informative 
Many put out their forcu informative 
III tlK-lr cthiTeull corporeity. 
Dr. U. Mure, I'sychathanasia, I. ii. 24. 
2. Didactic; instructive: u.-, a simpU inform- 
utivc rather limn iloi,'Mialic .spirit. 
Mr. 's editorial notes are, moreover, precisely what 
editorial notes hhmilil lif UbmoMw, elucidatory, some- 
times speculative and miggcstive. 
The Academy, Juno 29, ISsfl, No. 896, p. 4.19. 
inforraatory (in-for'ma-to-ri), a. [< inform + 
-at-ori/.] Full of information; affording know- 
lodge; instructive. 
The passage Is infurinatory, but too long to quote fully. 
N. and ., 7th er., VI. 801. 
informed 1 (in-f6rmd'), p. a. [< inform*, ., + 
-< : <V.] Formed; animated; actuated. 
Man Is a soul, informed by divine Ideas, and bodying 
forth their Image. Alcott, TableU, p. nit;. 
Informed breadth and depth, the logical breadth and 
depth of a term in a given state of positive knowledge or 
information. 
informed- (in-formd'), a. [< in- 3 + fnrmril. 
Cf. inform'*.} Unformed; formless; shapeless. 
So, after N tins inundation, 
Infinite shapes of creatures men doe fynd 
Jnformed In the mud on which the Sunne hath shynd. 
Spemer.f. Q.. III.vl.8. 
Conceptions, whether animate or inanimate, formed or 
in/or ined. Bp. Hall, Cases of Conscience, II. 3. 
Informed stars, in astron., stars not Included within 
the figures of any of the ancient constellations. Ptolemy, 
in his star -catalogue, under each constellation begins with 
a list of stars each described as being situated in this or 
that part of the human or other figure supposed to be 
represented. After this follows another list, headed oi 
ntpi avroy aMop^tuToc, stars lying without the figure, Latin 
gtelltz injormev, informed stars. 
informer (in-fdr'mer), n. 1. One who informs 
or animates. 
In/urmer of the Planetary Train ! 
Without whose quickening glance their cumbrous orbs 
Were brute unlovely mass, inert and dead. 
Thornton, .Summer, 1. 104. 
2. One who imparts intelligence or gives in- 
formation; an informant. 3. In law, one who 
communicates to a magistrate a knowledge of 
a violation of law; a person who lays an in- 
formation against or prosecutes in the courts 
one who offends against the law or any peual 
statute. Such a person Is generally called a common 
informer, if he makes it his business to lay informations 
for the purpose of obtaining a reward. 
But these are call il informers; men that live 
By treason, as rat-catchers do by poison. 
Beau, and t'l., >Voman-Hater, v. 2. 
Hence 4. One who makes a business of in- 
forming against others; a mischief-maker. 
But woo to suche informer*, who they be, 
That maketh their malice the mater of the power. 
Skelton, Euell Information. 
= 8yn. ln,f<irmant, Informer. See infiirmant. 
informidablet (iu-f6r'mi-da-bl), a. [< -3 + 
.formidable.'] Not formidable ; not to be feared 
or dreaded. 
Of limb 
Heroic built, though of terrestrial mould ; 
Foe not informidakle ! Milton, P. L., U. 486. 
informityt(iii-fdr'mi-ti),. [= OF. informiU = 
Sp. informidad = If. informita, < LL. informi- 
>a(t-)n, unshapeliness,< L. informis, unshapely, 
shapeless : see inform*.] Lack of form ; shape- 
lessness. 
If we affirm a total informity, it cannot admit so forward 
a term as an abortmeut. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ill. 6. 
informoust (in-for'mus), a. [< L. informi.*-. 
shapeless: see iitformity.] Of no regular form 
or figure; formless; shapeless. 
That a bear brings forth her young informmui and un- 
shapcn ... is an opinion . . . delivered by ancient writers. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., lii. 6. 
in foro conscientiae (in fo'ro kon-si-en'shi-e). 
