INOBEDIENT
INOBE'DIENT, adjective Not yielding obedience; neglecting to obey.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INOBSERVABLE
INOBSERV'ABLE, adjective [in and observable.]That cannot be seen, perceived or observed.
INOBSERVANCE
INOBSERV'ANCE, noun Want of observance; neglect of observing; disobedience.
INOBSERVANT
INOBSERV'ANT, adjective [in and observant.] Not taking notice.
INOBSERVATION
INOBSERVA'TION, noun Neglect or want of observation.
INOCULATE
INOC'ULATE, verb transitive [Latin inoculo; in and occulus, the eye.]1. To bud; to insert the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant, for the purpose of growth on the n...
INOCULATED
INOC'ULATED, participle passive Budded; as an inoculated stock.1. Inserted in another stock, as a bud.2. Infected by inoculation with a particular disease.
INOCULATING
INOCULA'TING, participle present tense Budding; propagating by inserting a bud on another stock.1. Infecting by inoculation.
INOCULATION
INOCULA'TION, noun [Latin inoculatio.] The act or practice of inserting buds of one plant under the bark of another for propagation.1. The act or practice of communicating a dis...
INOCULATOR
INOC'ULATOR, noun A person who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.
INODIATE
INO'DIATE, verb transitive [Latin in and odium.] To make hateful. [Not in use.]
INODORATE
INO'DORATE, adjective [Latin in and odoratus.] Having no scent or odor.
INODOROUS
INO'DOROUS, adjective [Latin inodorus; in and odor.] Wanting scent; having no smell.The white of an egg is an inodorous liquor.
INOFFENSIVE
INOFFENS'IVE, adjective [in and offensive.]1. Giving no offense or provocation; as an inoffensive man; an inoffensive answer.2. Giving no uneasiness or disturbance; as an inoffe...
INOFFENSIVELY
INOFFENS'IVELY, adverb Without giving offense; without harm; in a manner not to offend.
INOFFENSIVENESS
INOFFENS'IVENESS, noun Harmlessness; the quality of being not offensive either to the senses or to the mind.
INOFFICIAL
INOFFI'CIAL, adjective [in and official.] Not official; not proceeding from the proper officer; not clothed with the usual forms of authority, or not done in an official charact...
INOFFICIOUS
INOFFI'CIOUS, adjective [in and officious.]1. Unkind; regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty.--Suggesting that the parent had lost the use of his reason, whe...
INOFFIICALLY
INOFFI'ICALLY, adverb Without the usual forms, or not in the official character.
INOPERATION
INOPERA'TION, noun Agency; influence; production of effects. [Not used.]
INOPERATIVE
INOP'ERATIVE, adjective [in and operative.] Not operative; not active; having no operation; producing no effect; as laws rendered inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies.
INOPPORTUNE
INOPPORTU'NE, adjective [Latin inopportunus. See Opportune.]Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable in time.
INOPPORTUNELY
INOPPORTU'NELY, adverb Unseasonably; at an inconvenient time.
INOPPRESSIVE
INOPPRESS'IVE, adjective [in and oppressive.]Not oppressive; not burdensome.
INOPULENT
INOP'ULENT, adjective [in and opulent.] Not opulent; not wealthy; not affluent or rich.
INORDINACY
INOR'DINACY, noun [from inordinate.] Deviation from order or rule prescribed; irregularity; disorder; excess, or want of moderation; as the inordinacy of desire or other passion.
INORDINATE
INOR'DINATE, adjective [Latin inordinatus; in and ordo, order.]Irregular; disorderly; excessive; immoderate; not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; as an inordinat...