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`D.Cn.L., Doctor of Canon Law.
`tinctively marked for visibilfty by day. 2. See day
`to be carried on during the day. 2. the light of day; day-
`D.C.S.1 1. Deputy Clerk of Sessions. 2. Doctor of
`shape. [DAY + MARKl]
`light: The owl sleeps by day and feeds at night. 3. Astron.
`a nursery for the care of small
`Christian Science, 3. Doctor of Commercial Science.
`a. Also called mean solar day. a division of time equal day/ nurs /ery,
`children during the day, esp. while their mothers are at
`DD, dishonorable discharge.
`to 24 hours. and representing the average length of the
`period during which the earth makes one revolution on work.
`DD, the largest Proportional brassiere cup size.
`its axis. b. Also called solar day. a division of time Day/ of Atonement, Judaism. See Yom Kipper.
`2. degree -day.
`dd, 1. Law. today's date. [< L de dató]
`equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive re- Day / of Judg/ment, the day of the Last Judgment.
`3. delayed delivery. 4. delivered. 5. demand draft.
`turns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun. e. Also
`at the end of the world.
`6. double deck. 7. Shipbuilding. dry dock.
`called civil day. a division of time equal to 24 hours but day/ of reek /oning, 1. the time when one is called
`dd., delivered.
`to account for one's actions. to pay one's debts, or to
`reckoned from one midnight to the next. Cf. astronomi-
`D.D., 1. Doctor of Divinity. 2. demand draft.
`fulfill one's promises or obligations. 2. See Day of
`sal day, lunar day, sidereal day. 4. an analogous
`division of time for a planet other than the earth: the
`D -day (dé/dá /), n. 1. Mtl. the day, usually unspecified,
`Judgment.
`set for the beginning of a planned attack. 2. June 6,
`Martian day. 5. the portion of a day allotted to labor: Day/ Of the Lord /,
`1. Also called Day / of Yah /-
`1944, the day of the invasion of western Europe by
`an eight -hour day, 6, a day on which something occurs: weh. (in Old Testament eacbatoiogy) a day of final
`Allied forces in World War II. Also, D -Day. [D (for
`judgment. Amos 5.18 -21; Emir. 30. 2. Also called
`the day we met. 7. (often cap.) a day assigned to a articu-
`lar purpose or observance: New Year's Day. 8. a time
`ens Christ /. the da
`day) -I- DAY; the same pattern as H -none]
`, Day of
`His day will came. Day/ of
`of
`1. Doctor of Dental Science. 2. Doctor of
`considered as propitious Or
`the Second Advent. II Peter 3 :10; I Cor. 1:14; Phi].
`Peter
`D.D.S.,
`Advent.
`Every dog has his day. 9. a day of contest or the contest
`1:10; 2:18.
`Dental Surgery.
`itself to win the day. 10. Often, days. a particular time
`or period: the present day; in days of old. 11. Usually, day/ room', a room on a military or air base for the
`D.D.Sc., Doctor of Dental Science.
`leisure activities of enlisted personnel.
`solid,
`crystalline, water -insoluble
`a white,
`DDT
`days. period of life or acti -city: His days are numbered.
`in or during the day regularly: They
`(CICeEa)sCHCCIa, usually derived from chloral by reac-
`12. period of existence, power, or influence: in the day of days (duz), adv.
`tion with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming
`the dinosaurs. 13. light). (def. 16a). 14. call it a day, to Bkpt days rather than nights. [DAY + -El]
`sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide
`stop one's activity for the day or for the present; quit Days/ and Nightef, a novel (1944) by Konstantin
`called dichlorodiphenyltri -
`and pediculicide. Also
`Simonov.
`temporarily: After typing the gyaper for the third time, she
`[d(t-
`chioroethane, chlorophenothane, dicophane.
`decided to call it a day. 15. day in, day out, every day day / school /, 1. a school open for instruction on
`without fail; continuously: They endured the noise, dirt, weekdays only, usually from 9 A.M. until 3 r.M. 2. a
`chtoro) d (iphenyl)1(richlersetbane)]
`from; of: used in French
`school conducted in the daytime (distinguished from
`and turbulence of the city day in, day out. Also, day in and
`de (da; Fr. da; Sp. de). prep.
`night school). 3. a private school for pupils living out -
`and Spanish personal names, originally to indicate
`day out. [ME; OE dog; e. G Tag; akin to Skt flakes
`place of origin: Comte de Rochambeau; Don Ricardo de
`side the school (distinguished from boarding school).