[L.: in, in ; foro, abl. of forum, a court; consci- 
cntia; gen. of cotifcientia, conscience : see forum 
and conscience.] In the court of the conscience ; 
according to the verdict of the moral sense. 
in foro domestico (in fo'ro do-mes'ti-ko). [L.: 
, in; foro, abl. of 'forum, a court; domestico, 
abl. neut. of domesticus, domestic : see forum 
and domestic.] In a domestic court; in a tri- 
bunal of tlie home jurisdiction, as distinguished 
from a foreign court. 
in foro secular! (in fo'ro st-k-u-la'ri). [L.: , 
in; foro, abl. of forum, a court; tteculnri, abl. 
neut. of secularis, secular: seefnritm and secu- 
lar.] In a secular court: according to the law 
of a civil tribunal, as distinguished from that of 
an ecclesiastical court. 
infortunatet (in-for'tu-nat), . [ME. infortu- 
nate = Pr. iufurtitnai = Sp. Pg. iiifortiinndo = 
It. infortunato, < L. iiit'ortiiiiutK--, unfortiiuate. < 
iii-priv. + fortunutu*, fortunate: &eefortun<ite.~\ 
Unfortunate. 
3080 
I WM 
Of alle lovers the most tn/ortu>tale. 
Pulitical Poem*, etc. (ed. Furnlvall), p. 68. 
infortunatelyt (in-for'tu-nat-li), <nlr. Unfor- 
tunately. 
infqrtunet (in-fdr'tun), n. [< ME. infortune, < 
OF. infortune, F. infortune = Sp. Pg. infortinnn 
= It. iiifiirliniiii, iitfortuiio, < L. iitfortuitiuiii, 
mischance, misfortune, < in- priv. + forlunn. 
chance, fortune: see fortune.] 1. Ill fortune; 
misfortune. 
Yf thel be merchauntes, dyvision of heritage is bettyr 
than commvuion, that the tnftirtune of oone hurte not 
the other. Political Poenu, etc. (ed. Furnlvall), p. S3. 
For of Fortunes sharp adversitc 
The worste kynde of infortune Is this : 
A man to nan hen In nrusperitc, 
And it remembren, when It passed is. 
Chaucer, Troilus, 111. 1828. 
The infortune is threatened by the malignant and ad- 
verse aspect, through means of a youth, and, an I think, a 
rival. Scott, Kentlworth, \\iii. 
2. In astral., the planet Saturn or Mars, or even 
Mercury when he is much afflicted. H'. Lilly. 
infqrtunedt, a. [ME., < infortune + -ed*. Cf . 
infortunnte.] Unfortunate. 
I, woful wrech and inftrrtuned wight. 
Chaucer, Troilus, Iv. 744. 
inf ortunity (in-f6r-tu'ni-ti), . [= OF. infortu- 
nite,(. L. infortunita(t-)x, misfortune, < i-priv. 
+ fortuna, fortune. Cf . infortuuate.] Misfor- 
tune. 
Other there be that ascribe bis infortunitie only to the 
stroke and punishment of Uod. Hall, Edward IV., an. 9. 
They [the Romans] are well tamed with the infortuniti" 
of this battell. Uolland, tr. of Llvy, p. 1152. 
infossous (in-fos'us), a. [< L. infoxxw, pp. of 
infodere, dig into, < ', in, + fodere, dig: see 
foss^.] In hot., sunk in, as veins in some 
leaves, leaving a channel. 
infoundt (in-found'), v. t. [< ME. infounden, < 
OF. infondre, infundre = Sp. Pg. infundir, < L. 
infunaere, pp. infants, pour in, < in, in, + fun- 
dere, pour: see found 3 . Cf. infund, infuse.] To 
pour into ; infuse. 
Wynedregges olde In water let infounde; 
Yeve hem this drinke, anoon thai wol be sounde. 
Palladiut, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 211. 
But I say Ood is hable in such wyse to inspire and in- 
founde the faythe, if that him lyste. 
