inessential 
Prime sinter of th 1 in?**tntial hands, 
Erect, persuasive Expuctation^tatuU. Congtantl(u 
1.1. / ' iv '\f v 
inestimable (m-es ti-ma-bl), a. [< Mh. ines- 
tmaola, < OF. (also 1' . ) inestimable = Pr. tnes- 
limable = 8p. iiifxtinniMi: = !';. im-ntimavel = 
It. i,:xlhii<il>il,; < L. iiiiiv/iiitiihilig, inestimable, 
< - priv. + a>/ftimabilis, worthy of estimation : 
see estimable.] 1. Not to be estimated or com- 
puted; beyond measure. 
The toMMMib wasting and consumption of the an. 
cient revenues of the realm " was noticed as "manifestly 
apparent" by the Commons on their ftrst grant of a sub- 
3076 
inewet (i-nu'), v. t. [Early mod. E. ineaic ; < 
i w .2 + ewe*.] To dip or plunge into water. 
And ( whcn l the Bhar P. cruel hawks they at their back* do 
vlew _ 
Themselves for very fear they instantly ineawe. 
Drayton, Polyolbion, xx. 234. 
in OX. An abbreviation of in( the) exergue. See 
exergue. 
inexact (in-eg-zakf), a. [= F. inexact = 8p. 
Pg. inexacto = It. incsatto; as in- 3 + exact.] 
Not exact ; not precisely correct, accurate, or 
punctual. 
inexorability 
inexhalable (iu-eks-ha' la-bl), a. [< in-3 + 
fxhittahlr.] Not exhalable'j incapable of being 
exhaled or evaporated. 
A new-laid egg will not wearily he boiled hard, because 
It contains a greater stock of humid parts, which must be 
evaporated before the beat can bring the inexhalaUeautt 
into consistence, T. Browne, Vulg. Err., vl 28. 
inexhaustedt (in-eg-zas'ted), a. [< t-3 + ex- 
haunted.] Unexhausted. 
A quarre of free stone . . . mlnlstreth that inexhautted 
le W <* "tone for their house., torjra/. Cruditle^ I. 
- we mi ? ht * et c " T i', It farther, and discover, in the 
particle of this little world, a new 
Taxe8lngland n ^ 
2. Of very great value or excellence: ,'<.- 
nifililf blpssfiiL's 
A most inestimable rich crosse, very gorgeously adorned 
with wondrous abundance of pretious stones. 
Coryat, Crudities, 1. 4c,. 
Heaps of pearl, 
IneMimalile stones, unvalued jewels. 
Shak., Rich. HI., I. 4. 
Milton, On Def. of Humb. Remonst 
. ,. .. , . .... . 
inestimably (in-es tl-ma-Dll), aau. bo as to be 
incapable of being estimated or rated. 
A crown in some sort proportionate to, and yet inert, 
maW outvaluing, the toil, and difflculties requisite to 
obtain " I*** Works, II. 388. 
ineunt (in'e-unt), n. [< L. inwns (ineunt-), ppr. 
of inire, go'in, begin : see initial.] In math., a 
point of a curve. 
The line through two consecutive ineunta of the curve 
is the tangent at the iiieuni. The point of Intersection of 
two consecutive tangents is the ineunt on the tangent. 
Cayley, Sixth Memoir on Quantic. (1859), S 185. 
ineunt-point (in'e-unt-point), n. Same as in- 
cunt 
inevasiblflfmeva'zibn a f< in 3 + erasfble 1 
ne-va Zl-w;,a. L\' <"-J 
Notevasible; incapable of being evaded. 
inevidencet (in-ev'i-dens), . T= Pg. inert- 
dencia; as iii-3 + evideMc.] TEe quality of 
being iuevideut ; lack of evidence ; obscurity, 
Charge them, says St Paul, that they trust not in un- 
sat * ta *- ffi * ln 
or inaccurate , inexactness. 
This resume will afford me a suitable opportunity of 
exhibiting the numerous inexactitude! into which both 
Kupfter and Meynert have fallen 
Alien, and Neural., \'i. 316. 
We have another example furnished of geographical 
inexactitude. The American, VIII. 879. 
i nexac tly (in-eg-zakt'li), adv. In an inexact 
manner; not exactly; not with accuracy or pre- 
Cision; not correctly. 
He [William of Orange] spoke and wrote French. Eng- 
lish, and German, inelegantly, it Is true, and inexactly, but 
fluently and intelligibly Macaulay Hist Eng vii 
Thiselementof earthquake motion, the velocity of trans- 
mission through the earth's crust, is very M% known. 
Science, IV. 618. 
inexactness (in-eg-zakt'nes), . The quality 
of being inexact ; incorrectness ; want of pre- 
cision. 
inexcitability (in-ek-si-ta-bil'i-ti), . [< inex- 
citable : see -bility.] The state or quality of 
being inexcitable. Kogct. 
inexcitable (in-ek-si'ta-bl), a. [= F. inexcita- 
^ < L g^gjfl^ ? <,/_' priv . L + LL . excita . 
bilis, that may be excited: see excitable.] Un- 
oTnituWo- nnt tn Yto (xi^ilv o-roitAfl n i-nncorl 
^.,' roused. 
