3072 inelegant 
Thus spake Peter as a man inebriate and made drounken ineducabilian (in-ed'u-ka-bil'i-an), a. and . ineffectualnCSS (in-e-fek'tu-al-nes), . The 
with the swetenesse of this vision, not knowing what he j a Pertaining to the Ineducabilia, or having condition or quality ot being ineffectual ; want 
their characters. of power to produce effect; iuefficacy. 
II n. An ineducabilian mammal. The ine/ectualness of the mountebank's medicines was 
ineducable (in-ed'u-ka-bl), a. [< in-S + edit- soon discovered. Bp.Burnet, Hist. Reformation, an. 1548. 
cable.] Not educable; not capable of being ineffervescence (in-ef-er-ves'ens), w. [< in- 3 + 
taught. effervescence.] Lack of effervescence ; a state 
He is childish, not to say babyish, in intellect, and in- of not effervescing. 
educable beyond the first standard. ineffervescent (in-ef-er-ves'ent), a. [< -* ' 
x .. , - ... Pop. Set. Jfo., XXVI. 272. effervescent.'] Not effervescent or effervescing ; 
ebriatus, make drunk: see inebriate.] The act i ne ffability (in-ef-a-bil'i-ti); n. [= F. ineffa- not subject to effervescence. 
of inebriating, or the state of being inebriated; WK ^ _ g p _ i,, c f a bil[idad "= Pg. ineffabilidade = ineffervescibility (in-ef-er-ves-i-bil'i-ti), n. [< 
drunkenness; hence, extravagant exhilaration H. ineffabilita ; as ineffable + -ity : see -bility.] ineffervescible: see -bility.] The quality of be - 
of any kind; mental or moral intoxication. r^g con( Jition or quality of being ineffable; ing ineffervescible. 
Reason and philosophy ... did not preserve him [Na- unspeakableness. ineffervescible (in-ef-er-ves'i-bl), a. [< in- s 
+ effervescible.] Not capable of effervescence, 
inefficacious (in-ef-i-ka'shus), a. [< L. ineffi- 
inebriate 
sayed. J. Udall, On Luke ix. 
II. n. A habitual drunkard. 
Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety ter- 
minated by much pale urine, profuse sweats, etc. 
Darunn. 
inebriation (in-e-bri-a'shon), . [= OF. ine- 
briation, inebriacion = It. inebriazione, < LL. in- 
ebriatio(n-), drunkenness, < L. inebriare, pp. in- 
nun, .. . 
tempt to be merry. S. Judd, Margaret, ii. 6. 
inebriety (in-e-bri'e-ti), w. [< L. in- intensive 
+ ebrieta( t-)s,' drunkenness : see ebriety, and cf. 
inebrious.] Drunkenness; intoxication. 
Sudden partial loss of consciousness of variable dura- 
tion he believes to occur in the majority of cases of in- 
ebriety when there are no symptoms of intoxication. 
Amer. Jour. Psychol., 1. 518. 
inebriisin (in-e'bri-izm), n. [Irreg. < inebrious 
-t- -ism; or abbr. of *inebriatism.] Habitual 
inebriety. 
Dr. has written an original and instructive book, 
and he can be congratulated upon having made a perma- 
nent contribution to the subject of inebriism. 
Alien, and Neural., VII. 716. 
inebrious (in-e'bri-us), a. [= It. inebrioso, < L. 
in- intensive + ebriiis, drunken: see ebrious.] 
1. Drunk or partly drunk; inebriated. 
The worthy but inebrious burgomaster Vandunk. 
A. W. Ward, Eng. Dram. Lit., II. 217. 
2. Causing drunkenness ; intoxicating. 
Whilst thou art mixing fatal wines below, 
Such that with scorching fever fill our veins, 
And with inebrious fumes distract our brains. 
Tom Brown, Works, IV. 331. 
inechet, . t. [ME., < ii + eche, now eke: see 
eke, n.] To add ; insert. 
If that I at loves reverence 
Have any word ineched for the beste, 
Doth therwithal ryght as youreselven leste. 
Chaucer, Troilus, iU. 1329. 
inedia (in-e'di-ii), n. [= Sp. Pg. It. inedia, < 
L. inedia, abstinence from food, fasting, starva- 
tion, < in- priv. + edere, eat: see eat, edible.] 
1. Starvation. 2. Abstinence; an eating less 
than usual. E. Phillips, 1706. 
inedibility (in-ed-i-bil'i-ti), n. [< inedible : see 
-bility.] The quality or condition of being in- 
edible. 
A great many species [of beetles] with a soft shell, that 
invites attack, are protected by their inedibility, and are 
usually lustrous and bright. Science, VIII. 561. 
inedible (in-ed'i-bl), a. [< ML. inedibilis, not 
eatable, < L. in- priv. + LL. edibilis, eatable: 
see edible.] Not eatable; unfit or unsuitable 
for food: as, inedible roots ; an inedible fruit. 
of being expressed in words; unspeakable; 
unutterable; inexpressible: as, the ineffable 
joys of heaven ; ineffable disgust. 
