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Include (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See , and cf. .]
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1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
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2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.
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The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton.
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The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.
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3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
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Come, let us go; we will include all jars
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. Shak.

Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
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Included (?), a. Inclosed; confined.
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Coloq. Included stamens (Bot.), such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.
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Includible (?), a. Capable of being included.
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Inclusa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to shut in.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example.
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Inclusion (?), n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See .]
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1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple.
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2. Something that is included.
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3. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.
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4. (Biol., Cytology) A small body suspended within the cytoplasm of a cell.
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5. (Logic, Math.) The relationship existing between two sets if one is a subset of the other.
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Inclusive (?), a. [Cf. F. inclusif.]
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1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.
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The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak.
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2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to exclusive.
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Inclusively, adv. In an inclusive manner.
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Incoach (?), v. t. To put a coach.

{ Incoact (?), Incoacted (?), } a. [L. incoactus; pref. in- not + coactus forced. See .] Not compelled; unconstrained. [Obs.] Coles.
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Incoagulable (?), a. Not coagulable.
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Incoalescence (?), n. The state of not coalescing.
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Incocted (?), a. [Cf. .] Raw; indigestible. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Incoercible (?), a. [Pref. in- not + coercible: cf. F. incoercible.]
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1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.
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2. (Physics) Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its .
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3. (Physics) That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.
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Incoexistence (?), n. The state of not coexisting. [Obs.] Locke.
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Incog (?), adv. Incognito. [Colloq.]
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Depend upon it -- he'll remain incog. Addison.
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Incogitable (?), a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in- not + cogitabilis cogitable.] Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More.

{ Incogitance (?), Incogitancy (?), } n. [L. incogitantia.] Lack of thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.
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'T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little communicate. Glanvill.
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Incogitant (?), a. [L. incogitans; pref. in- not + cogitans, p. pr. of cogitare to think. See .] Thoughtless; inconsiderate. [R.] Milton.
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Men are careless and incogitant. J. Goodman.
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Incogitantly, adv. In an incogitant manner.
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Incogitative (?), a. Not cogitative; not thinking; lacking the power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.
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Incogitativity (?), n. The quality of being incogitative; lack of thought or of the power of thinking. Wollaston.
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Incognita (?), n. [See .]
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1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
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2. The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.
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Incognitant (?), a. Ignorant. [Obs.]
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Incognito (?), a. or adv. [It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr. . See .] Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
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'T was long ago
Since gods come down incognito. Prior.
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The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. Tatler.
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Incognito, n.; pl. Incognitos (#). [See , a.]
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1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
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2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
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His incognito was endangered. Sir W. Scott.
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Incognizable (?), a. Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished. H. Spenser.
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The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable. Tooke.
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Incognizance (?), n. Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.
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This incognizance may be explained. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Incognizant (?), a. Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.
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Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Incognoscible (?), a. Incognizable. -- Incognoscibility (#), n.

{ Incoherence (?), Incoherency (?), } n. [Cf. F. incohérence.]
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1. The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence. Boyle.
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2. Lack of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; lack of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.
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Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. Locke.
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3. That which is incoherent.
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Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies. South.
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Incoherent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F. incohérent.]
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1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances. Woodward.
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2. Lacking logical coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected; rambling; -- of speech or discourse. “The same rambling, incoherent manner.” Bp. Warburton.
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3. Exhibiting incoherent{2} speech or thought; -- of people; as, a confused and incoherent accident victim.
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4. Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.
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Incoherentific (?), a. [E. incoherent + L. facere to make.] Causing incoherence. [R.]
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Incoherently (?), adv. In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.
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Incoherentness, n. Incoherence.
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Incoincidence (?), n. The quality of being incoincident; lack of coincidence. [R.]
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Incoincident (?), a. Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.
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Incolumity (?), n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe; perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis safe.] Safety; security. [Obs.] Howell.
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Incomber (?), v. t. See .
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Incombine (?), v. i. To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ. [Obs.] Milton.
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Incombustibility (?), n. [Cf. F. incombustilité.] The quality of being incombustible.
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Incombustible (?), a. [Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible.] Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.
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Coloq. Incombustible cloth , a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance.

