INORDINATELY
INOR'DINATELY, adverb Irregularly; excessively; immoderately.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INORDINATENESS
INOR'DINATENESS, noun Deviation from order; excess; want of moderation; inordinacy; intemperance in desire or other passion.
INORDINATION
INORDINA'TION, noun Irregularity; deviation from rule or right.
INORGANIC
INORGAN'ICINORGAN'ICAL, adjective [in and organic.] Devoid of organs; not formed with the organs or instruments of life; as the inorganic matter that forms the earth's surface.I...
INORGANICAL
INORGAN'ICAL, a. [in and organic.] Devoid of organs; not formed with the organs or instruments of life; as the inorganic matter that forms the earth's surface.Inorganic bodies, ...
INORGANICALLY
INORGAN'ICALLY, adverb Without organs.
INORGANIZED
INOR'GANIZED, adjective Not having organic structure; void of organs, as earths, metals, and other minerals.
INOSCULATE
INOS'CULATE, verb intransitive [Latin in and osculatus, from osculor, to kiss.]In anatomy, to unite by apposition or contact; to unite, as two vessels at their extremities; as, ...
INOSCULATING
INOS'CULATING, participle present tense Uniting, as the extremities of two vessels.
INOSCULATION
INOSCULA'TION, noun The union of two vessels of an animal body at their extremities, by means of which a communication is maintained, and the circulation of fluids is carried on...
INPOLITIC
INPOL'ITIC, adjective Not wise; devising and pursuing measures adapted to injure the public interest; as an impolitic prince or minister.1. Unwise; adapted to injure the public ...
INQUEST
IN'QUEST, noun [Latin inquisitio, inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.]1. Inquisition; judicial inquiry; official examination. An inquest of office, is an inquiry made by the king's...
INQUIET
INQUI'ET, verb transitive To disturb; to trouble. [Not used.]
INQUIETATION
INQUIETA'TION, noun Disturbance. [Not used.]
INQUIETUDE
INQUI'ETUDE, noun [Latin inquietudo; in and quies, rest.]Disturbed state; want of quiet; restlessness; uneasiness, either of body or mind; disquietude.
INQUINATE
IN'QUINATE, verb transitive [Latin inquino, to defile; Gr. common.]To defile; to pollute; to contaminate. [Little used.]
INQUINATION
INQUINA'TION, noun The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; pollution; corruption. [Little used.]
INQUIRABLE
INQUI'RABLE, adjective [from inquire.] That may be inquired into; subject to inquisition or inquest.
INQUIRE
INQUI'RE, verb intransitive [Latin inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.]1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by asking questions.We will call the damsel and inquir...
INQUIRENT
INQUI'RENT, adjective Making inquiry.
INQUIRER
INQUI'RER, noun One who asks a question; one who interrogates; one who searches or examines; one who seeks for knowledge or information.
INQUIRING
INQUI'RING, participle present tense Seeking for information by asking questions; asking; questioning; interrogating; examining.
INQUIRY
INQUI'RY, noun1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation.The men who were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiry for Simon's house, and...
INQUISITION
INQUISI'TION, noun s as z. [Latin inquisitio, inquiro. See Inquire.]1. Inquiry; examination; a searching or search. Psalms 9:12.2. Judicial inquiry; official examination; inques...
INQUISITIONAL
INQUISI'TIONAL, adjective Making inquiry; busy in inquiry.
INQUISITIVE
INQUIS'ITIVE, adjective s as z. Apt to ask questions; addicted to inquiry; inclined to seek information by questions; followed by about or after. He was very inquisitive about o...
INQUISITIVELY
INQUIS'ITIVELY, adverb With curiosity to obtain information; with scrutiny.