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<hw>In*gust"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ingustabilis</ets>. See <er>Gustable</er>.]</ety> <def>Tasteless; insipid.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

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<hw>In*hab"ile</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inhabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhabile</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Habile</er>, and cf. <er>Unable</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; <as>as, <ex>inhabile</ex> matter</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of person. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Unable</er>.</def>

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<hw>In`ha*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>inhabilet\'82</ets>, <ets>inhabilit\'82</ets>. See <er>Inability</er>.]</ety> <def>Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Barrow.</i>

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<hw>In*hab"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inhabited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inhabiting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>enhabiten</ets>, OF. <ets>enhabiter</ets>, L. <ets>inhabitare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>habitare</ets> to dwell. See <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <def>To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; <as>as, wild beasts <ex>inhabit</ex> the forest; men <ex>inhabit</ex> cities and houses.</as></def>

<blockquote>The high and lofty One, that <b>inhabiteth</b> eternity. <i>Is. lvii. 15.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>O, who would <b>inhabit</b> This bleak world alone? <i>Moore.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>In*hab"it</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>They say wild beasts <b>inhabit</b> here. <i>Waller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inhabitable</h1> <Xpage=763>

<hw>In*hab"it*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inhabitabilis</ets>. See <er>Inhabit</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being inhabited; habitable.</def>

<blockquote>Systems of <b>inhabitable</b> planets. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>In*hab"it*a*ble</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inhabitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inhabitable</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Habitable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The frozen ridges of the Alps Or other ground <b>inhabitable</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inhabitance, Inhabitancy</h1> <Xpage=763>

<hw><hw>In*hab"it*ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In*hab"it*an*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.</def>

<blockquote>Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former <b>inhabitance</b>. <i>Carew.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.</def>

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