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.
2. Probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.
INCRASSATEIn*cras"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incrassating.] Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in-in + crassus thick.]
Defn: To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts. Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. Sir I. Newton. Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.
INCRASSATEIn*cras"sate, v. i.
Defn: To become thick or thicker.
INCRASSATE; INCRASSATEDIn*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted, a. Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.
INCRASSATIONIn`cras*sa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incrassation.]
1. The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of becoming thick or thicker.
2. The state of being incrassated or made thick; inspissation. Sir T. Browne.
INCRASSATIVEIn*cras"sa*tive, a.
Defn: Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken. Harvey.
INCRASSATIVEIn*cras"sa*tive, n.
Defn: A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors. Harvey.
INCREASABLEIn*creas"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being increased. Sherwood.— In*creas"a*ble*ness, n.An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas. Bp. Law.
INCREASE In*crease", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Increased; p. pr. & vb. n. Increasing.] Etym: [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf. Decrease.]
1. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; — opposed to decrease. The waters increased and bare up the ark. Gen. vii. 17. He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30. The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase, Even as our days do grow! Shak.
2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn. Sir M. Hale.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases. Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value increases when that of the variable increases, and decreases when the latter is diminished.
Syn. — To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop; heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify; augment; advance. — To Increase, Enlarge, Extend. Enlarge implies to make larger or broader in size. Extend marks the progress of enlargement so as to have wider boundaries. Increase denotes enlargement by growth and internal vitality, as in the case of plants. A kingdom is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the mind is enlarged by knowledge. A kingdom is extended when its boundaries are carried to a greater distance from the center. A man's riches, honors, knowledge, etc., are increased by accessions which are made from time to time.
INCREASEIn*crease", v. t.
Defn: To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence. I will increase the famine. Ezek. v. 16. Make denials Increase your services. Shak.
INCREASEIn"crease, n. Etym: [OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.]
1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. As if increase of appetite had grown By what if fed on. Shak. For things of tender kind for pleasure made Shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd. Dryden.
2. That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. Take thou no usury of him, or increase. Lev. xxv. 36. Let them not live to taste this land's increase. Shak.
3. Progeny; issue; offspring. All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 1 Sam. ii. 33.
4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." Shak.
5. (Astron.)
Defn: The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; — said of the moon. Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon. Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.
Syn. — Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment; addition; accession; production.
INCREASEFULIn*crease"ful, a.
Defn: Full of increase; abundant in produce. "Increaseful crops."[R.] Shak.
INCREASEMENTIn*crease"ment, n.
Defn: Increase. [R.] Bacon.
INCREASERIn*creas"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that, increases.
INCREASINGLYIn*creas"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: More and more.
INCREATEIn`cre*ate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Increated; p. pr. & vb. n.Increating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + create.]
Defn: To create within. [R.]
INCREATE; INCREATEDIn"cre*ate, In"cre*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. increatus. See In- not, andCreate.]
Defn: Uncreated; self-existent. [R.]Bright effincreate. Milton.
INCREDIBILITY In*cred`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredibilitas: cf. F. incrédibilité.]
1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.
2. That which is incredible. Johnson.
INCREDIBLE In*cred"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]
Defn: Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead Acts xxvi. 8.
INCREDIBLENESSIn*cred"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Incredibility.
INCREDIBLYIn*cred"i*bly, adv.
Defn: In an incredible manner.
INCREDITEDIn*cred"it*ed, a.
Defn: Uncredited. [Obs.]
INCREDULITYIn`cre*du"li*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredu: cf. F. incrédulité.]
Defn: The state or quality of being i Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most irrational. Buckminster.
INCREDULOUSIn*cred"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. incredulus. See In- not, and Credulous.]
1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon. A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.
2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous smile." Longfellow.
3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.
INCREDULOUSLYIn*cred"u*lous*ly, adv.
Defn: In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.
INCREDULOUSNESSIn*cred"u*lous*ness, n.
Defn: Incredulity.
INCREMABLE In*crem"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr. cremare to burn.]
Defn: Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne.
INCREMATEIn"cre*mate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + cremate.]
Defn: To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.
INCREMATIONIn`cre*ma"tion, n.
Defn: Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body; cremation.
INCREMENTIn"cre*ment, n. Etym: [L. incrementum: cf. F. incrément. SeeIncrease.]
1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies. Woodward. A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself. Coleridge.