A book which comes from God ... is given to us, on 
purpose to open to us some discoveries concerning the 
divine nature, its essence, and ine/aUe perfections. 
Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, II. x. 
In their branching veins 
The eloquent blood told an ine/able tale. 
cax (> It. inefficace = Sp. inefieaz = Pg. inefficaz 
= Pr. incficax = F. inefficace), inefficacious, < 
i/i-priv. + efficax, efficacious: see efficacious.] 
Not efficacious ; not having power to produce 
the effect desired ; of inadequate force. 
The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious, 
as all other authorities have proved, to restrain the growth 
of disorders either in India or in Europe. 
Burke, Affairs of India. 
inefficacipusly (in-ef-i-ka'shus-li), adv. In an 
inefficacious manner ; without efficacy or effect. 
Shelley, Alastor. ineffleaciousnegs (in-ef-i-ka'shus-nes), . The 
2. That must not be spoken: as, the ineffable character or quality of being inefficacious; lack 
name. See Jehovah. o f effect, or of power to produce the desired ef- 
ineffableness (in-ef'a-bl-nes),. Thequahtyof f ec ^ 
being ineffable or unutterable ; unspeakable- To ' th , 8 we may probaDly ^^^ that 9tr a n ge ineffl ca- 
ness. ciousness we see of the word. Alas ! men rarely apply it 
ineffably (in-ef'a-bli), adv. In an ineffable to the right place. Lively Oracles, p. 194. 
manner; so as not to be expressed in words; inefficacy (in-ef 'i-ka-si), n. [= Sp. ineficacia = 
unspeakably. 
But in this indefinite description there is something 
ineffably great and noble. Guardian, No. 89. 
ineffaceable (in-e-fa'sa-bl), a. [= F. ineffac.a- 
ble; asi- 3 + effaceab'le.] Not effaceable ; in- 
capable of being effaced. 
The mediaeval systems of education have left marks in 
history as ineffaceable as medieval theories of government 
in Church and State. Stale, Stud. Med. Hist, p. 381. inefficiency (m-e-nsh'en-si), n. [< ineffieten(t) 
ineffaceably (in-e-fa'sa-bli), adv. In an inef- 
faceable manner; so as not to be effaceable. 
ineffectiblet (in-e-fek'ti-bl), a. [Also ineffecta- 
Pg. It. inefficacia, < LL. inefficacia, < L. inefficax, 
inefficacious: see inefficacious.] Lack of effi- 
cacy or power to produce the desired effect ; in- 
effectualness; failure of effect. 
I suppose they must talk of assignats, as no other lan- 
guage would be understood. All experience of their in- 
ej/icacy does not in the least discourage them. 
Burke, Rev. in France. 
ble; < i-3 + effectible.] 1. That cannot be 
effected; impracticable. 2. That cannot be 
+ -cy.] The condition or quality of being in- 
efficient; lack of efficiency; incompetency; in- 
adequacy. 
The inefficiency of our own minds as causal agents. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 332. 
natural; occult. 
There he, in an ine/ectible manner, communicates him- 
self to blessed spirits, both angels and men. 
Bp. Hall, Soul's Farewell to Earth. 
effected'by ordinary physical means; super- inefficient (in-e-fish'ent), a. [< in- 3 + efficient.] 
Not efficient ; not producing or not capable of 
producing the desired effect; incapable; incom- 
petent; inadequate: as, inefficient measures ; an 
inefficient police. 
(in-e-fek'tiv), a. [= F. ineffectif = 
ivo; as in- s + effective.] Not effec- mmg eise. 
tive ; not producing any effect, or the effect de- inefficiently (in-e-fish'ent-li), adv. 
sired ; wanting effective energy or operation ; cient or incapable manner, 
inefficient; impotent: as, ineffective efforts; an inelaborate (in-e-lab'o-rat), a. [< in- s + elab- 
infffectwe'b\ow. orate.] Not elaborate ; not wrought with care. 
An ineffective pity and a lazy counsel, an empty bless- Coles, 1717. 
ing and gay words, are but deceitful charity. inelastic (in-e-las'tik), a. [< in- 3 + elastic.] 
Jer. Taylor, Works, I. xii. -| Not e i a gti' c; no t returning after a strain; 
He is as insipid in his pleasures as inefficient in every 
ling else. Chesterfield. 
In an ineffi- 
The rules and prohibitions of morality, taken by them- 
selves, are ineffective, but heaven and hell all can under- 
stand. J. Jt. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p. 161. 
