Indiscreet 
It is on these occasions that the wise mn shows his 
wisdom above the tndltcn, i, who must need* tell all 
knows at all AUott, Table-lalk, p. 88. 
= Syn. Imprudent, unwise, injudicious, Inconsiderate, 
indiscreetly (in-dis-krct'li), ndr. In an indis- 
creet manner; without prudence or judgment. 
To speak iiuliirrtelly what we are obliged to hear, by 
bring Euped up \iiili th. r in this publk-k vehicle, is in 
Mime ill-guv assaulting us on the high road. 
Spectator, No. 182. 
indiscreetness (in-dis-kret'ues), n. Want of 
discreetness ; indiscretion, 
indiscrete (in-dis-kref), a. [< L. indiscretus, 
not separated, < - priv. + discretus, separated : 
see discrete.] Not discrete or separated. 
The terrestrial elements were all In an indiscrete mass 
of confused matter. Pownall, Antiquities, p. 182. 
indiscretion (in-dis-kresh'on), n. [= F. in- 
discretion = Pr. indiseretio = Sp. indiscretion = 
Pg. indiserietto = It. indiscrezione, indiscrizione; 
as ('n-3 + discretion.] 1. The condition or qual- 
ity o being indiscreet ; want of discretion or 
judgment; imprudence; rashness. 
My friend's rash indiscretion was the bellows 
Which blew the coal, now kindled to a flame. 
Ford, Lady's Trial, lit 8. 
Misfortune Is not crime, nor is indiscretion always the 
greatest guilt Burke. 
2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; a step show- 
ing lack of judgment or caution. 
By what they haue done in Ills absence, the world may 
see what they would haue done In his presence, had he 
not prevented their indiscretions. 
Quoted iu Capt. John Smith's Works, I. 283. 
indiscriminate (in-dis-krim'i-nat), a. [< <- 3 
4- discriminate.] Not discriminate; not care- 
fully discriminated or discriminating; undis- 
tinguishing; promiscuous: as. indiscriminate 
praise; an indiscriminate faultfinder. 
Could ever wise man wish, in good estate, 
The use of all things indiscriminate I 
Bp. Rail, Satires, V. Hi. 25. 
All parties strangely rushed into a was, destined . . . 
to subvert, crush, and revolutionize, with indiscriminate 
furv everv continental party and government drawn Into 
Its vortex. Everett, Orations, I. 497. 
indiscriminately (in-dis-krim'i-nat-li), adv. In 
an indiscriminate manner; without distinction; 
confusedly ; promiscuously. 
The common people call wit mirth, and fancy folly: fan- 
ciful and folliful they use indiscriminately. Shcnutone. 
Luxurious mansions are dropped down indiscriminately 
among mean abodes and the homes of dirt 
Lathrop, Spanish Vistas, p. 104. 
indiscriminating (m-dis-krim'i-na-ting), a. [< 
tii-3 + dixrrimiiiitting.] Undiscriminating ; not 
making distinctions. 
Undeveloped Intellectual vision Is Just as indiscrimi- 
natinrt and erroneous In its classings as undeveloped physi- 
cal vision. H. Spencer, Man vs. State, p. 5. 
The confiscation was absolutely indiscriminating. 
Lecky, Eng. In 18th Cent, xiv. 
indiscrimination (iu-dis-krim-i-na'shon), . 
[< i'H-3 + discrimination.] The quality of be- 
ing indiscriminate ; want of discrimination or 
distinction. 
Since God already had hindered him [Herod] from the 
executions of a distinguishing sword, he resolved to send 
a sword of indiscrimination and confusion. 
Jcr. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), I. 73. 
indiscriminative (in-dis-krim'i-na-tiv), a. [< 
iw-3 + disrriininative.] Not discriminative; 
making no distinction. 
indiscussedt (in-dis-kusf), a. |'< LL. i 
sus, not discussed, < L. in- priv. + ai_ 
pp. of discutere, discuss: see discuss.] Not dis- 
cussed. 
But upon reasons light In themselves or indiscusted in 
me I might mistake your often long and bnsie letters. 
Donne, To Sir H. O. 
indisin (in'di-sin), . [Irreg. < indi(</o) + -s- 
inserted + -i 2 .] A violet coloring matter ob- 
tained when aniline containing toluidine is ox- 
idized. Also called nuiuvrin and Perkin's violet, having 
been discovered by Verkln In 1856. It Is little used In dye- 
ing at the present day. 
in disparte (in dis-par'te). [It.: in. in; <!<*- 
pnrle, apart, aside; cf. dispart.] In dnnnntic 
indispensability (in-dis-pen-sa-bil'i-ti), M. [= 
iiidispi'timtbilidtidi' = It. indispengabiHt&; as in- 
disprnxablc + -ity: see -bility.] 1. The state or 
quality of being indispensable ; indispensable- 
ness. 
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2t. The condition of being without dispensa- 
tion or license. 
The indispensability of the first marriage. 