2. Matter added; increase; produce; production; — opposed to decrement. "Large increment." J. Philips.
3. (Math.)
Defn: The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.
4. (Rhet.)
Defn: An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, . . . think on these things. Phil. iv. 8. Infinitesimal increment (Math.), an infinitesimally small variation considered in Differential Calculus. See Calculus. — Method of increments (Math.), a calculus founded on the properties of the successive values of variable quantities and their differences or increments. It differs from the method of fluxions in treating these differences as finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent to the calculus of finite differences.
INCREMENTALIn`cre*men"tal, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.
INCREPATE In"cre*pate, v. t. Etym: [L. increpatus, p. p. of increpare to upbraid; pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk noisily.]
Defn: To chide; to rebuke; to reprove. [Obs.]
INCREPATIONIn`cre*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. increpatio.]
Defn: A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.] Hammond.
INCRESCENTIn*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere.See Increase.]
1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Increasing; on the increase; — said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.
INCRESTIn*crest", v. t.
Defn: To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.
INCRIMINATEIn*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incriminating.] Etym: [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in+ criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]
Defn: To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.
INCRIMINATIONIn*crim`i*na"tion, n.
Defn: The act of incriminating; crimination.
INCRIMINATORYIn*crim"i*na*to*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory.
INCROYABLEIn`croy`a"ble, n. [F., lit., incredible.]
Defn: A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.
The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase "C'est vraiment incroyable" (That is really incredible.).
INCRUENTALIn`cru*en"tal, a. Etym: [L. incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]
Defn: Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice.[Obs.] Brevint.
INCRUSTIn*crust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n.Incrusting.] Etym: [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to coverwith a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]
1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar. And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.
2. (Fine Arts)
Defn: To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
INCRUSTATEIn*crus"tate, a. Etym: [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.]
Defn: Incrusted. Bacon.
INCRUSTATEIn*crus"tate, v. t.
Defn: To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.
INCRUSTATIONIn`crus*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. SeeIncrust.]
1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
4. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Anything inlaid or imbedded.
INCRUSTMENTIn*crust"ment, n.
Defn: Incrustation. [R.]
INCRYSTALLIZABLEIn*crys"tal*li`za*ble, a.
Defn: Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.
INCUBATEIn"cu*bate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Incubated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incubating.] Etym: [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in-in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.]
Defn: To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.
INCUBATIONIn`cu*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.]
1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. Ray.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)
3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. Tylor. Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of a disease and the attack resulting from it; the time of development of the supposed germs or spores.
INCUBATIVEIn"cu*ba*tive, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period of incubation.
INCUBATORIn"cu*ba`tor, n.
Defn: That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.
INCUBATORYIn*cu"ba*to*ry, a.
Defn: Serving for incubation.
INCUBEIn*cube", v. t.
Defn: To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. [Obs.]Milton.
INCUBITUREIn*cu"bi*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. L. incubitus.]
Defn: Incubation. [Obs.] J. Ellis.
INCUBOUSIn"cu*bous, a. Etym: [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.
INCUBUSIn"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare.Cf. Incubate.]
1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The nightmare. See Nightmare.Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.Burton.
3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.
INCULCATEIn*cul"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inculcating.] Etym: [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on;pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin toE. heel. Cf. 2d Calk, Heel.]
Defn: To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. S. Clarke.
Syn.— To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.
INCULCATIONIn`cul*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.]
Defn: A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall.
INCULCATORIn*cul"ca*tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who inculcates. Boyle.
INCULKIn*culk". v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. inculquer. See Inculcate.]
Defn: To inculcate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
INCULPIn*culp", v. t. Etym: [Cf. inculper. See Inculpate.]
Defn: To inculpate. [Obs.] Shelton.
INCULPABLEIn*cul"pa*ble, a. Etym: [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.]
Defn: Faultless; blameless; innocent. South.An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.
INCULPABLENESSIn*cul"pa*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Blamelessness; faultlessness.
INCULPABLYIn*cul"pa*bly, adv.
Defn: Blamelessly. South.
INCULPATEIn*cul"pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculpated; p. pr. & vb. n.Inculpating.] Etym: [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame;pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]
Note: [A word of recent introduction.]
Defn: To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve orimplicate in guilt.That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them — theprobabilities protected them so perfectly. H. James.
INCULPATIONIn`cul*pa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inculpation.]
Defn: Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.
