Webster's Dictionary 1913

3295

Insatisfaction

In‐sat′is‐fac″tion (?), n. 1. Insufficiency; emptiness. Bacon.2. Dissatisfaction. Sir T. Browne.

3296

Insaturable

In‐sat″u‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. insaturabilis: cf. F. insaturable. See In- not, and Saturable.] Not capable of being saturated or satisfied.

3297

Inscience

In″science (ĭn″shens; 277), n. [L. inscientia: cf. F. inscience.] Want of knowledge; ignorance.

3298

Inscient

In″scient (ĭn″shent), a. [L. insciens, -entis, ignorant. See In- not, and Scient, Science.] Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. N. Bacon.

3299

Inscient (2)

In″scient, a. [Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing.] Having knowledge or insight; intelligent.Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. Mrs. Browning.

3300

Insconce

In‐sconce″ (?), v. t. See Ensconce.

3301

Inscribable

In‐scrib″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being inscribed, — used specif. (Math.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures.

3302

Inscribableness

In‐scrib″a‐ble‐ness, n. Quality of being inscribable.

3303

Inscribe

In‐scribe″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inscribing.] [L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and Scribe.] 1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be r...

3304

Inscriber

In‐scrib″er (?), n. One who inscribes. Pownall.

3305

Inscriptible

In‐scrip″ti‐ble (?), a. Capable of being inscribed; inscribable.

3306

Inscription

In‐scrip″tion (?), n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere, inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe.] 1. The act or process of inscribing.2. That which is inscribed;...

3307

Inscriptive

In‐scrip″tive (?), a. Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.

3308

Inscroll

In‐scroll″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inscrolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inscrolling.] To write on a scroll; to record. [Written also inscrol.] Shak.

3309

Inscrutability

In‐scru′ta‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness.

3310

Inscrutable

In‐scru″ta‐ble (?), a. [L. inscrutabilis: cf. F. inscrutable. See In- not, and Scrutiny.] Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impo...

3311

Inscrutableness

In‐scru″ta‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutability.

3312

Inscrutably

In‐scru″ta‐bly, adv. In an inscrutable manner.

3313

Insculp

In‐sculp″ (?), v. t. [L. insculpere: cf. F. insculper. See 1st In-, and Sculptor.] To engrave; to carve; to sculpture. Shak.Which he insculped in two likely stones. Drayton.

3314

Insculption

In‐sculp″tion (?), n. Inscription.

3315

Insculpture

In‐sculp″ture (?), n. An engraving, carving, or inscription.On his gravestone this insculpture. Shak.

3316

Insculptured

In‐sculp″tured (?), p. a. Engraved. Glover.

3317

Inseam

In‐seam″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inseamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inseaming.] To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix. Pope.

3318

Insearch

In‐search″ (?), v. t. To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.

3319

Insecable

In‐sec″a‐ble (ĭn‐sĕk″ȧ‐b'l), a. [L. insecabilis; pref. in- not + secabilis that may be cut: cf. F. insecable.] Incapable of being divided by cutting; indivisible.

3320

Insect

In″sect (ĭn″sĕkt), n. [F. insecte, L. insectum, fr. insectus, p. p. of insecare to cut in. See Section. The name was originally given to certain small animals, whose bodies appe...

3321

Insect (2)

In″sect (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.2. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.