Or T. More, Works, p. 582. 
infra. [L. infra, adv. and prep., on the under 
side, below, LL. ML. also 'within,' contr. of in- 
ferd, abl. fern, (sc.parte) of inferus, low, below : 
see inferior.] A Latin preposition meaning 
'below, beneath,' occurring in some phrases 
occasionally used in English. 
infra-. [L. infra, prep, and adv., used as a pre- 
fix: see infra.] A prefix of Latin origin, mean- 
ing 'below, beneath.'=Byn./K/ro-, infra-, seein- 
/-. 
infra actionem (in'frji ak-shi-6'nem). [L.: in- 
fra, below, within; actionem, ace. of actio(n-), 
action (canon): see action.] In the canon of 
the Roman mass, a prayer: same as commuiti- 
cantes. 
infra-axillary (in'frft-ak'si-la-ri), a. [< L. w- 
fra, below, + axilla, axil: see axilla, axillary.] 
1. In lint., situated beneath the axil, as a bud. 
2. In 2007. and anat., situated below the ax- 
illa or armpit. 
infrabrancnial (in-fra-brang'ki-al), a. [< L. 
infra, below, + bronchia; gills : see branchial.] 
In conch., situated below the gills: applied es- 
pecially to the inferior chamber of tne pallial 
cavity. 
infrabuccal (in-fra-buk'al), a. [< L. infra, be- 
low, + bucca, cheek (mouth): see buccal.] Sit- 
uated beneath the buccal mass or organ of a 
mollusk : as, an infrabuccal nerve. 
infraclaviCUlar (iii'frii-kla-vik'u-lar), a. [< L. 
infra, below, + clacicula, clavicle: see clavicu- 
lar.] Situated below or beneath the clavicle 
or collar-bone. Infraclavlcular fossa or triangle, 
a space below the clavicle bounded by that bone above, by 
the upper border of the great pectoral muscle below and 
on the inner side, and by the fore border of the deltoid mus- 
cle on the outer side. Deep pressure in this region com- 
presses the axillary artery against the second rib. Infra- 
Clavicular region, a region of the front of the chest 
bounded above by the clavicle and below (in ordinary 
usage) by the third rib. 
infraconstrictor (iu'frii-koii-strik'tor), . [< 
L. infra, below, 4- NL. constrictor, q. v.] The 
inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx. 
infracorticaKin-i'i'ii-kor'ti-kiil). . [< L. infi-n. 
below, + cortex (cartic-), bark (N I<. cortex) : see 
cortical.] Lying or occurring below the cere- 
bral cortex. 
infracostal (in-fra-kos'tal), n. and n. [< NL. 
infrucostaliti, < L. infra, below, + costa, rib.] 
infrahyoid 
1. a. In an/it., Mtu;.'e<l In-low or beneath arib; 
subcostal: as, an infracostal artery, nerve, or 
muscle. 
II. n. An infracostal muscle, 
infracostalis (in'fra-kog-ta'lis), .; pi. infra- 
rnxinii-- t-lez). [NL. : see infracostal.] An 
infracostal muscle. In man there are a series of In- 
fracostales, arising from the under side of a given rili, 
and inserted into the first, second, or third rib nest below. 
In their oblique, direction they resemble Internal Intercot- 
tal muscles. They occur most frequently on the lower ribs. 
infract 1 (in-frakf), v. t. [< L. infractus, pp. 
of i>ifringere, break off, break, weaken: see 
infringe.] To break off; violate; interrupt. 
[Rare.] 
Falling fast from gradual slope to slope, 
With wild infracted course, and lessen 'd roar, 
It gains a safer bed, and steals at last 
Along the mazes of the quiet vale. 
Thornton, Summer, L 604. 
infract 2 * (in-frakf), a. [< L. infractus, un- 
broken, < in- priv. + fractus, broken: see frac- 
tion.] Unbroken; sound; whole. 
Had I a brazen throat, a voice infract, 
A thousand tongues, and rarest words refin'd. 
Mir. Jar Magi., p. 786. 