INCULPATORYIn*cul"pa*to*ry, a.
Defn: Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.
INCULT In*cult", a. Etym: [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.]
Defn: Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now full ofmagnificent cities. Burton.His style is diffuse and incult. M. W. Shelley.
INCULTIVATEDIn*cul"ti*va`ted, a.
Defn: Uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
INCULTIVATIONIn*cul`ti*va"tion, n.
Defn: Want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.
INCULTUREIn*cul"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.]
Defn: Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] Feltham.
INCUMBENCYIn*cum"ben*cy, n.; pl. Incumbencies. Etym: [From Incumbent.]
1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.
2. That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. Evelyn.
3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies of a family." Donne.
4. The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exerciseof any office.These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his incumbency.Swift.
INCUMBENT In*cum"bent, a. Etym: [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]
1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;superincumbent.Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton.To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.
2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon. All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians. Sprat.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Leaning or resting; — said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them. Gray.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
INCUMBENTIn*cum"bent, n.
Defn: A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of anyoffice.The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.
INCUMBENTLYIn*cum"bent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.
INCUMBERIn*cum"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incumbered; p. pr. & vb. n.Incumbering.]
Defn: See Encumber.
INCUMBITIONIn`cum*bi"tion, n.
Defn: Incubation. [R.] Sterne.
INCUMBRANCE In*cum"brance, n. Etym: [See Encumbrance.] [Written also encumbrance.]
1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. Cowper.
2. (Law)
Defn: A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.
INCUMBRANCERIn*cum"bran*cer, n. (Law)
Defn: One who holds Kent.
INCUMBROUSIn*cum"brous, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. encombros.]
Defn: Cumbersome; troublesome. [Written also encombrous.] [Obs.]Chaucer.
INCUNABULUM In`cu*nab"u*lum, n.; pl. Incunabula. Etym: [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In-, and Cunabula.]
Defn: A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before A. D. 1500.
INCURIn*cur", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurring.]Etym: [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere torun. See Current.]
1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure I know not what I shall incur to passShak.
2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. Chapman.
INCURIn*cur", v. i.
Defn: To pass; to enter. [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. South.
INCURABILITY In*cur`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incurabilité incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]
Defn: The state of being uncurable; irremediableness. Harvey.
INCURABLE In*cur"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]
1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.
2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. Rancorous and incurable hostility. Burke. They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance. Sir J. Stephen.
Syn. — Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.
INCURABLEIn*cur"a*ble, n.
Defn: A person diseased beyond cure.
INCURABLENESSIn*cur"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being incurable; incurability. Boyle.
INCURABLYIn*cur"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably wicked." Blair.
INCURIOSITYIn*cu`ri*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.]
Defn: Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference.Sir H. Wotton.
INCURIOUS In*cu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]
Defn: Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in;inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer.Taylor.
INCURIOUSLYIn*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: In an curious manner.
INCURIOUSNESSIn*cu"ri*ous*ness, n.
Defn: Unconcernedness; incuriosity.Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.
INCURRENCEIn*cur"rence, n. Etym: [See Incur.]
Defn: The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.
INCURRENT In*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
INCURSIONIn*cur"sion, n. Etym: [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]
1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.
2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.] Sins of daily incursion. South.
Syn.— Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption.See Invasion.
INCURSIVEIn*cur"sive, a.
Defn: Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.
INCURTAINIn*cur"tain, v. t.
Defn: To curtain. [Obs.]
INCURVATE In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]
Defn: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.
INCURVATEIn*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n.Incurvating.]
Defn: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.Cheyne.
INCURVATIONIn`cur*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]
1. The act of bending, or curving.
2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.
3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.
INCURVEIn*curve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurved; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving.]Etym: [See Incurvate.]
Defn: To bend; to curve; to make crooked.
INCURVEDIn*curved", a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + curved.] (Bot.)
Defn: Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.
INCURVITYIn*cur"vi*ty, n. Etym: [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]
Defn: A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.
INCUSIn"cus, n. Etym: [L., anvil.]
1. An anvil.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in theRotifera.
INCUSEIn*cuse", a. Etym: [See Incuse, v. t.] (Numismatics)
Defn: Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.
INCUSE; INCUSS In*cuse", In*cuss", v. t. Etym: [L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss.]
Defn: To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.
INCUTEIn*cute", v. t. Etym: [See Incuse.]
Defn: To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.
INCYSTIn*cyst", v. t.