Lord Heroert. 
indispensable (iu-dis-peu'sa-bl). a. [Former- 
ly also, iinurop., indixpt-imible; = F. indispensable 
= 8p. fodup#H*o&fa = I'K- iitditt/iiiisavcl = It. 
indixpi iHsaliilt , < ML. "indispcnsabilw (in adv. 
iinlixpi nxiibUiler), (. L. t- priv. + ML. disjien- 
snbilis, dispensable: see dispensable.] It. Not 
to be set aside, evaded, or escaped; inevitable. 
Age and other indispensable occasions. Fvllrr. 
All other learned men thought the law was moral and 
indispensable. Bp. Burnet, Hist Reformation, an. 1532. 
2. Not to be dispensed with ; not to be omit- 
ted or spared ; absolutely necessary or requi- 
site. 
I went as far as Hounslow with a sad heart, but was 
obliged to return upon some indispensible affaires. 
Evelyn, Diary, Sept 17, 1678. 
I find from experiments that humble-bees are almost n- 
dispensable to the fertilization of the heart s-ease (Viola 
tricolor) for other bees do not visit this flower. 
Darwin, Origin of Species, p. 79. 
All of us alike, Pagan, Mussulman, Christian, have prac- 
tised the arts of public speaking as the most mdimmg 
ble resource of public administration and of private In- 
trigue. Dt Qvincey, Style, U. 
3f. Not permissible by dispensation or license ; 
incapable of being legalized. 
. 
Contrary to all their notions about the eternity and in- 
dispensability of the uatural law. 
P. SL-Mon, Deism Revealed, in. 
I have nothing to do with its possibility, but only with 
Its indispensoMity. Kutkin, Metoni on Art 
193 
Zanchius . . . absolutely condemns this marriage, as 
incestuous and itidispentaale. 
Bp. Ball, Cases of Conscience, Add. i. 
indispensableness (in-dis-pen'sa-bl-nes), n. 
The state or quality of being indispensable or 
absolutely necessary. 
Thus these fathers bore witness to the tndinwnMMMMI 
of classical literature for a higher Christian education, and 
the church has ever since maintained the same view. 
P. Schaff, Hist Christ Church, III. i 4. 
The Presbyterians In England were the first to assert the 
indispensableness of a particular form of organization. 
The Century, XXXII. 488. 
indispensably (in-dis-pen'sa-bli), adv. In an 
indispensable manner; necessarily; unavoid- 
ably. 
It was thought indispensably necessary that their ap- 
pearance should equal the greatness of their expectations. 
Goldmnith, Vicar, xiv. 
indispersedt, [< >- 3 + dispersed.] Unscat- 
tered ; not dispersed abroad. Dr. H. More. 
indispose (in-dis-poz'), r. t. ; pret. and pp. in- 
disposed, ppr. indisposing. [< F. indisposer (cf . 
Sp. indisponer = Pg. indispor), indispose, < t- 
priv. + disposer, dispose : see dispose.] 1. To 
render averse or unfavorable ; disincline. 
The capricious operation of so dissimilar a method of 
trial In the same cases, under the same government, Is of 
Itself sufficient to indispose every well regulated Judgment 
towards it A. Hamilton, Federalist, No. Ixxxlil. 
When our hearts are In our work, we shall be indisposed 
to take the trouble of listening to curious truths (if they 
are but curious), though we might have them explained 
to us. J. H. Newman, Parochial Sermons, i. 214. 
Professor Dowden's pleadings for Shelley, though they 
may sometimes indisjioxe and irritate the reader, produce 
no obscuring of the truth. 
M. Arnold, Nineteenth Century, XXIII. 25. 
2. To render unfit or unsuited ; disqualify. 
Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life 
any farther than that It prepares or indisposes us for the 
enjoyments of another. Bp. Atteroury. 
indisposed (in-dis-pozd'), p. a. Affected with 
indisposition or illness ; somewhat ill ; slightly 
disordered. 
It made him rather indisposed than sick. /. Walton. 
Acres. Odds blushes and blooms! she has been as 
healthy as the German spa. 
Faulk Indeed ! I did hear that she had been a little 
indisposed. Sheridan, The Rivals, ii. 1. 
indisposedness (in-dis-po'zed-nes), n. The 
condition or quality of being indisposed ; dis- 
inclination; indisposition. 
Not that we should in the midst of a sensible indis- 
msedncssot heart fall suddainly Into a fashionable devo- 
tion Bp. Hall, Extremes of Devotion. 
indisposition (in-dis-po-zish'on), . [< F. - 
disiiosition = Sp. indi#]>osicion = Pg. tndtspo- 
sicSo = It. indis]>osizione, < ML. indixpositio(n-), 
unsuitableness, < L. in- priv. + dispositio(n-), 
disposition: see disposition, indispose.] 1. The 
state of being indisposed in mind; disinclina- 
tion; unwillingness; aversion; dislike: as, an 
indisposition to travel. 
The mind by every degree of affected unbelief con- 
tracts more and more of a general indinpoiition towards 
believing. B P- Atterbury. 
2. Lack of tendency or appetency: as, the I'M- 
ilixptiititiiin (if two substances to combine. 3f. 
Unsuitableness ; inappropriateness. 
indissolubly 
This is not from any failure or defect In the Illumina- 
tion itself, but from the iuditputUiuu of the object, which, 
being thus blacken'd, can neither let In nor transmit the 
beams that are cast upon It. South, Works, III. U. 