Their [martyrs'] faith infract with their owne bloods did 
seal, 
And never did to any Tyrant stoop. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Triumph of Faith, ill. 23. 
infracted (in-frak'ted), a. In zool., bent sud- 
denly inward, as if partly broken; geniculate. 
infractible (iu-frak'ti-bl), a. [< infractl+ -ible.] 
Capable of being infracted or broken. [Rare.] 
infraction (in-frak'shon), n. [= F. infraction 
= Sp. infraction = P^g. infracpfto = It. infra- 
zione, < L. infractio(n-), a breaking. < infringere, 
pp. infractus, break :: see infract^.] 1. The act 
of infracting or breaking ; a breakage or frac- 
ture. [Rare.] 
Very distinct In type from the infractiinu and extrava- 
gant distortions of the osteomalveic skeleton. 
VMOI'H, Med. Diet, p. 997. 
2. Breach ; violation ; infringement: as, an in - 
fraction of a treaty, compact, or law. 
An infraction of Ood's great law of Right and of Love. 
Sumner, Cambridge, Aug. 27, 1848. 
Whoso suggesU or urges the infraction of another's 
rights must be held to have transgressed the law of equal 
freedom. //. Spencer, Social .Statics, p. 167. 
infractor (in-frak'tor), n. [= F. infracteiir =r 
Sp. Pg. infractor, < ML. infractor, one who 
breaks or violates, < L. tnfrinyerc, pp. infractun, 
break: see infract 1 .] One who infracts or in- 
fringes ; a violator ; a breaker. 
Who shall be depositary of the oaths and leagues of 
princes, or fulminate against the perjur'd infraftorit of 
them? Lord Herbert, Hist. Hen. VIII., p. 363. 
infractous (in-frak'tus), a. [< L. infractus, pp. 
of infringere, break: see infract 1 , infringe.] In 
hot., bent abruptly inward. [Rare.] 
infra dig. (in'fra dig). [An abbr. of L. infra 
dignitatem : infra, below; dignitatem, ace. otdig- 
nita(t-)s, dignity: see dignity.] Beneath one's 
dignity; unbecoming to one's character, posi- 
tion, or status in society. [Colloq.] 
infra-esophageal (in'frft-e-so-faj'e-al), a. [< 
L. infra, below, -r- oesophagus, esophagus: see 
esophagcal.] Same as subesopkageal. 
The nervous system in the Amphipoda consists of supra- 
oaophageal or cerebral ganglia, united by commissures 
with an injra-a*i>phijcal mass. 
Huxley, Anat. Invert., p. 316. 
infraglottic (in-fra-glot'ik), a. [< L. infra, be- 
low, + NL. glottis, glottis: see glottis, glottic'*.] 
Situated below the glottis. 
infragrant (in-fra'grant), a. [< tn- 3 + fra- 
grant.] Not fragrant; inodorous. 
We shall both be a brown infragrant powder In thirty 
or forty years. Sydney Smith, in Lady Holland, xii. 
infragular (in-fra-gu'iar), a. [< L. infra, be- 
low, + gula, the "throat: see aular.] Subeso- 
phageal. as a ganglion of certain mollusks. 
The under part of the infragular ganglion is 6-lobed [In 
ItelKKlte], whilst it Is 4-lobed in Limacidee. 
Knight's Cyc. Xat. But. (1856X I1L SB. 
infrahuman (in-frft-hu'man), a. [< L. infra, 
below, + liumanus, human: see human.] Hav- 
ing attributes or qualities lower than the hu- 
man in the scale of being: the opposite of ,*- 
perhuntan. 
We must conceive of it I ultimate entity] as either Intel 
lectual or unintellectual, and U it U not human, then ai 
superhuman or infrahuman. 
Fortnightly Jtev., N. S., XXXIX. 65. 
infrahyoid (in-fra-hi'oid). a. [< L. infra, below, 
+ NL. hi/oides, hyoid: see hyoid.] Situated be- 
low the hyoid bone : specifically applied in hu- 
man anatomy to a region of the front of the 
neck, and to a group of muscles in this region. 
