Incompatibly In`com·pat"i·bly adverb In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously.

Incompetence, Incompetency In·com"pe·tence, In·com"pe·tency noun [ Confer French incompétence .]

1. The quality or state of being incompetent; want of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts. "Some inherent incompetency ." Gladstone.

2. (Law) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.

Syn. -- Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification; incapability; unfitness.

Incompetent In·com"pe·tent adjective [ Latin incompetens : confer French incompétent . See In- not, and Competent .]

1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

Incompetent to perform the duties of the place.

Macaulay.

2. (Law) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence.

Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation.

Bacon.

3. Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.

Syn. -- Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient; inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper. -- Incompetent , Incapable . Incompetent is a relative term, denoting a want of the requisite qualifications for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable is absolute in its meaning, denoting want of power, either natural or moral. We speak of a man as incompetent to a certain task, of an incompetent judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his honor, that he is incapable of a mean action.

Incompetently In·com"pe·tent·ly adverb In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.

Incompetibility In`com·pet`i·bil"i·ty noun See Incompatibility .

Incompetible In`com·pet"i·ble adjective See Incompatible .

Incomplete In`com·plete" adjective [ Latin incompletus : confer French incomplet . See In- not, and Complete .]

1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

A most imperfect and incomplete divine.

Milton.

2. (Botany) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.

Incomplete equation (Alg.) , an equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.

Incompletely In`com·plete"ly adverb In an incomplete manner.

Incompleteness In`com·plete"ness noun The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness. Boyle.

Incompletion In`com·ple"tion noun Want of completion; incompleteness. Smart.

Incomplex In`com·plex" adjective [ Prefix in- not + complex : confer French incomplexe .] Not complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.

Incompliable In`com·pli"a·ble adjective Not compliable; not conformable.

Incompliance In`com·pli"ance noun 1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper; obstinacy.

Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in things lawful and indifferent.

Tillotson.

2. Refusal or failure to comply. Strype.

Incompliant In`com·pli"ant adjective Not compliant; unyielding to request, solicitation, or command; stubborn. -- In`com*pli"ant*ly , adverb

Incomposed In`com·posed" adjective Disordered; disturbed. [ Obsolete] Milton. -- In`com*po"sed*ly adverb [ Obsolete] -- In`com*pos"ed*ness , noun [ Obsolete]

Incomposite In`com·pos"ite adjective [ Latin incompositus . See Composite .] Not composite; uncompounded; simple.

Incomposite numbers . See Prime numbers , under Prime .

Incompossible In`com·pos"si·ble adjective [ Prefix in- not + compossible : confer French incompossible .] Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent. [ Obsolete]

Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible .

Jer. Taylor.

-- In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty noun [ Obsolete]

Incomprehense In·com`pre·hense" adjective [ Latin incomprehensus .] Incomprehensible. [ Obsolete] " Incomprehense in virtue." Marston.

Incomprehensibility In·com`pre·hen`si·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French incompréhensibilité .] The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.

The constant, universal sense of all antiquity unanimously confessing an incomprehensibility in many of the articles of the Christian faith.

South.

Incomprehensible In·com`pre·hen"si·ble adjective [ Latin incomprehensibilis : confer French incompréhensible . See In- not, and Comprehensible .]

1. Not capable of being contained within limits.

An infinite and incomprehensible substance.

Hooker.

2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.

And all her numbered stars that seem to roll
Spaces incomprehensible .

Milton.

-- In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness , noun -- In*com`pre*hen"si*bly , adverb

Incomprehension In·com`pre·hen"sion noun Want of comprehension or understanding. "These mazes and incomprehensions ." Bacon.

Incomprehensive In·com`pre·hen"sive adjective Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. -- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly , adjective Sir W. Hamilton. -- In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness , noun T. Warton.

Incompressibility In`com·press`i·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French incompressibilité .] The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.

The incompressibility of water is not absolute.

Rees.

Incompressible In`com·press"i·ble adjective [ Prefix in- not + compressible : confer French incompressible .] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible . -- In`com*press"i*ble*ness , noun

Incomputable In`com·put"a·ble adjective Not computable.

Inconcealable In`con·ceal"a·ble adjective Not concealable. " Inconcealable imperfections." Sir T. Browne.

Inconceivability In`con·ceiv`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.

The inconceivability of the Infinite.

Mansel.

Inconceivable In`con·ceiv"a·ble adjective [ Prefix in- not + conceivable : confer French inconcevable .] Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to us how the will acts in producing muscular motion.

It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance should represent an extended figure.

Locke.

-- In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness , noun -- In`con*ceiv"a*bly , adverb

The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to possess it.

A. Tucker.

Inconceptible In`con·cep"ti·ble adjective Inconceivable. [ Obsolete] Sir M. Hale.

Inconcerning In`con·cern"ing adjective Unimportant; trifling. [ Obsolete] "Trifling and inconcerning matters." Fuller.

Inconcinne In`con·cinne" adjective [ See Inconcinnous .] Dissimilar; incongruous; unsuitable. [ Obsolete] Cudworth.

Inconcinnity In`con·cin"ni·ty noun [ Latin inconcinnitas .] Want of concinnity or congruousness; unsuitableness.

There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words.

Trench.

Inconcinnous In`con·cin"nous adjective [ Latin inconcinnus . See In- not, and Concinnity .] Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [ Obsolete] Cudworth.

Inconcludent In`con·clud"ent adjective Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive. [ Obsolete]

Inconcluding In`con·clud"ing adjective Inferring no consequence. [ Obsolete]

Inconclusive In`con·clu"sive adjective Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt.

Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent.

South.

-- In`con*clu"sive*ly , adverb -- In`con*clu"sive*ness , noun

Inconcoct In`con·coct" adjective [ Latin prefix in- not + concoctus , past participle of concoquere . See Concoct .] Inconcocted. [ Obsolete]

Inconcocted In`con·coct"ed adjective [ Prefix in- not + concocted .] Imperfectly digested, matured, or ripened. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Inconcoction In`con·coc"tion noun The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Inconcrete In·con"crete adjective [ Latin inconcretus incorporeal.] Not concrete. [ R.] Latin Andrews.

Inconcurring In`con·cur"ring adjective Not concurring; disagreeing. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Inconcussible In`con·cus"si·ble adjective [ Prefix in- not + Latin concussibilis that can be shaken. See Concussion .] Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.

Incondensability, Incondensibility In`con·den`sa·bil"i·ty, In`con·den`si·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being incondensable.

Incondensable, Incondensible In`con·den"sa·ble, In`con·den"si·ble adjective Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.

Incondite In"con·dite adjective [ Latin inconditus ; prefix in- not + conditus , past participle of condere to put or join together. See Condition .] Badly put together; inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular. "Carol incondite rhymes." J. Philips.

Inconditional In`con·di"tion·al adjective [ Prefix in- not + conditional : confer French inconditionnel .] Unconditional. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

Inconditionate In`con·di"tion·ate adjective [ Prefix in- not + conditionate : confer French inconditionné .] Not conditioned; not limited; absolute. [ Obsolete] Boyle.

Inconform In`con·form" adjective [ Prefix in- not + conform .] Unconformable. [ Obsolete] Gauden.

Inconformable In`con·form"a·ble adjective Unconformable. [ Obsolete]

Inconformity In`con·form"i·ty noun [ Confer French inconformité .] Want of conformity; nonconformity. [ Obsolete]

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