Part 6038

<h1>Invective</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vec"tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>invectivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>invectif</ets>. See <er>Inveigh</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.</def>

<h1>Invective</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vec"tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>invective</ets>.]</ety> <def>An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by <i>against</i>, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an <i>invective</i> against tyranny.</def>

<blockquote>The world will be able to judge of his [Junius'] motives for writing such famous <b>invectives</b>. <i>Sir W. Draper.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Abuse; censure; reproach; satire; sarcasm; railing; diatribe. See <er>Abuse</er>.</syn>

<h1>Invectively</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vec"tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an invective manner.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Inveigh</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*veigh"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inveighed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inveighing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>invehere</ets>, <ets>invectum</ets>, to carry or bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>vehere</ets> to carry. See <er>Vehicle</er>, and cf. <er>Invective</er>.]</ety> <def>To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with <i>against</i>; <as>as, to <ex>inveigh</ex> against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse</as>.</def>

<blockquote>All men <b>inveighed</b> against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The artificial life against which we <b>inveighed</b>. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inveigher</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*veigh"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who inveighs.</def>

<h1>Inveigle</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vei"gle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inveigled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inveigling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. fr. F. <ets>aveugler</ets> to blind, to delude, OF. <ets>aveugler</ets>, <ets>avugler</ets>, <ets>avegler</ets>, fr. F. <ets>aveugle</ets> blind, OF. <ets>aveugle</ets>, <ets>avugle</ets>, properly, without eyes, fr. L. <ets>ab + oculus</ets> eye. The pref. <ets>in-</ets> seems to have been substituted for <ets>a-</ets> taken as the pref. F. <ets>\'85</ets>, L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Ocular</er>.]</ety> <def>To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.</def>

<blockquote>Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To <b>inveigle</b> and invite the un unwary sense. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inveiglement</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vei"gle*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction.</def>

<i>South.</i>

<h1>Inveigler</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vei"gler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who inveigles.</def>

<h1>Inveil</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*veil"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cover, as with a vail.</def>

<i>W. Browne.</i>

<h1>Invendibility</h1> <Xpage=784>

<hw>In*vend`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being invendible; invendibleness; unsalableness.</def>