INUSITATION
INUSITA'TION, noun Want of use; disuse. [Little used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INUSTION
INUS'TION, noun [Latin inustio, inuro; in and uro, to burn.]The action of burning.1. A branding; the action of marking by burning.
INUTILE
INU'TILE, adjective [Latin inutilis.] Unprofitable; useless. [Not in use.]
INUTILITY
INUTIL'ITY, noun [Latin inutilitas; in and utilitas. See Utility.]Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as the inutility of vain speculations and vis...
INUTTERABLE
INUT'TERABLE, adjective That cannot be uttered.
INVADE
INVA'DE, verb transitive [Latin invado; in and vado, to go.]1. To enter a country, as an army with hostile intentions; to enter as an enemy, with a view to conquest or plunder; ...
INVADED
INVA'DED, participle passive Entered by an army with a hostile design; attacked; assaulted; infringed; violated.
INVADER
INVA'DER, noun One who enters the territory of another with a view to war, conquest or plunder.1. An assailant.2. An encroacher; an intruder; one who infringes the rights of ano...
INVADING
INVA'DING, participle present tense Entering on the possessions of another with a view to war, conquest or plunder; assaulting; infringing; attacking.
INVALESCENCE
INVALES'CENCE, noun [Latin invalesco.] Strength; health.
INVALETUDINARY
INVALETU'DINARY, adjective Wanting health.
INVALID
INVAL'ID, adjective [Latin invalidus; in and validus, strong, from valeo, to be strong, to avail.]1. Weak, of no force, weight or cogency.2. In law, having no force, effect or e...
INVALIDATE
INVAL'IDATE, verb transitive [from invalid.]1. To weaken or lessen the force of; more generally, to destroy the strength or validity of; to render of no force or effect; as, to ...
INVALIDATED
INVAL'IDATED, participle passive Rendered invalid or of no force.
INVALIDATING
INVAL'IDATING, participle present tense Destroying the force and effect of.
INVALIDITY
INVALID'ITY, noun Weakness; want of cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; as the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.
INVALIDNESS
INVAL'IDNESS, noun Invalidity; as the invalidness of reasoning.
INVALUABLE
INVAL'UABLE, adjective [in and valuable.] Precious above estimation; so valuable that its worth cannot be estimated; inestimable. The privileges of christians are invaluable
INVALUABLY
INVAL'UABLY, adverb Inestimably.
INVARIABLE
INVA'RIABLE, adjective Constant in the same state; immutable; unalterable; unchangeable; that does not vary; always uniform. The character and the laws of the Supreme Being must...
INVARIABLENESS
INVA'RIABLENESS, noun Constancy of state, condition or quality; immutability; unchangeableness.
INVARIABLY
INVA'RIABLY, adverb Constantly; uniformly; without alteration or change. We are bound to pursue invariably the path of duty.
INVARIED
INVA'RIED, adjective Unvaried; not changing or altering.
INVASION
INVA'SION, noun s as z. [Latin invasio, from invado. See Invade.]1. A hostile entrance into the possessions of another; particularly, the entrance of a hostile army into a count...
INVASIVE
INVA'SIVE, adjective [from invade.] Entering on another's possessions with hostile designs; aggressive.
INVECTION
INVEC'TION, noun Invective, which see. [Invection is little used.]
INVECTIVE
INVEC'TIVE, noun [Latin inveho. See Inveigh.] A railing speech or expression; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure or reproach on another; a harsh ...