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<h1>Indiscerpibility, Indiscerptibility</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw><hw>In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being indiscerpible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Indiscerpible, Indiscerptible</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw><hw>In`dis*cerp"i*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In`dis*cerp"ti*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not discerpible; inseparable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Bp. Butler</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt>, <wf>In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wf>In`dis*cerp"ti*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<h1>Indisciplinable</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>disciplinable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indisciplinable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not disciplinable; undisciplinable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Indiscipline</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In*dis"ci*pline</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>indisplina</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiscipline</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Discipline</er>.]</ety> <def>Want of discipline or instruction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Indiscoverable</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*cov"er*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not discoverable; undiscoverable.</def>

<i>J. Conybeare.</i>

<h1>Indiscovery</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*cov"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Want of discovery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Indiscreet</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*creet"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>indiscret</ets>, F. <ets>indiscret</ets>, fr. L. <ets>indiscretus</ets> unseparated, indiscreet. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Discreet</er>, and cf. <er>Indiscrete</er>.]</ety> <def>Not discreet; wanting in discretion.</def>

<blockquote>So drunken, and so <b>indiscreet</b> an officer. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty; incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>In`dis*creet"ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>In`dis*creet"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Indiscrete</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*crete"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>indiscretus</ets> unseparated. See <er>Indiscreet</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Indiscreet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.</def>

<blockquote>An <b>indiscrete</b> mass of confused matter. <i>Pownall.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Indiscretion</h1> <Xpage=753>

<hw>In`dis*cre"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>discretion</ets>: cf. F. <ets>indiscr\'82tion</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.</def>

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