Incurable In·cur"a·ble adjective [ French
incurable , Latin
incurabilis . See
In- not, and
Curable .]
1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrhus is not absolutely incurable .
Arbuthnot. 2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. Rancorous and incurable hostility.
Burke. They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.
Sir J. Stephen. Syn. -- Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.
Incurable In·cur"a·ble noun A person diseased beyond cure.
Incurableness In·cur"a·ble·ness noun The state of being incurable; incurability. Boyle.
Incurably In·cur"a·bly adverb In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "
Incurably diseased."
Bp. Hall. "
Incurably wicked."
Blair.
Incuriosity In·cu`ri·os"i·ty noun [ Latin
incuriositas : confer French
incurosité .]
Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.
Incurious In·cu"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
incuriosus : confer French
incurieux . See
In- not, and
Curious .]
Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.
Jer. Taylor.
Incuriously In·cu"ri·ous·ly adverb In an curious manner.
Incuriousness In·cu"ri·ous·ness noun Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect.
Bp. Hall.
Incurrence In·cur"rence noun [ See
Incur .]
The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.
Incurrent In·cur"rent adjective [ Latin
incurrens , present participle
incurere ,
incursum , to run in;
in- +
currere to run.]
(Zoology) Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
Incursion In·cur"sion noun [ Latin
incursio : confer French
incursion . See
Incur .]
1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild
Have wasted Sogdiana.
Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire.
Arbuthnot. 2. Attack; occurrence. [ Obsolete]
Sins of daily incursion .
South. Syn. -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See
Invasion .
Incursive In·cur"sive adjective Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.
Incurtain In·cur"tain transitive verb To curtain. [ Obsolete]
Incurvate In·cur"vate adjective [ Latin
incurvatus , past participle of
incurvare to crook; prefix
in- in +
curvus bent. See
Curve , and confer
Incurve .]
Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.
Incurvate In·cur"vate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Incurvated ;
present participle & verbal noun Incurvating .]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne.
Incurvation In`cur·va"tion noun [ Latin
incurvatio : confer French
incurvation .]
1. The act of bending, or curving. 2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays.
Derham. 3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The
incurvations of the knee."
Bp. Hall.
Incurve In·curve" (ĭn*kûv")
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Incurved (-kûvd");
present participle & verbal noun Incurving .] [ See
Incurvate .]
To bend; to curve; to make crooked.
Incurved In·curved" (ĭn*kûvd")
adjective [ Prefix
in- in +
curved .]
(Botany) Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.
Incurvity In·cur"vi·ty (ĭn*kû"vĭ*tȳ)
noun [ From Latin
incurvus bent. See
Incurvate .]
A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.
Incus In"cus noun [ Latin , anvil.]
1. An anvil. 2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear . 3. (Zoology) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.
Incuse In·cuse" adjective [ See
Incuse ,
transitive verb ]
(Numismatics) Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular
incuse square."
Dr. W. Smith.
Incuse, Incuss In·cuse", In·cuss" transitive verb [ Latin
incussus , past participle of
incutere to strike. See 1st
In- , and
Concuss .]
To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.
Incute In·cute" transitive verb [ See
Incuse .]
To strike or stamp in. [ Obsolete]
Becon.
Incyst In·cyst" transitive verb See Encyst .
Incysted In·cyst"ed adjective See Encysted .
Ind Ind noun India. [ Poetical]
Shak. Milton.
Indagate In"da·gate transitive verb [ Latin
indagatus , past participle of
indagare to seek.]
To seek or search out. [ Obsolete]
Indagation In`da·ga"tion noun [ Latin
indagatio : confer French
indagation .]
Search; inquiry; investigation. [ Obsolete]
Indagative In"da·ga·tive adjective Searching; exploring; investigating. [ Obsolete]
Jer. Taylor.
Indagator In"da·ga`tor noun [ Latin ]
A searcher; an explorer; an investigator. [ Obsolete]
Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature.
Boyle.
Indamage In·dam"age transitive verb See Endamage . [ R.]
Indamaged In·dam"aged adjective Not damaged. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Indart In·dart" transitive verb To pierce, as with a dart.
Indazol In"da·zol noun [
Ind ol +
az ote.]
(Chemistry) A nitrogenous compound, C 7 H 6 N 2 , analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative of cinnamic acid.
Inde Inde adjective Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [ Obsolete]
Rom. of R.
Indear In·dear" transitive verb See Endear .
Indebt In·debt" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Indebted ;
present participle & verbal noun Indebting .] [ Middle English
endetten , French
endetter ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + French
dette debt. See
Debt .]
To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted . Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none.
Daniel.
Indebted In·debt"ed adjective 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharged.
Milton. 2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper.
Indebtedness In·debt"ed·ness noun 1. The state of being indebted. 2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.
Indebtment In·debt"ment noun [ Confer French
endettement .]
Indebtedness. [ R.]
Bp. Hall.
Indecence In·de"cence noun See Indecency . [ Obsolete] "An
indecence of barbarity."
Bp. Burnet.
Indecency In·de"cen·cy noun ;
plural Indecencies . [ Latin
indecentia unseemliness: confer French
indécence .]
1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. 2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society.
Beattie. Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See
Indecorum .
Indecent In·de"cent adjective [ Latin
indecens unseemly, unbecoming: confer French
indécent . See
In- not, and
Decent .]
Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper. Syn. -- Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.
Indecently In·de"cent·ly adverb In an indecent manner.
Indeciduate In`de·cid"u·ate adjective 1. Indeciduous. 2. (Anat.) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.
Indeciduous In`de·cid"u·ous adjective Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial. The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo.
Sir T. Browne.
Indecimable In·dec"i·ma·ble adjective [ Prefix
in- not + Late Latin
decimare to tithe: confer French
indécimable . See
Decimate .]
Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.
Indecipherable In`de·ci"pher·a·ble adjective Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved. --
In`de*ci"pher*a*bly ,
adverb
Indecision In`de·ci"sion noun [ Prefix
in- not +
decision : confer French
indécision .]
Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation. The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it.
Shenstone. Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence.
Burke.
Indecisive In`de·ci"sive adjective [ Confer French
indécisif .]
1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive .
Macaulay. 2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.
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