Irresistless Ir`reˇsist"less adjective Irresistible. [ Obsolete]
Glanvill.
Irresoluble Irˇres"oˇluˇble adjective [ Latin
irresolubilis : confer French
irrésoluble . See
Resoluble , and confer
Irresolvable .]
1. Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble. Boyle. 2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [ Obsolete]
The second is in the irresoluble condition of our souls after a known sin committed.
Bp. Hall.
Irresolubleness Irˇres"oˇluˇbleˇness noun The state or quality of being irresoluble; insolubility.
Irresolute Irˇres"oˇlute adjective [ Prefix
ir- not +
resolute : confer French
irrésolu , Latin
irresolutus not loosened.]
Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man.
Cowper. Syn. -- Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. --
Ir*res"o*lute*ly ,
adverb --
Ir*res"o*lute*ness ,
noun
Irresolution Irˇres`oˇlu"tion noun [ Confer French
irrésolution .]
Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation. Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness.
Addison.
Irresolvability Ir`reˇsolv`aˇbil"iˇty noun The quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness.
Irresolvable Ir`reˇsolv"aˇble adjective [ Prefix
ir- not +
resolvable . Confer
Irresoluble .]
Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts. Irresolvable nebulć (Astron.) ,
nebulć of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars. Sir W. Herschel.
Irresolvableness Ir`reˇsolv"aˇbleˇness noun The quality or state of being irresolvable; irresolvability.
Irresolvedly Ir`reˇsolv"edˇly adverb Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully. [ R.]
Irrespective Ir`reˇspec"tive (-spĕk"tĭv)
adjective 1. Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an irrespective judgment. According to this doctrine, it must be resolved wholly into the absolute, irrespective will of God.
Rogers. 2. Disrespectful. [ Obsolete]
Sir C. Cornwallis. Irrespective of ,
regardless of; without regard to; as, irrespective of differences.
Irrespectively Ir`reˇspec"tiveˇly (ĭr`re*spĕk"tĭv*lȳ)
adverb Without regard to conditions; not taking circumstances into consideration. Prosperity, considered absolutely and irrespectively , is better and more desirable than adversity.
South.
Irrespirable Irˇres"piˇraˇble adjective [ Latin
irrespirabilis : confer French
irrespirable . See
Respirable .]
Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities necessary to support animal life; as, irrespirable air.
Irresponsibility Ir`reˇspon`siˇbil"iˇty noun [ Confer French
irresponsabilité .]
Want of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability.
Irresponsible Ir`reˇspon"siˇble adjective [ Prefix
ir- not +
responsible : confer French
irresponsable .]
1. Nor responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; innocent. 2. Not to be trusted; unreliable.
Irresponsibly Ir`reˇspon"siˇbly adverb So as not to be responsible.
Irresponsive Ir`reˇspon"sive adjective Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.
Irresuscitable Ir`reˇsus"ciˇtaˇble adjective Incapable of being resuscitated or revived. --
Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly ,
adverb
Irretention Ir`reˇten"tion noun Want of retaining power; forgetfulness. De Quincey.
Irretentive Ir`reˇten"tive adjective Not retentive; as, an irretentive memory.
Irretraceable Ir`reˇtrace"aˇble adjective Incapable of being retraced; not retraceable.
Irretractile Ir`reˇtract"ile adjective 1. Not retractile. 2. Not tractile or ductile. [ R.]
Sir W. Hamilton.
Irretrievable Ir`reˇtriev"aˇble adjective Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss. Syn. -- Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable.
Irretrievableness Ir`reˇtriev"aˇbleˇness noun The state or quality of being irretrievable.
Irretrievably Ir`reˇtriev"aˇbly adverb In an irretrievable manner.
Irreturnable Ir`reˇturn"aˇble adjective Not to be returned.
Irrevealable Ir`reˇveal"aˇble adjective Incapable of being revealed. --
Ir`re*veal"a*bly ,
adverb
Irreverence Irˇrev"erˇence noun [ Latin
irreverentia : confer French
irrévérence .]
