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Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor. Addison.
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2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
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Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,
Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man. Young.

Syn. -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. -- , , . Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.
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Inconsistently (?), adv. In an inconsistent manner.
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Inconsistentness, n. Inconsistency. [R.]
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Inconsisting (?), a. Inconsistent. [Obs.]
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Inconsolable (?), a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See not, and .] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.
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With inconsolable distress she griev'd,
And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. Falconer.

-- Inconsolableness, n. -- Inconsolably, adv.

{ Inconsonance (?), Inconsonancy (?), } n. Lack of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.
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Inconsonant (?), a. [L. inconsonans. See not, and .] Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. -- Inconsonantly, adv.
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Inconspicuous (?), a. [L. inconspicuus. See not, and .] Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. -- Inconspicuously, adv. -- Inconspicuousness, n. Boyle.
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Inconstance (?), n. [F. See .] Inconstancy. Chaucer.
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Inconstancy (?), n. [L. inconstantia.] The quality or state of being inconstant; lack of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.
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For unto knight there was no greater shame,
Than lightness and inconstancie in love. Spenser.
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Inconstant (?), a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See not, and .] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. “The inconstant moon.” Shak.
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While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,
Inconstant as the shadows we survey! Boyse.

Syn. -- Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.
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Inconstantly, adv. In an inconstant manner.
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Inconsumable (?), a. Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent. Paley. -- Inconsumably, adv.
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Inconsummate (?), a. [L. inconsummatus. See not, and .] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale. -- Inconsummateness, n.
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Inconsumptible (?), a. [L. inconsumptibilis.] Inconsumable. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
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Incontaminate (?), a. [L. incontaminatus. See not, and not, and .] Not contaminated; pure. Moore. -- Incontaminateness, n.
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Incontentation (?), n. [See not, and .] Discontent. [Obs.] Goodwin.
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Incontestability (?), n. The quality or state of being incontestable.
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Incontestable (?), a. [Pref. in- not + contestable: cf. F. incontestable.] Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke.

Syn. -- Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable; undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain.

-- Incontestableness, n. -- Incontestably, adv.
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Incontested, a. Not contested. Addison.
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Incontiguous (?), a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See not, and .] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate. Boyle. -- Incontiguously, adv.

{ Incontinence (?), Incontinency (?), } n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]
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1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.
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That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5.
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From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.
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2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
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Incontinent (?), a. [L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See not, and .]
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1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
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2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations, such as urination or defecation.
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Incontinent, n. One who is unchaste. B. Jonson.
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Incontinent, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.] Incontinently; instantly; immediately. [Obs.]
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He says he will return incontinent. Shak.
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Incontinently, adv. 1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.
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2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]
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Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host of men. Golding.
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Incontracted (?), a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.
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Incontrollable (?), a. [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F. incontrôlable.] Not controllable; uncontrollable. -- Incontrollably, adv. South.
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Incontrovertibility (?), n. The state or condition of being incontrovertible.
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Incontrovertible (?), a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable. Sir T. Browne. -- Incontrovertibleness, n. -- Incontrovertibly, adv.
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Inconvenience (?), n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]
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1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.
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They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.
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2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.
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A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience. Sir W. Raleigh.
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Man is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.

Syn. -- Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.
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Inconvenience, v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor.
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Inconveniency (?), n. Inconvenience.
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Inconvenient (?), a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvénient. See not, and .]
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1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
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2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.

Syn. -- Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; annoying; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.
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Inconveniently, adv. In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.
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Inconversable (?), a. Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]
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Inconversant (?), a. Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.
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Inconverted (?), a. Not turned or changed about. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Inconvertibility (?), n. [L. inconvertibilitas.] The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.
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Inconvertible (?), a. [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See not, and .] Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.
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Inconvertibleness, n. Inconvertibility.
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Inconvertibly, adv. In an inconvertible manner.
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Inconvincible (?), a. [L. inconvincibilis. See not, and .] Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.
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None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people. Gov. of the Tongue.
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Inconvincibly, adv. In a manner not admitting of being convinced.
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Incony (?), a. [Cf. , .] Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.]
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Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! Shak.
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Incoördinate (?), a. Not coördinate.
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Incoördination (?), n. Lack of coördination; lack of harmonious adjustment or action.
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Coloq. Incoördination of muscular movement (Physiol.), irregularity in movements resulting from inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary control over them.
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Incoronate (?), a. [Pref. in- in + coronate.] Crowned. [R.] Longfellow.
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Incorporal (?), a. [L. incorporalis. See not, and , and cf. .] Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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Incorporality (?), n. [L. incorporalitas: cf. F. incorporalité.] Incorporeality. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Incorporally (?), adv. Incorporeally. [Obs.]
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Incorporate (?), a. [L. incorporatus. See not, and .]
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1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.
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Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and incorporate. Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate banking association.
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Incorporate, a. [L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare to incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. See .] Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
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As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds
Had been incorporate. Shak.
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A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold. Bacon.
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Incorporate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Incorporating (?).]
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1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
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By your leaves, you shall not stay alone,
Till holy church incorporate two in one. Shak.
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2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.
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The idolaters, who worshiped their images as gods, supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein. Bp. Stillingfleet.
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3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.
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4. To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work.
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The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community. Addison.
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5. To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town, etc.
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Incorporate (?), v. i. To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.
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Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. Bacon.
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He never suffers wrong so long to grow,
And to incorporate with right so far
As it might come to seem the same in show. Daniel.
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Incorporated (?), a. 1. United or combined together to form in one body.
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2. Formed into a corporation and registered with a government body as such; made a legal entity.
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Incorporation (?), n. [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]
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1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
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2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
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3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.
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4. (Law) (a) The act of creating a corporation. (b) A body incorporated; a corporation.
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Incorporative (?), a. Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.
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History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.
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Incorporator (?), n. One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.
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Incorporeal (?), a. [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. .]
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1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.
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Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms
Reduced their shapes immense. Milton.
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Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us. Bentley.
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2. (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.
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Coloq. Incorporeal hereditament . See under .

Syn. -- Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.
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Incorporealism (?), n. Existence without a body or material form; immateriality. Cudworth.
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Incorporealist, n. One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.
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Incorporeality (?), n. The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.
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Incorporeally (?), adv. In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.
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Incorporeity (?), n. [Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F. incorporéite.] The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality. Berkeley.
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Incorpse (?), v. t. To incorporate. [R.] Shak.
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Incorrect (?), a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See not, and .]
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1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.
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The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.
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2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.
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3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.
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It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak.
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The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language. Dryden.

Syn. -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.
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Incorrection (?), n. [Pref. in- not + correction: cf. F. incorrection.] Lack of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.] Arnway.
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Incorrectly (?), adv. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.
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Incorrectness, n. The quality of being incorrect; lack of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as, incorrectness may consist in defect or in redundance.

{ Incorrespondence (?), Incorrespondency (?), } n. Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]
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Incorresponding, a. Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.] Coleridge.
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Incorrigibility (?), n. [Cf. F. incorrigibilité.] The state or quality of being incorrigible.
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The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . . . of mankind. Barrow.
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Incorrigible (?), a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See not, and .] Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. “Incorrigible fools.” Dryden.
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Incorrigible (?), n. One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles; incorrigible and disruptive children need to be placed in a separate classroom.
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