Incensed In·censed" adjective 1. Angered; enraged. 2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.
Incensement In·cense"ment noun Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement . Shak.
Incenser In·cen"ser noun One who instigates or incites.
Incension In·cen"sion noun [ Latin
incensio . See
Incense to inflame.]
The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.
Incensive In·cen"sive adjective Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. Barrow.
Incensor In·cen"sor noun [ Latin ]
A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
Incensory In·cen"so·ry noun ;
plural Incensories . [ Late Latin
incensorium : confer French
encensoir . See 2d
Incense , and confer
Censer .]
The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [ R.]
Evelyn.
Incensurable In·cen"sur·a·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
censurable : confer French
incensurable .]
Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. --
In*cen"sur*a*bly ,
adverb
Incenter In·cen"ter noun (Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
Incentive In·cen"tive adjective [ Latin
incentivus , from
incinere to strike up or set the tune; prefix
in- +
canere to sing. See
Enchant ,
Chant .]
1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. Competency is the most incentive to industry.
Dr. H. More. 2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [ R.]
Part incentive reed
Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.
Milton.
Incentive In·cen"tive noun [ Latin
incentivum .]
That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action. The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it.
South. Syn. -- Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement; inducement; influence.
Incentively In·cen"tive·ly adverb Incitingly; encouragingly.
Inception In·cep"tion noun [ Latin
inceptio , from
incipere to begin; prefix
in- in +
capere to take. See
Capable .]
1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon. Marked with vivacity of inception , apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay.
Rawle. 2. Reception; a taking in. [ R.]
Poe.
Inceptive In·cep"tive adjective Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative . --
In*cep"tive*ly ,
adverb
Inceptive In·cep"tive noun An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Inceptor In·cep"tor noun [ Latin ]
1. A beginner; one in the rudiments. Johnson. 2. One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university. Walton.
Inceration In`cer·a"tion noun [ Latin
incerare to smear with wax; prefix
in- in +
cerare to wax, from
cera wax: confer French
incération .]
The act of smearing or covering with wax. B. Jonson.
Incerative In·cer"a·tive adjective Cleaving or sticking like wax. Cotgrave.
Incertain In·cer"tain noun [ Prefix
in- not +
certain : confer French
incertain , Latin
incertus . See
Certain .]
Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. --
In*cer"tain*ly ,
adverb Very questionable and of uncertain truth.
Sir T. Browne.
Incertainty In·cer"tain·ty noun Uncertainty. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Incertitude In·cer"ti·tude noun [ Confer French
incertitude , Late Latin
incertitudo , from Latin
incertus . See
Incertain .]
Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt. The incertitude and instability of this life.
Holland. He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution.
I. Taylor.
Incertum In·cer"tum adjective Doubtful; not of definite form. Opus incertum (Anc. Arch.) ,
a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.
Incessable In·ces"sa·ble adjective [ Latin
incessabilis ; prefix
in- not +
cessare to cease.]
Unceasing; continual. [ Obsolete]
Shelton. --
In*ces"sa*bly ,
adverb [ Obsolete]
Incessancy In·ces"san·cy noun [ From
Incessant .]
The quality of being incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dr. T. Dwight.
Incessant In·ces"sant adjective [ Latin
incessans ,
-antis ; prefix
in- not +
cessare to cease: confer French
incessant . See
Cease .]
Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc. Against the castle gate,
. . . Which with incessant force and endless hate,
They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.
Spenser. Syn. -- Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting; ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.
Incessantly In·ces"sant·ly adverb Unceasingly; continually. Shak.
Incession In·ces"sion noun [ Latin
incedere ,
incessum , to walk.]
Motion on foot; progress in walking. [ Obsolete]
The incession or local motion of animals.
Sir T. Browne.
Incest In"cest noun [ French
inceste , Latin
incestum unchastity, incest, from
incestus unchaste; prefix
in- not +
castus chaste. See
Chaste .]
The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Shak. Spiritual incest .
(Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.
Incesttuous In·cest"tu·ous adjective [ Latin
incestuosus : confer French
incestueux .]
Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, the crime of incest; as, an incestuous person or connection. Shak. Ere you reach to this incestuous love,
You must divine and human rights remove.
Dryden. --
In*cest"tu*ous*ly ,
adverb --
In*cest"tu*ous*ness ,
noun
Inch Inch noun [ Gael.
inis .]
An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inch colm, Inch keith, etc. [ Scot.]
Inch Inch noun [ Middle English
inche ,
unche , Anglo-Saxon
ynce , Latin
uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See
Ounce a weight.]
1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines , and originally into three parts, called barleycorns , its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (′), composed of twelve seconds (′′), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic. 12 seconds (′′) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes (′) make 1 foot.
B. Greenleaf. » The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length, equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See
Metric system , and
Meter .
2. A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment. Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch .
Shak. By inches ,
by slow degrees, gradually. --
Inch of candle .
See under Candle . --
Inches of pressure ,
usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. --
Inch of water .
See under Water . --
Miner's inch ,
(Hydraulic Mining) ,
a unit for the measurement of water. See Inch of water , under Water .
Inch Inch transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inched ;
present participle & verbal noun Inching .]
1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [ R.]
He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master.
Dryden. 2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [ R.]
Inch Inch intransitive verb To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly. With slow paces measures back the field,
And inches to the walls.
Dryden.
Inch Inch adjective Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two- inch cable; a four- inch plank. Inch stuff ,
boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.
Inchamber In·cham"ber transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Inchambered ;
present participle & verbal noun Inchambering .] [ Prefix
in- in +
chamber : confer Old French
enchambrer .]
To lodge in a chamber. [ R.]
Sherwood.
Inchangeability In·change`a·bil"i·ty noun Unchangeableness. [ Obsolete]
Kenrick.
Inchant In·chant" transitive verb See Enchant .
Incharitable In·char"i·ta·ble adjective [ Confer French
incharitable .]
Uncharitable; unfeeling. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Incharity In·char"i·ty noun [ Confer French
incharité .]
Want of charity. [ Obsolete]
Evelyn.
Inchase In·chase" transitive verb See Enchase .
Inchastity In·chas"ti·ty noun [ Prefix
in- not +
chastity : confer French
inchasteté .]
Unchastity. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Inched Inched adjective Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four- inched bridge. Shak.
Inchest In·chest" transitive verb To put into a chest.
Inchipin Inch"i·pin noun See Inchpin .
Inchmeal Inch"meal` noun [ See
Meal a part, and confer
Piecemeal .]
A piece an inch long. By inchmeal ,
by small degrees; by inches. Shak.
Inchmeal Inch"meal` adverb Little by little; gradually.
Inchoate In"cho·ate adjective [ Latin
inchoatus , better
incohatus , past participle of
incohare to begin.]
Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. --
In"cho*ate*ly ,
adverb Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate .
Raleigh.
Inchoate In"cho·ate transitive verb To begin. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More.
Inchoation In`cho·a"tion noun [ Latin
inchoatio ,
incohatio .]
Act of beginning; commencement; inception. The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them.
Sir M. Hale. It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing.
I. Taylor.
Inchoative In·cho"a·tive adjective [ Latin
inchoativus ,
incohativus : confer French
inchoatif .]
Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. "Some
inchoative or imperfect rays."
W. Montagu. --
noun An inchoative verb. See Inceptive .
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