Part 196

In*em"bry*o*nate (?), a. (Biol.) Not embryonate.

In`e*nar"ra*ble (?), a. [L. inenarrabilis; pref. in- not + enarrabilis that may be related; fr. enarrare to relate: cf. F. inénarrable. See Enarration.] Incapable of being narrated; indescribable; ineffable. [Obs.] "Inenarrable goodness." Bp. Fisher.

In*ept" (?), a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.]

1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries.

Glanvill.

2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.

To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept.

Sir W. Hamilton.

In*ept"i*tude (?), n. [L. ineptitudo.]

1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars.

Tatler.

2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.

In*ept"ly, adv. Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly.

None of them are made foolishly or ineptly.

Dr. H. More.

In*ept"ness, n. Unfitness; ineptitude.

The feebleness and miserable ineptness of infancy.

Dr. H. More.

In*e"qua*ble (?), a. Unequable. [R.] Bailey.

In*e"qual (?), a. [L. inaequalis. See In- not, and Equal.] Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] Chaucer.

In`e*qual"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Inequalities (#). [L. inaequalitas.]

1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc.

There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four.

Ray.

Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet.

Ludlow.