What pleasure, late emploid, letts humour steepe 
Thy lidds in this inexcitable sleepe? 
Chapnan, tr. of Homer's Hymn to Venus, 
inexcusability (in-eks-ku-za-bil'i-ti), n. [- 
excusable : se j -bility.] The quality or state of 
being inexcusable or unjustifiable. 
inexhaustibility (in-eg-zas-ti-bil'i.t;). [n- 
exhaustible: see -btltty.] Inexhanstibleness. 
inexhaustible (in-eg-zas'ti-bl), a. [= OF. in- 
^ITT , , '' -i -J- , 
exhaustible : < -* + exhaustible.] Not exhaus- 
tible; incapable of being exhausted, spent, or 
wearied; unfailing: as, an inexhaustible supply 
of water ; inexhaustible patience. 
An inexhaustible flow of anecdote. Macaulay. 
They (mountaineer.) are, however, almost inexhaurtMe 
bytoif. A. B. L^rtreel, Georgia .Scene* p. W7. 
Inexhaustible bottle, a toy used by conjurers, consist- 
ing of an opaque bottle, usually of sheet-iron or gutta per- 
cha, with several Inclosed vials, which communicate with 
from the corresponding hole, thus admitting air to the 
bottom of the vial, and permitting the liquor to escape. 
inexhaustibleness (in-eg-zas' ti-bl-nes), it. 
The state of being inexhaustible. Bailey, 1727. 
inexhaustibly (m-eg-zas'ti-bli), adv. In an 
inexhaustible manner or degree. 
Cambridge is delightfully and inexhaustibly rich. 
U. &,,,, 'jr.. Portraits of places, p. 302. 
It ( scientific pursuit] may be full of an occupation for 
th e thoughts so inexhaustibly interesting as to make en- 
nul> in 81 f ch a man . B , 1(e au 4 Unct an a almost fabulous 
form of evil. J. R. Seelcy, Nat. Religion, p. 116. 
-_i.. *<_/ 't- \ 
inexhaustive (m-eg-zas tiy), a. 
^e.] 1 Not exhaustive; that does not 
r tOt ^ t ly eousume 2 - Not 
vious; obscure. [Rare.] 
They may as well be deceived by their own weakness 
as persuaded by the arguments of a doctrine which other 
men, as wise, call inevtdfnt. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), II. 294. 
inevitability (in-ev'i-ta-bil'i-ti), n. [= OF. 
inevitabilitc, < ML. inevitabilita(t-)s, < L. tnevi- 
tubiliji, inevitable: see inevitable. ] The state 
or character of being inevitable ; inevitable- 
ness. 
Ambition . . . falls under the inevitability of such ac- 
cidents, which either could not be foreseen or not pre- 
vented. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835X I. 77. 
inevitable (in-ev'i-ta-bl), a. [= OF. inentable, 
F. inevitable = Sp. inevitable = Pg. inevitavel = 
It. inevitabile, (. L. inevitabilis, unavoidable, < 
in- priv. + evitabilis, avoidable: see evitable.] 
Not evitable ; unavoidable ; admitting of no es- 
cape or evasion: as, inevitable calamities. 
Thel would destroy y fre wil of man * lay y weight of 
their owne synnes to y charge of God's ineuytable pre- 
sciens, & their own ineuitabte destiny. 
Sir T. More, Works, p. 645. 
Alcldes bore not long his flying foe, 
But, bending his inevitable bow, 
Keach'd him in air, suspended as he stood, 
And in his pinion fix'd the feather'd wood. 
r. of Ovid's Metamorph., xii. 
inexcusable (in-eks-ku'za-bl), a. [= F. inex- 
cusable = It. inescusabile, < L. inexcusabilis, < 
in- 3 + excusabilis, excusable: see excusable.] 
, ,,. [< i"- 2 + exist.] To 
exist in something else ; inhere. [Bare.] 
The ancients, holding* the eternity of forms and Ideas, 
supposed them substances inexMiny within the divine 
mind. A. Tucker, Light of Nature, II. i. 11. 
Not warped . . . into that constraint or awkwardness 
jvhieh is the m^^teeffectof conscious exposure to pub- 
je vmncey, iyie, i. 
The profound ignorance of all agricultural pursuite in- 
eritaMe in a man who had passed life hitherto in towns. 
Lady Holland, in Sydney Smith, v. 
Inevitable accident. () An accident which ordinary 
'.-i/ (which see, under act)- The Inevitable, that which 
cannot be avoided or evaded ; that which is sure to hap- 
pen : as, it is in vain to fight against the inevitable. 
inevitableness (in-ev'i-ta-bl-nes), n. The state 
or character of being inevitable; inevitability, 
There was such an infallibility, inemtaMenets, in that 
which he [a prophet] had said, as that his very saying of 
nv 
Donne, Sermons, vi. 
inevitably(iu-ev'i-ta-bli), adr. In an inevita- 
ble manner ; so as to render escape or evasion 
impossiblo; unavoidably. 