`heat]
`Aragón. [< F, Sp < L]
`Day (da), n. Clarence (Shep-ard) (gl cep /ard), 1874- day/ shape /, Neut. an unlighted buoy or shape used
`de (de), prep. Latin. of; from.
`as a day signal.
`1935. U.S. author.
`a formal element occurring in loan words from
`Daak (di /ak, -ak), n., pl. -ales, (esp. collectively) -ak. day / shift /, 1. the work force, as of a factory, ached -
`de -,
`a member of any of the Malay peoples of interior uled to work during the daytime. 2. the scheduled
`Latin (decide); also used as a prefix to indicate priva-
`tion, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation
`period of labor for this work force.
`Borneo. Mso, Dyak.
`Journalism. the day shift of a
`(demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal
`dayan (dip ytint, -y3n 1), n.i pl. - ya.nim ( -yit nSm /, dayside (dá /sid /), n.
`(detract), intensity (decompound). et. di-2, dis -1. [ME
`-y8 /nfm). Hebrew.1. a judge m a Jewish religious court. newspaper. Cf. nightside. [DAY + rime')
`< L, comb. form repr. de (prep.) from away from, of,
`2. a person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose ad- DaSie (da/z5), n. a girl's given name. Also, Daisy.
`out of, etc.; in some words, < F < L de- or dis- Die -]
`vice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.
`daysman (dltz /man) n., pl. -men. Archaic. an um-
`Dayan (dg yän/). n. Mo-she (m0 stye/), 1915 -81, pire; mediator.
`DE, destroyer escort.
`[ME dayesman. See DAY, '51, SeANI]
`days/ Of grace', days, usually throe; allowed by
`D.E., Doctor of Engineering.
`IsrageBljij political leader; foreign minístru 1977 -79.
`(dá /béjkan), n. Nava. an unlighted law or custom for payment after a bill or note falls due.
`Dea., Deacon.
`beacon used as. a daymark.
`beacon
`as
`de- aeet -ylate (dé /a set/alat /), e.t., -rat -ed, -lat.ing.
`[DAY + BEACON]
`[trans. of L diés atities]
`day/ bed /, an elongated couch for reclining or sleep- dayapring (d$ /sprifig /), n. Archaic. dawn; daybreak.
`Chem. to remove the acetyl group from (an organic
`-de/a.cet/y.la/-
`ing, esp. during the day. Also. daybed /.
`[DE- +- ACETYLATE]
`compound).
`[ME; see DAY. BERING]
`a poster advertising a play or da star dii/stär /), n. 1. See morning star.
`2.
`ticn, n.
`(díì /bil/), n.
`other form of entertainment. Cf.playbill. [DAY +Bn,Ll] Archaic. the sun.
`deacon (dé/kan), n. 1. (in hierarchical churches) a
`[ME daysterre, OE daegsteorra. See
`member of the clerical order next below that of a
`day/ blind/flees, hemeralopia (def. 1).
`DAY, STAR]
`priest. 2. (in other churches) an appointed or elected
`daybook (dh/bòók /), n. 1. Bookkeeping. a book in day's/ work /, Naut. the work of computing the
`officer havng variously defined duties. 3. (in Free-
`navigation of a vessel for the succeeding nautical day.
`which the transactions of the day are entered In the
`masonry) one of two officers in a masonic lodge.
`day/ tank /,
`a tank in whirl* a batch of glass is
`order of their Occurrence. 2. a diary. [nAY } Boos]
`4. to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces
`day/ boye, Chiefly Brit. a boarding school student melted in a sufficient quantity for one day's work.
`or the most attractive sides visible. 5. to falsify (some-
`day-time (dh/tlm /), n.
`the time between sunrise and
`who lives at home.
`thing); doctor. O. New Eng. to castrate (a pig or other
`daybreak (dìì /brak /), n.
`the first appearance of
`sunset. [DAY + TIME]
`animal). 7. Archaic. to read aloud (a line of a psalm,
`daylight in the morning; dawn: After a long, cold night, day - to-day (dâ /te dal). adj. 1. occurring each day;
`hymn, etc.) before singing it. [ME deken, OE diacon
`daily; day -today chores; day -to-day worries. 2. involving
`we finally rode off at daybreak. [DAY + BREAK]
`< LL didcon(us) < (3k d£dkonos servant, minister,
`concern only with immediate needs or desires; limited to
`taking place each day:
`day -by -day (da /bi da /), adj.
`deacon, equiv. to did - DIA- + -tones service] -dea /eon-
`the demands of one day at a time without preparation
`ship/, n.
`daily: a day -by -day account.
