Part 5860

<h1>Inimicitious</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*im`i*ci"tious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inimicitia</ets> enmity. See <er>Inimical</er>.]</ety> <def>Inimical; unfriendly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sterne.</i>

<h1>Inimicous</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*im"i*cous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inimicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inimical; hurtful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Inimitability</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.</def>

<i>Norris.</i>

<h1>Inimitable</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*im"i*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inimitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inimitable</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Imitable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; <as>as, an <ex>inimitable</ex> style; <ex>inimitable</ex> eloquence.</as></def> "<i>Inimitable</i> force."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<blockquote>Performing such <b>inimitable</b> feats. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>In*im"i*ta*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> -- <wf>In*im"i*ta*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inion</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In"i*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'ini`on</grk> the back of the head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The external occipital protuberance of the skull.</def>

<h1>Iniquitous</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*iq"ui*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Iniquity</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; <as>as, an <ex>iniquitous</ex> bargain; an <ex>iniquitous</ex> proceeding.</as></def>

<blockquote>Demagogues . . . bribed to this <b>iniquitous</b> service. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Iniquitous</er>, <er>Wicked</er>, <er>Nefarious</er>. <i>Wicked</i> is the generic term. <i>Iniquitous</i> is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. <i>Nefarious</i> is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.</usage>

<h1>Iniquitously</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*iq"ui*tous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.</def>

<h1>Iniquity</h1> <Xpage=764>

<hw>In*iq"ui*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Iniquities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>iniquitee</ets>, F. <ets>iniquit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>iniquitas</ets>, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See <er>Iniquous</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; <as>as, the <ex>iniquity</ex> of bribery; the <ex>iniquity</ex> of an unjust judge.</as></def>

<blockquote>Till the world from his perfection fell Into all filth and foul <b>iniquity</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o<?/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>