-- Incombustibleness, n. -- Incombustibly, adv.
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Income (?), n. 1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [Obs.] Shak.
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More abundant incomes of light and strength from God. Bp. Rust.
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At mine income I louted low. Drant.
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2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted. [R.]
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I would then make in and steep
My income in their blood. Chapman.
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3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as, a large income.
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No fields afford
So large an income to the village lord. Dryden.
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4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See . Opposed to output.
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Coloq. Income bond , a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. -- Coloq. Income tax , a tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount.

Syn. -- Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce.
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Incomer (?), n. 1. One who comes in.
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Outgoers and incomers. Lew Wallace.
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2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [Eng.]
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Incoming, a. 1. Coming in; accruing.
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A full incoming profit on the product of his labor. Burke.
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2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant.
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Incoming, n. 1. The act of coming in; arrival.
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The incomings and outgoings of the trains. Dickens.
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2. Income; gain. [R.]
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Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.
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Incomity (?), n. Lack of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]
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In commendam (?). [See .] (Law) See , and Partnership in Commendam, under .
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Incommensurability (?), n. [Cf. F. incommensurabilité.] The quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.
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Incommensurable (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
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They are quantities incommensurable. Burke.

-- Incommensurableness, n. -- Incommensurably, adv.
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Incommensurable (?), n. One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
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Incommensurate (?), a. 1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.
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2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.

Syn. -- Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate.

-- Incommensurately, adv. -- Incommensurateness, n.
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Incommiscible (?), a. [L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not + commiscibilis that can be mingled.] Not commiscible; not mixable.
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Incommixture (?; 135), n. A state of being unmixed; separateness. Sir T. Browne.
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Incommodate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommodated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incommodating (?).] [L. incommodare. See .] To incommode. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Incommodation (?), n. The state of being incommoded; inconvenience. [Obs.]
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Incommode (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n. Incommoding.] [F. incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in- not + commodus convenient. See .] To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by lack of room.

Syn. -- To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest; disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.
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Incommode, n. An inconvenience. [R.] Strype.
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Incommodement (?), n. The act of incommoded. [Obs.] Cheyne.
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Incommodious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL. incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement. -- Incommodiously, adv. -- Incommodiousness, n.
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Incommodity (?), n.; pl. Incommodities (#). [L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodité. See .] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan.
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A great incommodity to the body. Jer. Taylor.
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Buried him under a bulk of incommodities. Hawthorne.
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Incommunicability (?), n. [Cf. F. incommunicabilité.] The quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being imparted.
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Incommunicable (?), a. [L. incommunicabilis: cf. F. incommunicable. See not, and .] Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
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Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey.
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Those incommunicable relations of the divine love. South.

-- Incommunicableness, n. -- Incommunicably, adv.
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Incommunicated (?), a. Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Incommunicating, a. Having no communion or intercourse with each other. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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Incommunicative (?), a. Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive.
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The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. C. Buchanan.

-- Incommunicatively, adv. -- Incommunicativeness, n. Lamb.
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His usual incommunicativeness. G. Eliot.
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Incommutability (?), n. [L. incommutabilitas: cf. F. incommutabilité.] The quality or state of being incommutable.
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Incommutable (?), a. [L. incommutabilis: cf. F. incommutable. See not, and .] Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with, or substituted for, another. Cudworth. -- Incommutableness, n. -- Incommutably, adv.

{ Incompact (?), Incompacted, } a. Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.
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Incomparable (?), a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F. incomparable. See not, and .] Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton for a patron. Bp. Warburton.

-- Incomparableness, n. -- Incomparably, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. Bp. Wilkins.
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Incompared (?), a. Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Incompass (?), v. t. See .
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Incompassion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + compassion: cf. F. incompassion.] Lack of compassion or pity. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
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Incompassionate (?), a. Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless. -- Incompassionately, adv. -- Incompassionateness, n.
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Incompatibility (?), n.; pl. -ties (�). [Cf. F. incompatibilité.] The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.
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Incompatible (?), a. [Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F. incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]
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1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition.
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A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature. Southey.
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