Defn: See Encyst.
INCYSTEDIn*cyst"ed, a.
Defn: See Encysted.
INDInd, n.
Defn: India. [Poetical] Shak. Milton.
INDAGATEIn"da*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.]
Defn: To seek or search out. [Obs.]
INDAGATIONIn`da*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. indagatio: cf. F. indagation.]
Defn: Search; inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]
INDAGATIVEIn"da*ga*tive, a.
Defn: Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
INDAGATORIn"da*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A searcher; an explorer; an investigator. [Obs.]Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature. Boyle.
INDAMAGEIn*dam"age (; 48), v. t.
Defn: See Endamage. [R.]
INDAMAGEDIn*dam"aged, a.
Defn: Not damaged. [Obs.] Milton.
INDARTIn*dart", v. t.
Defn: To pierce, as with a dart.
INDAZOLIn"da*zol, n. Etym: [Indol + azote.] (Chem.)
Defn: A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid.
INDEInde, a.
Defn: Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
INDEARIn*dear", v. t.
Defn: See Endear.
INDEBTIn*debt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting.]Etym: [OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt.See Debt.]
Defn: To bring into debt; to place under obligation; — chiefly used in the participle indebted. Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.
INDEBTEDIn*debt"ed, a.
1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment orrequital; beholden.By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged.Milton.
2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper.
INDEBTEDNESSIn*debt"ed*ness, n.
1. The state of being indebted.
2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.
INDEBTMENTIn*debt"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. endettement.]
Defn: Indebtedness. [R.] Bp. Hall.
INDECENCEIn*de"cence, n.
Defn: See Indecency. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity." Bp. Burnet.
INDECENCY In*de"cen*cy, n.; pl. Indecencies. Etym: [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence.]
1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.
2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.
Syn.— Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. SeeIndecorum.
INDECENT In*de"cent, a. Etym: [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]
Defn: Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.
Syn. — Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.
INDECENTLYIn*de"cent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indecent manner.
INDECIDUATEIn`de*cid"u*ate, a.
1. Indeciduous.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Having no decidua; nondeciduate.
INDECIDUOUSIn`de*cid"u*ous, a.
Defn: Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial. The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. Sir T. Browne.
INDECIMABLEIn*dec"i*ma*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + LL. decimare to tithe: cf.F. indécimable. See Decimate.]
Defn: Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.
INDECIPHERABLEIn`de*ci"pher*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, orsolved.— In`de*ci"pher*a*bly, adv.
INDECISION In`de*ci"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F. indécision.]
Defn: Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation. The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone. Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.
INDECISIVEIn`de*ci"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indécisif.]
1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay.
2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.
INDECISIVELYIn`de*ci"sive*ly, adv.
Defn: Without decision.
INDECISIVENESSIn`de*ci"sive*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.
INDECLINABLEIn`de*clin"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. indéclinable.See In- not, and Decline.] (Gram.)
Defn: Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun. — n.
Defn: An indeclinable word.
INDECLINABLYIn`de*clin"a*bly, adv.
1. Without variation.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: Without variation of termination.
INDECOMPOSABLE In*de`com*pos"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decomposable: cf. F. indécomposable.]
Defn: Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.
INDECOMPOSABLENESSIn*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
INDECOROUSIn`de*co"rous, a. Etym: [L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous.]
Defn: Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle. Burke.
Syn. — Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.
INDECOROUSLYIn`de*co"rous*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indecorous manner.
INDECOROUSNESSIn`de*co"rous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum.
INDECORUM In`de*co"rum, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming.]
1. Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.
2. An indecorous or becoming action. Young.
Syn. — Indecorum is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but indecency, more frequently than indecorum, is applied to words or actions which refer to what nature and propriety require to be concealed or suppressed. Indecency is the stronger word; indecorum refers to any transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in public.
INDEEDIn*deed", adv. Etym: [Prep. in + deed.]
Defn: In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; — used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.
The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden. There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war. Addison.
INDEFATIGABILITYIn`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being indefatigable.
INDEFATIGABLE In`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]
Defn: Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South. Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.
Syn.— Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.
INDEFATIGABLENESSIn`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.
INDEFATIGABLYIn`de*fat"i*ga*bly, adv.
Defn: Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently.Dryden.
INDEFATIGATIONIn`de*fat`i*ga"tion, n.
Defn: Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.] J. Gregory.
INDEFEASIBILITYIn`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being undefeasible.