Webster's Dictionary 1913

4942

Irrigate

Ir″ri‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Irrigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Irrigating (?).] [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. ...

4943

Irrigation

Ir′ri‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation.] The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow ov...

4944

Irriguous

Ir‐rig″u‐ous (?), a. [L. irriguus. See Irrigate.]1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy.The flowery lapOf some irriguous valley spreads her store. Milton.2. Gently penetrating or perva...

4945

Irrisible

Ir‐ris″i‐ble (?), a. [Pref. ir- not + risible. See Irrision.] Not risible.

4946

Irrision

Ir‐ri″sion (?), n. [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum, to laugh at; pref. ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.] The act of laughing at another; derision.This being spoken ...

4947

Irritability

Ir′ri‐ta‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. irritabilitas: cf. F. irritabilité.]1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of tem...

4948

Irritable

Ir″ri‐ta‐ble (?), a. [L. irritabilis: cf. F. irritable. See Irritate.]1. Capable of being irritated.2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, ...

4949

Irritableness

Ir″ri‐ta‐ble‐ness, n. Irritability.

4950

Irritably

Ir″ri‐ta‐bly, adv. In an irritable manner.

4951

Irritancy

Ir″ri‐tan‐cy (?), n. [From 1st Irritant.] (Scots Law) The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture. Burrill.

4952

Irritancy (2)

Ir″ri‐tan‐cy, n. [From 2d Irritant.] The state or quality of being irritant or irritating.

4953

Irritant

Ir″ri‐tant (?), a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of irritare to make null, fr. L. irritus void; pref. ir- not + ratus established.] (Scots Law) Rendering null and void; conditi...

4954

Irritant (2)

Ir″ri‐tant, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of irritare: cf. F. irritant. See Irritate to excite.] Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.

4955

Irritant (3)

Ir″ri‐tant, n. [Cf. F. irritant.]1. That which irritates or excites.2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or elec...

4956

Irritate

Ir″ri‐tate (?), v. t. [See 1 st Irritant.] To render null and void. Abp. Bramhall.

4957

Irritate (2)

Ir″ri‐tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Irritated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Irritating (?).] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.]1. To increase the action or violence of; to ...

4958

Irritate (3)

Ir″ri‐tate (?), a. Excited; heightened.

4959

Irritation

Ir′ri‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. irritatio: cf. F. irritation.]1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and ...

4960

Irritative

Ir″ri‐ta‐tive (?), a. 1. Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; as, an irritative agent.2. Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation; as, an irritativ...

4961

Irritatory

Ir″ri‐ta‐to‐ry (?), a. Exciting; producing irritation; irritating. Hales.

4962

Irrorate

Ir″ro‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Irrorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Irrorating.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of irrorare to bedew; pref. ir- in + ros, roris, dew.] To sprinkle or moisten ...

4963

Irrorate (2)

Ir″ro‐rate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand.

4964

Irroration

Ir′ro‐ra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. irroration.] The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with dew. Chambers.

4965

Irrotational

Ir′ro‐ta″tion‐al (?), a.(Physics) Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; — said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass...

4966

Irrubrical

Ir‐ru″bric‐al (?), a. Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical.

4967

Irrugate

Ir″ru‐gate (?), v. t. [L. irrugatus, p. p. of irrugare to wrinkle.] To wrinkle.

4968

Irrupted

Ir‐rupt″ed (?), a. [L. irruptus, p. p. of irrumpere to break in; pref. ir- in + rumpere to break or burst. See Rupture.] Broken with violence.