A very peculiar and yet widely current mode of protec- 
tion is by becoming distasteful and inedible to the attack- 
ing animal. Science, VIII. 561. 
inedita (in-ed'i-ta), n. pi. [NL., neut. pi. of L. ineffectively (in-e-fek'tiv-li), adv. 
ineditus, not made known, unpublished, < in- .fectiye manner; without effect ; weakly, 
priv. + editus, pp. of edere, give out, make ineffectiveness (m-e-fek tiv-nes), n 
known: see edit] Unpublished compositions; . ltv _ of l )ein g.. meff ? ( ! t ; ve - 
pieces written but not published. 
The luminous exposition of the grammar and the happy 
choice of the pieces in the chrestomathy all inedita 
with the admirable notes drawn from an enormous read- 
ing in MS. sources, make them altogether different from 
ordinary text-books. Encyc. Brit., XXI. 141. 
inedited (in-ed'i-ted), a. [< in- s + edited, af- 
ter L. ineditus (> It. Pg. inedito = Sp. inedito = 
F. infdit), not made known: see inedita.] Not 
edited; unpublished; not made known by pub- 
lication; not issued: as, an inedited manuscript. 
In an inef- 
. 
Thequal- 
ineffectual (in-e-fek'tu-al), a. [< iw- 3 + effec- 
tual.] Not effectual ; not producing or not able 
to produce the desired effect ; of no efficacy ; 
inefficient : as, an ineffectual remedy. 
Thou thyself with scorn 
And anger wouldst resent the off er'd wrong, 
Though ineffectual found. iinton, P. L., ix. 301. 
Ev 
nevei 
lacking elasticity. 2. Incompressible; rigid; 
unyielding. Inelastic fluids. See fluid, l. 
Doubtless the period is not far distant when the elastic 
and the inelastic Jluids will be distinguished by appropri- 
ate designations in English. 
G. P. Harsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., ix. 
inelasticate (in-e-las'ti-kat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
inelasticated, ppr. inelasticating. [< inelastic + 
-ate 2 .] To make inelastic ; deprive of elasticity. 
Each thread [of caoutchouc] is inelasticated individually 
in the act of reeling. Ure, Diet., I. 701. 
inelasticity (in-e-las-tis'i-ti), n. [< i- 3 + elas- 
ticity.] The character of being inelastic ; lack 
of elasticity. 
An inedited coin of Michael Paleeologus, Emperor of 
Nicsea. Numii. Chron., 8d ser., I. 277. 
Ineducabilia (in-ed'*u-ka-biri-a), n. pi. 
neut. pi. of ineducabilis, < in- priv. + educabilis, 
educable: see Educabilia.] The lower one of 
two main series of monodelphian or placental 
mammals, consisting of the orders Chiroptera, 
Insectivora, Glires or Bodentia, and Bruta or 
Edentata, whose cerebrum is comparatively 
small, leaving much of the olfactory lobes and 
All day they [the army of the Christians] made ineffec- 
tual attempts to extricate themselves from the mountains. 
Irving, Granada, p. 92. 
=Syn. Fruitless, Unavailing, etc. See useless. 
[NL., ineffectuality (in-e-fek-tu-al'i-ti), n. [< inef- 
fectual + -ity.] 1. The quality of being inef- 
fectual; ineffectualness. 2. That which is in- 
effectual ; something that fails to produce the 
desired effect. [Rare.] 
Lope de Vega . . . plays at best, in the eyes of some few, 
as a vague aurora borealis, and brilliant inejfectuality. 
Carlyle, Sir Walter Scott 
of the cerebellum exposed, and whose corpus ineffectually (iu-e-fek'tu-al-i), adv. In an in- 
caJlosum is oblique, ends before the vertical effectual manner ; with"dut effect ; in vain, 
of the hippocampal sulcus, and has no well-de- 
fined rostrum. The series exactly corresponds with the Ci 
Microsthenes of Dana, and with the Lissencephala of Owen, sieged for about two months ineffectually by thi 
See Educabilia. C. L. Bonaparte; T. A'. Oill. Ludlow, Memoirs, I. 145. 
gance.] 1. The state or character of being in- 
elegant ; want of elegance or refinement ; lack 
of any quality required by good taste. 
Whene'er his images betray'd 
Too strong a light, too weak a shade, 
Or in the graceful and the grand 
Confess 'd inelegance of hand. 
Cawthorne, Birth and Education of Genius. 
She was conspicuous from the notorious inehfmnet of 
her figure. T. Hook, Jack Brag. 
2. That which is inelegant or ungraceful : as, 
inelegances of style. 
inelegancy (in-el'f-gan-si), . Same as iiu/i- 
ijance. 
Hereford was surprised on the 18th of December by {nalpaa-nt, Cin-pl'S-ffantl a f F 
lolonel Birch and Colonel Morgan, after it had been be- 1 l?* e 1 S 1 S ( fllS? y h, f l,n,(t ^ 
ieged for about two mouths ineffectually by the Scotts. b P- fK- " tnrlcgaite. < L,.icl((/ini(t-)S, noi 
gant. < I'M- priv. + clcgan(t-)s, elegant: see elc- 
