Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 30

Incute (v. t.) To strike or stamp in.

Incyst (v. t.) See Encyst.

Incysted (a.) See Encysted.

Ind (n.) India.

Indagate (v. t.) To seek or search out.

Indagation (n.) Search; inquiry; investigation.

Indagative (a.) Searching; exploring; investigating.

Indagator (n.) A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.

Indamage (v. t.) See Endamage.

Indamaged (a.) Not damaged.

Indart (v. t.) To pierce, as with a dart.

Indazol (n.) A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid.

Inde (a.) Azure-colored; of a bright blue color.

Indear (v. t.) See Endear.

Indebted (imp. & p. p.) of Indebt

Indebting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indebt

Indebt (v. t.) To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted.

Indebted (a.) Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.

Indebted (a.) 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.

Indebtedness (n.) The state of being indebted.

Indebtedness (n.) The sum owed; debts, collectively.

Indebtment (n.) Indebtedness.

Indecence (n.) See Indecency.

Indecencies (pl. ) of Indecency

Indecency (n.) The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

Indecency (n.) That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy.

Indecent (a.) Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

Indecently (adv.) In an indecent manner.

Indeciduate (a.) Indeciduous.

Indeciduate (a.) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.

Indeciduous (a.) Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.

Indecimable (a.) Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.

Indecipherable (a.) Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved.

Indecision (n.) Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.

Indecisive (a.) Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.

Indecisive (a.) Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

Indecisively (adv.) Without decision.

Indecisiveness (n.) The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

Indecinable (a.) Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.

Indecinable (n.) An indeclinable word.

Indecinably (adv.) Without variation.

Indecinably (adv.) Without variation of termination.

Indecomposable (a.) Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.

Indecomposableness (n.) Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.

Indecorous (a.) Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct.

Indecorously (adv.) In an indecorous manner.

Indecorousness (n.) The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum.

Indecorum (n.) Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.

Indecorum (n.) An indecorous or becoming action.

Indeed (adv.) In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.

Indefatigability (n.) The state of being indefatigable.

Indefatigable (a.) Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application.

Indefatigableness (n.) Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency.

Indefatigably (adv.) Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently.

Indefatigation (n.) Indefatigableness; unweariedness.

Indefeasibility (n.) The quality of being undefeasible.

Indefeasible (a.) Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.

Indefectibility (n.) The quality of being indefectible.

Indefectible (a.) Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay.

Indefective (a.) Not defective; perfect; complete.

Indefeisible (a.) Indefeasible.

Indefensibility (n.) The quality or state of not being defensible.

Indefensible () Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc.

Indefensibly (adv.) In an indefensible manner.

Indefensive (a.) Defenseless.

Indeficiency (n.) The state or quality of not being deficient.

Indeficient (a.) Not deficient; full.

Indefinable (a.) Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable.

Indefinably (adv.) In an indefinable manner.

Indefinite (a.) Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.

Indefinite (a.) Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.

Indefinite (a.) Boundless; infinite.

Indefinite (a.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate.

Indefinitely (adv.) In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely.

Indefiniteness (n.) The quality of being indefinite.

Indefinitude (n.) Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite.

Indehiscence (n.) The property or state of being indehiscent.

Indehiscent (a.) Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

Indelectable (a.) Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.

Indeliberate (a.) Done without deliberation; unpremeditated.

Indeliberated (a.) Indeliberate.

Indelibility (n.) The quality of being indelible.

Indelible (a.) That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.

Indelible (a.) That can not be annulled; indestructible.

Indelicacies (pl. ) of Indelicacy

Indelicacy (n.) The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.

Indelicate (a.) Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior.

Indemnification (n.) The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified.

Indemnification (n.) That which indemnifies.

Indemnified (imp. & p. p.) of Indemnify

Indemnifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indemnify

Indemnify (v. t.) To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.

Indemnify (v. t.) To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.

Indemnities (pl. ) of Indemnity

Indemnity (n.) Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.

Indemnity (n.) Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained.

Indemonstrability (n.) The quality of being indemonstrable.

Indemonstrable (a.) Incapable of being demonstrated.

Indenization (n.) The act of naturalizing; endenization.

Indenize (v. t.) To naturalize.

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