Power is as ineeitabla lost by inactivity as it Is gained 
by activity. It. Spenter, Social Statics, p. 310. 
Therefore tt, art * Oan, whoever thou 
"* that judgest. Horn. U. l. 
Of all hardnesses of heart, there is none so inexcusable as 
that of parents towards their children. Spectator, No. 181. 
.=Syn. Injustiflable, unpardonable, indefensible. 
meXCUSableness (m-eks-ku'za-bl-nes), . The 
character or state of being inexcusable. 
Tnelr inexcttiableneia is stated upon the supposition of 
this very thing, that they knew God, but for all that did 
not glorify him as God. South, Sermons, II. 263. 
inexcusably (in-eks-ku'za-lli), adv. In an in- 
excusable ma nner; unpardonably. 
He that sins against these inward checks presumes, and 
wnat ia more $ presumes inexcusably. 
South, Works, VII. xi. 
ineXCUSSiblet (iu-eks-kus'i-bl), a. [< '- 8 + ex- 
cugs + ^ We -i Not to be ge i ze( l an< J detained bv 
J 
' aw - 
ineXCUSSiblvt (in-eks-kus'i-bli) adr In an in- 
ex si pie manner. 
mexecrable (m-ek se-kra-bl), a. [Appar. < 
,-,,.2 intensive + execrable; but prob. an orig. 
mis p ri nt for jneroraftfe.] Most execrable. The 
f orm ocean, on] y ln the following passage, where some 
modern MUma 8ul)8tltute ^C 
0, be thou damn'd, incrn6;< dog ! 
And for thy life let justice be accus'd. 
Shot., M. of V., iv. 1. 
,. _--,,i v-i. /: -L. -s i,,-./*- w\ /, ft ;,, t J. 
ineXeCUtaDle (m-ek-Se-KU ta-bl), d. \_\ in-** "T 
executable.] Not executable ; incapable of be- 
^ <**, performed, or enforced. 
The king has accepted this constitution, knowing before- 
hand that it will not serve ; he studies it, and executes it 
in the hope mainly that it will be found inexecutablr. 
Cartyle, French Ey., n. v. 8. 
inexecution (in-ek-se-ku'shon), . [< tn-3 + 
execution.] Lack or neglect of execution ; non- 
performance: as, the inexecution of a treaty. 
He. .. decided quarrels arising between husbands and 
wive9 _ wlthollt there ,, em(? anv iHextmtion or com- 
plaint against his decisions and decrees. 
** * ' ^ ""> 8 Hlst - Medlcl C 168 ^ P- S 06 - 
inexertion(in-eg-zer'shon), n. [< i- a + exer- 
*"] W nt of exertion; defect of effort or 
action. Imp. Diet. 
(in-eg-zis'tens), n. [= Sp. in 
istencia; as tn- 2 + existence.] Existen< 
in ; inherence. Also inexistency. 
Concerning these gifts we must observe also that there 
was no small difference amongst them, as to the manner 
of their inexiittiux. in the persons who had them. 
South, Sermons, III. 414. 
not divided from the subsistence of the 
,, ..n ,,i i. ,,, the Father, And the Father in them, by 
ain inexigtencr, or inhabitation so called. 
Dp. Bull, Works, LL v. 
inexistence- (iu-eg-zis'tens), n. [= F. inexis- 
tence; as tw- 3 + existence.] Lack of existence; 
non-existence. 
When we talk of these as instance, of inrxiotrnce, we do 
not mean that, in order to live, it is necessary we should 
be always in jovial crews. Steele, Spectator, No. 100. 
inexistencyt (in-eg-zis'ten-si), . ; pi. inexisten- 
cies (-siz). Same as inexistence 1 . 
If you examine what those forms and ideas were, you 
will tlnd they were not God, nor attribute., nor yet dis- 
tinct substances, but inexittencirt In him : which inexi*- 
fcncvwas a very convenient term, implying somewhat that 
was both a substance and not a substance, and so carrying 
the advantage, of either. 
A. Tucker, Light of Nature, II. L 15. 
inexlstent 1 * (in-eg-zis'tent), a. f= 8p. Pe. i- 
entente; as i-2 I S^.^ Existing^ slme- 
thinir nlsn inhnrpnt Also iarrintin, 
Though it could be proved that earth Is an ingredient 
actually iaemetent in the vegetable and animal bodies, 
Te V jt wnnld not necefwjirilv follow that earth nj 
preexistent element does with other pitaclpleconvene 
E. make np those bodies. &#. Wo^T JJL 
inexistent- (in-cg-zis'tent), . [< in- 3 + ex- 
istent.] Not existing ; having no existence; 
P 61 
still i^do^atntreSb^e my frienc"'" 
Nor loose him from his inexintent trance. 
Sttele, Lying Lover, v. L 
inexorability (in-ek'so-ra-bil'i-ti), w. [= F. 
inexorability = Pg. inexorabilidade = It. toeso- 
rabilita: see inexorable and -bility.] The char- 
acter O r quality of being inexorable or unyield- 
ing to entreaty. 
Your father's iw*oroWJa not only grieves but amaze. 
me. Joknton, in BonreU. 