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
Irreverend Irˇrev"erˇend adjective Irreverent. [ Obsolete]
Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture.
Strype.
Irreverent Irˇrev"erˇent adjective [ Latin
irreverens ,
-entis : confer French
irrévérent . See
In- not, and
Reverent .]
Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.
Irreverently Irˇrev"erˇentˇly adverb In an irreverent manner.
Irreversibility Ir`reˇvers`iˇbil"iˇty noun The state or quality of being irreversible; irreversibleness.
Irreversible Ir`reˇvers"iˇble adjective 1. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine. 2. Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree. This rejection of the Jews, as it is not universal, so neither is it final and irreversible .
Jortin. Syn. -- Irrevocable; irrepealable; unchangeable.
Irreversible steering gear Ir`reˇvers"iˇble steering gear (Machinery) A steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but easily controlled by the hand wheel or steering lever.
Irreversibleness Ir`reˇvers"iˇbleˇness noun The state or quality of being irreversible.
Irreversibly Ir`reˇvers"iˇbly adverb In an irreversible manner.
Irrevocability Irˇrev`oˇcaˇbil"iˇty noun [ Confer French
irrévocabilité .]
The state or quality of being irrevocable; irrevocableness.
Irrevocable Irˇrev"oˇcaˇble adjective [ Latin
irrevocabilis : confer French
irrévocable . See
In- not, and
Revoke , and confer
Irrevocable .]
Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate. Firm and irrevocable is my doom.
Shak. --
Ir*rev"o*ca*ble*ness ,
noun --
Ir*rev"o*ca*bly ,
adverb
Irrevokable Ir`reˇvok"aˇble adjective [ Prefix
ir- not +
revoke .]
Irrevocable. [ R.]
Irrevoluble Irˇrev"oˇluˇble adjective That has no finite period of revolution; not revolving. [ R.]
The dateless and irrevoluble circle of eternity.
Milton.
Irrhetorical Ir`rheˇtor"icˇal adjective Not rhetorical.
Irrigate Ir"riˇgate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Irrigated ;
present participle & verbal noun Irrigating .] [ Latin
irrigatus , past participle of
irrigare to irrigate:
ir- in +
rigare to water; probably akin to English
rain . See
Rain .]
1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew. 2. (Agriculture) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels.
Irrigation Ir`riˇga"tion noun [ Latin
irrigatio : confer French
irrigation .]
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
Irriguous Irˇrig"uˇous adjective [ Latin
irriguus . See
Irrigate .]
1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy. [ Obsolete]
The flowery lap
Of some irriguous valley spreads her store.
Milton. 2. Gently penetrating or pervading. [ Obsolete]
J. Philips.
Irrisible Irˇris"iˇble adjective [ Prefix
ir- not +
risible . See
Irrision .]
Not risible. [ R.]
Irrision Irˇri"sion noun [ Latin
irrisio , from
irridere ,
irrisum , to laugh at; prefix
ir- in +
ridere to laugh: confer French
irrision .]
The act of laughing at another; derision. This being spoken scepticč , or by way of irrision .
Chapman.
Irritability Ir`riˇtaˇbil"iˇty noun [ Latin
irritabilitas : confer French
irritabilité .]
1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper. 2. (Physiol.) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; esp., the property which living muscle possesses, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contraction; contractility. 3. (Medicine) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See Irritation , noun , 3.
Irritable Ir"riˇtaˇble adjective [ Latin
irritabilis : confer French
irritable . See
Irritate .]
1. Capable of being irritated. 2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. Vicious, old, and irritable .
Tennyson. 3. (Physiol.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli. 4. (Medicine) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation , noun , 3. Syn. -- Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.
Irritableness Ir"riˇtaˇbleˇness noun Irritability.
Irritably Ir"riˇtaˇbly adverb In an irritable manner.
Irritancy Ir"riˇtanˇcy noun [ From 1st
Irritant .]
(Scots Law) The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture. Burrill.
Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the search box at the right to search all of Enyclo.
