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<h1>Inability</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>ability</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhabilet\'82</ets>. See <er>Able</er>, and cf. <er>Unable</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.</def>

<blockquote>It is not from an <b>inability</b> to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. <i>Blair.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See <er>Disability</er>.</syn>

<h1>Inable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*a"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Enable</er>.</def>

<h1>Inablement</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*a"ble*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Enablement</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Inabstinence</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*ab"sti*nence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>abstinence</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inabstinence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of abstinence; indulgence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "The <i>inabstinence</i> of Eve."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Inabstracted</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ab*stract"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not abstracted.</def>

<h1>Inabusively</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`a*bu"sive*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Without abuse.</def>

<h1>Inaccessibility</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inaccessibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness.</def> "The <i>inaccessibility</i> of the precipice."

<i>Bp. Butler.</i>

<h1>Inaccessible</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ac*cess"i*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inaccessibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inaccessible</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Accessible</er>.]</ety> <def>Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; <as>as, an <ex>inaccessible</ex> rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> -- <wf>In`ac*cess"i*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inaccordant</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ac*cord"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not accordant; discordant.</def>

<h1>Inaccuracy</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*ac"cu*ra*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Inaccuracies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; <as>as, in <ex>inaccuracy</ex> in speech, copying, calculation, etc.</as></def>

<h1>Inaccurate</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*ac"cu*rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; <as>as, in <ex>inaccurate</ex> man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.</as></def>

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