4. Slight illness or ailment; tendency to sick- 
ness. 
lie [the Prince] came back with Victory, yet he brought 
back with him such an Indisposition of Body that be was 
never thoroughly well after. Baker, Chronicles, p. 125. 
Two kinds of disease are apt to beset the emigrant : the 
flrst Is the climatic indispvntion already mentioned ; the 
second, the real climatic disease. Science, VII. 108. 
=8yn.l. Reluctance, backwardness. 4. Distemper, Mal- 
ady, etc. See disease. 
indisputability (in-dis-pu'- or m-dis'pu-ta-bil - 
i-ti), n. [= F. indisputability = Pg. indisputa- 
'bilidade; as indisputable + -ity.] Indisputable- 
ness. 
indisputable (in-dis-pu'- or in-dis pu-ta-bl), 
a. [= F. indisputable = Sp. indisputable = Pg. 
indisputavel = It. indisputable, < LL. indisputa- 
bilis, indisputable, < L. in- priv. + disputabilts, 
disputable: see disputable.} Not disputable; 
not to be disputed ; undoubtedly true ; incon- 
trovertible; incontestable. 
For It shall be sufficient for him to have . . . the king's 
indisputable prerogative. Sir T. More, l'topla,Introd. Dis. 
The two regions of indisputable certaintv are the two 
extremes of the mental world, Sensation and Abstraction. 
Q. H. Lewes, ITobs. of Life and Mind (ed. 1874), I. 266. 
=Syn. Unquestionable, undeniable, Irrefragable, indu- 
bitable, certain, positive, obvious. 
indisputableness (iu-dis-pu'- or m-dis pu-ta- 
bl-ues), . The state or quality of being indis- 
putable. 
indisputably (iu-dis-pu'- or in-dis pu-ta-bh), 
adv. In an indisputable manner ; in a manner 
or degree not admitting of dispute; unques- 
tionably. 
Physical pain Is indisputably an evil, yet It has been 
often endured, and even welcomed. 
tiacatilay, Mill on Government. 
indisputedt (in-dis-pu'ted), a. [< i- 3 + dis- 
puted.] Undisputed. 
This moral principle of doing as you would be done by 
is certainly the most inditputcd and universally allowed 
of any other in the world, how 111 soever It may be prac- 
tised by particular men. 
Sir If. Temple, Popular Discontents. 
indiBSipable (in-dis'i-pa-bl), a. [= It. indis- 
sipabile; as i/i- 3 + dissipable.] Incapable of 
being dissipated. Imp. Diet. 
indissociable (iu-di-so'shia-bl), a. [< LL. - 
dissociabilis, inseparable, < L. I'M- priv. + dtsso- 
ciabilis, separable: see dissociable.] Incapable 
of being dissociated or separated ; inseparable : 
as, indissociable states of consciousness, a. 
Spencer. 
indissolubility (in-dis'o-lu-bil'i-ti), . [= F. 
indissolubilile = Sp. indixolubilidad = Pg. tndis- 
solubilidade = It. indissolubilita ; as indissoluble 
+ -ity.] The quality of being indissoluble, (a) 
Incapability of being dissolved or liquefied. See dissolve, 
1, and solution. 
From whence steel has Its firmness, and the parts of a 
diamond their hardness and indissolubiMy. Locke, 
(b) Perpetuity of obligation or binding force. 
To give this contract [marriage] Its most essential quali- 
ty, namely indusolubilily. Warourton, Works, IX xvii. 
indissoluble (iu-dis'o-lu-bl), a. [= F. indisso- 
luble = Sp. indisoluble = Pg. indissoluvel = It. 
indissolubile, < L. indissolubilis, that cannot be 
dissolved, < IH- priv. + dissolubili*, that can be 
dissolved : see dissoluble.] 1 . Not dissoluble or 
dissolvable ; incapable of being dissolved. See 
dissolve, 1, and solution. 
Their union will be so indissoluble that there Is no pos- 
sible way of separating the diffused elixir from the fixed 
lead. B V le - 
2. Not dissoluble in force or obligation; not 
to be rightfully broken or violated ; perpetual- 
ly binding or obligatory ; firm ; stable : as, an 
indissoluble covenant. 
I do not find In myself such a necessary and indiwoiii- 
6fe sympathy to all those of my blood. 
Sir T. Browne, Rellglo Medici, II. .'. 
The most distant provinces of the Peninsula were knit 
together by a bond of union which has remained indu- 
,,, ;,,W, Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., t 16. 
Indissoluble association. See association. 
indissolubleness (in-dis'o-lu-bl-nes), H. Indis 
solubility. 
The most durable perseverance of the indistolvHaut* 
ofthealcalisatesalt . . . ls(lngreat part) a lasting effe 
of the same violence of the fire. Boyle, Works, V. SM. 
indissolubly (in-dis'o-lu-bli), adv. In an indis- 
soluble manner; so as not to be dissolved, sun- 
dered, or broken. 
On they move 
IndissotuUy firm. Milton, P. U, rt 69. 