`for the future: He led a hand- to-mouth and day -to-day
`deaconess (dé/ke nis), n. 1. (in certain Protestant
`day / camp', a camp for children providing no sleep-
`existence.
`churches) a woman belonging to an order or sisterhood
`ing facilities and attended only during the day on week-
`Dayton (dal /an), n. 1. Jonathan 1760 -1824, U.S.
`dedicated to the care of the sick or poor or who is en-
`days. Cf. summer, camp.
`ppoolitician, Speaker of the House 1795 -99. 2. a city in
`gaging in other social- service duties, as teaching or
`day/ -care cen /ter, a day nursery, esp. one oper-
`ated by private or public funds to provide child care at SW Ohio. 262,332 (1960): 3. a town in N Kentucky.
`missionary work. 2. a woman elected by a church to
`9050 (1960). 4. a town in E Tennessee. 3500 (1960).
`assist the clergy. [earlier deaconiase, m. LL dilconissa,
`low cost.
`an ordinary railroad passenger car, as 5. a town In E9 Texas. 3367 (1960). 6. a town in SE
`day / coach/
`fern. Of diñconus DEACON; see -Esc]
`Wasfimgtoa. 2913 (1960).
`deaeonry (dé/kan ri ), n.. pi. -ries. 1. the office of
`distinguished from a sleeping car. parlor car, etc.
`daydream (dá /drém /), n, 1. a visionary fancy in- Day -to/na Beach/ (dl. tá/na), a city in NE Florida:
`a deacon. 2. deacons collectively. [ME dekenry. See
`dulged in while awake; reverie. -v.i. 2. to indulge in seashore resort. 37,395 (1960).
`DEACON, -RY]
`[DAY + DREAM] -day /dream /er, n. dawork (da /wilrk /), n. work done and paid for by
`-vat.ed, -vatlug.
`deac.tivate (di ale /te vat /), a.,
`such reveries.
`the day. [ME dal -werk the amount of land worked by
`-day /dream /y, adj.
`-v.t. 1. to cause to be inactive; remove the effective -
`a team in one day, OE drsg -weorc day's work. See DAY,
`net of. 2. to demobilize or disband (a military unit).
`cymes of small, blue flowers. [DAY. FLOWER]
`dayflower (dg /flou /ar), n.
`any plant of the genus
`Commelina, of the spiderwort family, usually bearing worm] -day/nork /er, n.
`3. to render (a bomb, shell, or the like) inoperative, esp.
`-v.t. 1. to stun or
`daze (dSz), s., dazed dazing, n.
`by disconnecting, removing, or otherwise interfering
`with the action of the fuze. 4. Chem. to render (a
`stupefy with a blow. shock, etc.: He was dazed by a blow
`dayfly (dip /Ili /), n., pl. -flies. a mayfly. [DAY+ -FLY']
`chemical, enzyme, catalyst, etc.) inactive. -v t. 5.
`on the head. 2. to confuse; bewilder; dazzle: The splendor
`of the palace dazed him. -n. 3. a dazed condition:
`Day -Glow (da /g16/), n. Trademark. a highly luminous
`[DE- + ACTIVATE]
`Physical Chem. to lose radioactivity.
`printing ink.
`-deac/tiva /fion, n. -de -ac /ti va /tor, n.
`After meeting the movie star, she was in a daze for a week.
`[ME dase(n) < Dice] dosa- (as in dasask to become
`day / in court', 1. the day on which one involved in
`dead (ded), adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of life:
`-daz-ed.ly
`weary); cf. Dan dose to doze, mope]
`a lawsuit is to be afforded the opportunity to appear and
`dead people; dead flowers; dead animals. 2. not endowed
`(da /zid it), ads.
`be heard in court. 2. a chance to present one's defense or
`with life; inanimate: dead stones. 3. resembling death;
`-v.t. 1. to over-
`dazzle (daz/al), v., -sled, -sling, n.
`argument: Each candidate has been given his day in court.
`deathlike: a dead sleep; a dead faint. 4. bereft of sensa-
`day/ jas /mine,
`power or dim the vision of by intense light: Coming from
`a shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the
`tion; numb: She was half dead with fright. My leg feels
`the dark house, he was dazzled by the sudden sunlight. 2.
`West Indies, having clusters of white flowers that are
`dead. 5. lacking sensitivity of feeling; insensitive: dead
`to bewilder, impress, or confuse by brilliancy, splendor,
`very fragrant by day.
`to all sense of shame; dead to the needs of others. 6. in-
`etc.: The glorious palace dazzled him. -v.t. 3. to shine
`day/ la /boa
`1. workers hired on a daily basis only,
`capable of being emotionally moved; unresponsive: dead
`or reflect brilliantly: polished gems dazzling in the sun-
`esp. unskilled labor. 2. work done by a day laborer.
