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<h1>Inapt</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*apt"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>apt</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inapte</ets>. Cf. <er>Inept</er>.]</ety> <def>Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In*apt"ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>In*apt"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inaptitude</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*apt"i*tude</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<tt>In-</ets> + <ets>aptitude: cf. F. inaptitude. Cf.</tt> <er>In<?/ptitude</er>.]</ety> <def>Want of aptitude.</def>

<h1>Inaquate</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*a"quate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inaquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inaquare</ets> to make into water; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>aqua</ets> water.]</ety> <def>Embodied in, or changed into, water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cranmer.</i>

<h1>Inaquation</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`a*qua"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being inaquate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Gardiner.</i>

<h1>Inarable</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*ar"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not arable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Inarch</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*arch"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inarched</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inarching</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without separating either from its root before the union is complete; -- also called to <altname>graft by approach</altname>.</def>

<i>P. Miler.</i>

<h1>Inarching</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In*arch"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A method of ingrafting. See <er>Inarch</er>.</def>

<h1>Inarticulate</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ar*tic"u*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inarticulatus</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>articulatus</ets> articulate.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.</def>

<blockquote>Music which is <b>inarticulate</b> poesy. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; <as>as, an <ex>inarticulate</ex> worm</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without a hinge; -- said of an order (<spn>Inarticulata</spn> or <spn>Ecardines</spn>) of brachiopods.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Incapable of articulating.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The poor earl, who is <b>inarticulate</b> with palsy. <i>Walpole.</i></blockquote>

<-- 4. incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. -->

<h1>Inarticulated</h1> <Xpage=741>

<hw>In`ar*tic"u*la`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not articulated; not jointed or connected by a joint.</def>

<h1>Inarticulately</h1> <Xpage=741>

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