Inequitate In·eq"ui·tate transitive verb [ Latin inequitatus , past participle inequitare to ride over. See 1st In- , and Equitant .] To ride over or through. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.

Inequity In·eq"ui·ty noun Want of equity; injustice; wrong. "Some form of inequity ." H. Spencer.

Inequivalve, Inequivalvular In·e"qui·valve, In·e`qui·val"vu·lar adjective (Zoology) Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.

Ineradicable In`e·rad"i·ca·ble adjective Incapable of being eradicated or rooted out.

The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable .

Ld. Lytton.

Ineradicably In`e·rad"i·ca·bly adverb So as not to be eradicable.

Inergetic, Inergetical In`er·get"ic, In`er·get"ic·al adjective [ Prefix in- not + en ergetic , - ical .] Having no energy; sluggish. [ R.] Boyle.

Inergetically In`er·get"ic·al·ly adverb Without energy. [ R.]

Inerm, Inermous In·erm", In·er"mous adjective (Botany) Same as Inermis .

Inermis In·er"mis adjective [ Latin inermis , inermus ; prefix in- not + arma arms: confer French inerme .] (Botany) Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf. Gray.

Inerrability In·er`ra·bil"i·ty noun Freedom or exemption from error; infallibility. Eikon Basilike.

Inerrable In·er"ra·ble adjective [ Latin inerrabilis . See In- not, and Err .] Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring. " Inerabble and requisite conditions." Sir T. Browne. "Not an inerrable text." Gladstone.

Inerrableness In·er"ra·ble·ness (ĭn*ĕr"rȧ*b'l*nĕs) noun Exemption from error; inerrability; infallibility. Hammond.

Inerrably In·er"ra·bly adverb With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.

Inerrancy In·er"ran·cy noun Exemption from error.

The absolute inerrancy of the Bible.

The Century.

Inerratic In`er·rat"ic (ĭn`ĕr*răt"ĭk) adjective Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled; established.

Inerringly In·err"ing·ly adverb Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly. Glanvill.

Inert In·ert" adjective [ Latin iners , inertis , unskilled, idle; prefix in- + ars art: confer French inerte . See Art .]

1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert .

2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.

The inert and desponding party of the court.

Macaulay.

It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert .

I. Taylor.

3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.

Syn. -- Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible. -- Inert , Inactive , Sluggish . A man may be inactive from mere want of stimulus to effort; but one who is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back from exertion. Sluggish is still stronger, implying some defect of temperament which directly impedes action. Inert and inactive are negative, sluggish is positive.

Even the favored isles . . .
Can boast but little virtue; and, inert
Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain
In manners -- victims of luxurious ease.

Cowper.

Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity.

Johnson.

Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin,
Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride.

Spenser.

Inertia In·er"ti·a noun [ Latin , idleness, from iners idle. See Inert .]

1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiæ .

2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness.

Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia .

Carlyle.

3. (Medicine) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

Center of inertia . (Mech.) See under Center .

Inertion In·er"tion noun Want of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude. [ R.]

These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.

E. Darwin.

Inertitude In·ert"i·tude noun [ See Inert .] Inertness; inertia. [ R.] Good.

Inertly In·ert"ly adverb Without activity; sluggishly. Pope.

Inertness In·ert"ness noun 1. Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. Glanvill.

Laziness and inertness of mind.

Burke.

2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

Inerudite In·er"u·dite adjective [ Latin ineruditus . See In- not, and Erudite .] Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.

Inescapable In`es·cap"a·ble adjective Not escapable.

Inescate In·es"cate transitive verb [ Latin inescatus , past participle of inescare ; in- in + esca bait.] To allure; to lay a bait for. [ Obsolete]

To inescate and beguile young women!

Burton.

Inescation In`es·ca"tion noun [ Latin inescatio .] The act of baiting; allurement. [ Obsolete] Hallywell.

Inescutcheon In`es·cutch"eon noun (Her.) A small escutcheon borne within a shield.

Inessential In`es·sen"tial adjective [ Prefix in- not + essential : confer French inessentiel .]

1. Having no essence or being. H. Brooke.

The womb of inessential Naught.

Shelley.

2. Not essential; unessential.

Inestimable In·es"ti·ma·ble adjective [ Latin inaestimabilis : confer French inestimable . See In- not, and Estimate .] Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.

But above all, for thine inestimable love.

Bk. of Com. Prayer.

Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard.

Lyon Playfair.

Syn. -- Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.

Inestimably In·es"ti·ma·bly adverb In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.

Inevasible In`e·va"si·ble adjective Incapable of being evaded; inevitable; unavoidable.

Inevidence In·ev"i·dence noun [ Confer French inévidence .] Want of evidence; obscurity. [ Obsolete] Barrow.

Inevident In·ev"i·dent adjective [ Confer French inévident .] Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.

Inevitability In·ev`i·ta·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French inévitabilité .] Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness. Shelford.

Inevitable In·ev"i·ta·ble adjective [ Latin inevitabilis : confer French inévitable . See In- not, and Evitable .]

1. Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain. "The inevitable hour." Gray.

It was inevitable ; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things.

Burke.

2. Irresistible. " Inevitable charms." Dryden.

Inevitableness In·ev"i·ta·ble·ness noun The state of being unavoidable; certainty to happen. Prideaux.

Inevitably In·ev"i·ta·bly adverb Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly.

Inevitably thou shalt die.

Milton.

How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh!

South.

Inexact In`ex·act" adjective [ Prefix in- not + exact : confer French inexact .] Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

Inexactitude In`ex·act"i·tude noun Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical inexactitude .

Inexactly In`ex·act"ly adverb In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor.

Inexactness In`ex·act"ness noun Incorrectness; want of exactness.

Inexcitability In`ex·cit`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.

Inexcitable In`ex·cit"a·ble adjective [ Latin inexcitabilis from which one cannot be aroused. See In- not, and Excite .] Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.

Inexcusable In`ex·cus"a·ble adjective [ Latin inexcusabilis : confer French inexcusable . See Excuse .] Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as, inexcusable folly.

Therefore thou art inexcusable , O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

Rom. ii. 1.

Inexcusableness In`ex·cus"a·ble·ness noun The quality of being inexcusable; enormity beyond forgiveness. South.

Inexcusably In`ex·cus"a·bly adverb With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.

Inexcusably obstinate and perverse.

Jortin.

Inexecrable In·ex"e·cra·ble adjective That can not be execrated enough. [ R.]

Inexecutable In·ex"e·cu`ta·ble adjective [ Prefix in- not + executable : confer French inexécutable .] Incapable of being executed or performed; impracticable; infeasible.

Inexecution In·ex`e·cu"tion noun [ Prefix in- not + execution : confer French inexécution .] Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty. Spence.

Inexertion In`ex·er"tion noun Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.

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