INDEXICAL
INDEX'ICAL, adjective Having the form of an index; pertaining to an index.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INDEXICALLY
INDEX'ICALLY, adverb In the manner of an index.
INDEXTERITY
INDEXTER'ITY, noun [in and dexterity.]1. Want of dexterity or readiness in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness.2. Want of skill or readiness in any art or occupation.
INDIA
IN'DIA, noun A country in Asia, so named from the river Indus.
INDIAN
IN'DIAN, adjective [from India, and this from Indus, the name of a river in Asia.] Pertaining to either of the Indies, East or West.IN'DIAN, noun A general name of any native of...
INDIANITE
IN'DIANITE, noun [from India.] A mineral occurring in masses having a foliated structure and shining luster. Its color is white or gray.INDIAN, Reed, noun A plant of the genus C...
INDICANT
IN'DICANT, noun [Latin indicans; in and dico, to show.]Showing; pointing out what is to be done for the cure of disease.
INDICATE
IN'DICATE, verb transitive [Latin indico; in and dico, to show.]1. To show; to point out; to discover; to direct the mind to a knowledge of something not seen, or something that...
INDICATED
IN'DICATED, participle passive Shown; pointed out; directed.
INDICATING
IN'DICATING, participle present tense Showing; pointing out; directing.
INDICATION
INDICA'TION, noun The act of pointing out.1. Mark; token; sign; symptom; whatever serves to discover what is not before known, or otherwise obvious.The frequent stops they make ...
INDICATIVE
INDIC'ATIVE, adjective [Latin indicativus.] Showing; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. Reserve is not always indicative of modesty; it may be i...
INDICATIVELY
INDIC'ATIVELY, adverb In a manner to show or signify.
INDICATOR
IN'DICATOR, noun He or that which shows or points out.
INDICATORY
IN'DICATORY, adjective Showing; serving to show or make known.
INDICE
INDICE. [See Index.]
INDICOLITE
IN'DICOLITE, noun [indigo, or indico, and a stone.]In mineralogy, a variety of shorl or tourmalin, of an indigo blue color, sometimes with a tinge of azure or green.
INDICT
INDICT, verb transitive indi'te. [Latin indictus, from indico; in and dico, to speak.] In law, to accuse or charge with a crime or misdemeanor, in writing, by a grand jury under...
INDICTABLE
INDICTABLE, adjective indi'table. That may be indicted; as an indictable offender.1. Subject to be presented by a grand jury; subject to indictment; as an indictable offense.
INDICTED
INDICTED, participle passive indi'ted. Accused by a grand jury.
INDICTER
INDICTER, noun indi'ter. One who indicts.
INDICTING
INDICTING, participle present tense indi'ting. Accusing, or making a formal or written charge of a crime by a grand jury.
INDICTION
INDIC'TION, noun [Low Latin indictio, indico.]1. Declaration; proclamation.2. In chronology, a cycle of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great; originally, a period ...
INDICTIVE
INDIC'TIVE, adjective Proclaimed; declared.
INDICTMENT
INDICTMENT, noun indi'tement. A written accusation or formal charge of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred by a grand jury under oath to a court.1. The paper or parchment containi...
INDIES
IN'DIES, nounplural of India.
INDIFFERENCE
INDIF'FERENCE, noun [Latin indifferentia; in and differo, to differ. Indifferency is little used.]1. Equipoise or neutrality of mind between different persons or things; a state...