`to his attentions; dead to the nuances of the music. 7. (of
`light. 4. to be overpowered by light: Her eyes dazzled in
`day/ la /borer, an unskilled worker paid by the day.
`an emotion) no longer felt; ended; extinguished: a dead
`the glare. 5. to excite admiration by brilliance: Once one
`S. Law. deprived of civil
`day/ let /ter, a telegram with a minimum charge for
`is accustomed to such splendor, it no longer dazzles. -n.
`passion; dead affections.
`50 words or less, sent day or night and cheaper and
`6. an act or instance of dazzling: the dazzle of the spot-
`rights so that one is in the state of civil death, esp.
`lights. 7. something that dazzles; bewildering bright -
`slower than a regular telegram.
`deprived of the rights of property. 9. no longer current
`[nAzE -{- -LE] -daz /-
`daligalt (dAtlit /), n. 1. the light of day: At the end of ness, brilliance, or splendor.
`or prevalent, as in effect, significance. or practice;
`zier, n. -daz /zlingly, ade.
`obsolete: a dead law; a dead controversy. 10. (of a lan-
`the tunnel they could see daylight, 2. openness; publicity:
`Some of tits inventions never saw daylight. 3. the time of dB.
`decibel; decibels. Also, db
`guage) no longer in use as a sole means of oral communi-
`il.
`day; daytime. 4. daybreak; dawn. 5. a clear space D.g., 1. Bachelor of Divinity. 2. Domesday Book.
`cation among a people: Latin is a dead language.
`between any two parts that should be close together, as. d b
`utterly tired; exhausted: They felt dead from the siz-
`daybook.
`betWeen'the jambs of the opening of a doorway or the DBÁ doing business as. Also, dba
`12. infertile; barren: dead land. 13. not
`hour trip.
`ad'. 6.
`knees of a horseback rider and a saddle.
`r
`decibels above reference noise, adjusted. Also,
`moving or circulating; stagnant; stale: dead water; dead
`Photos. noting film made for exposure by the natural dBa,
`dba
`air. 14. no longer functioning, operating, or productive:
`light of day, usually limited to the Interval between two
`a dead motor; a dead oil welt; a dead battery.' 15. put
`hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset. 7. D.B.A., Doctor of Business Administration.
`out; extinguished: a dead cigarette; a dead fire. 16.
`beat, frighten, or scare the (living) daylights eat of D.B.E., Dame Commander of the Order of the British
`tasteless or flat, as liquor: dead wine; The beer is dead.
`someone, to beat, frriigghten. or scare a person into a state Empire,
`[ME; see DAY, LsaRT']
`17. flat rather than glossy, bright, or brilliant: The
`Pharm. Trademark. a compound, CwHisNs, used
`of senselessness.
`DBI
`daylight- saving time/
`in the form of its hydrochloride for the treatment of
`house was painted dead white. 18: without resonance;
`time
`(d5/lit /sa /vi rig),
`one or more hours later than the standard time for a diabetes. Also called phenformin
`anechoic: dead sound; a dead wall surface of a recording
`country or community, usually used during summer D.B1b., Douay Bible.
`studio. 19. without resilience or bounce: a dead tennis
`months to give more hours of daylight to the working dbl., double.
`ball. 20. lacking the customary activity; dull; inactive:
`day.
`a dead market. 21. without vitality, spirit, enthusiasm,
`dBm, decibel referred to one milliwatt. Also, dbm
`day / lit /y,
`1. any liliaceous plant of the genus dBmfmz decibel referred to one milliwatt per square
`or the like: a dead party. 22. complete; absolute: The
`Hemerocattis, having yellow or orange flowers that corn- meter. Also, dbm /ma
`plan was a dead loss. A dead silence ensued. 23. sudden
`monly last only for a day. 2. any liliaceous plant of the D13-13., T7ieat. See dead blackout.
`or abrupt, as the complete stoppage of an action: The
`genus Haste (Funkia), having white or blue flowers. S.
`workmen came to a dead stop. 24. accurate; sure; un-
`dBrn, decibels above reference noise: Also, dbrn
`the flower of any of these plants.
`erring: a dead shot. 25. direct; straight: a dead tine.
`day/ loan /r a bank loan to finance the purchase of dBV, decibel referred to one volt. Also, dbv
`26. exact; precise: the dead center of a circle. 27. not
`securities which is repayable within the calendar day on dBW, decibel referred to one watt. Also, dbw
`fruitful; unproductive: dead capital. 2S. Sports. out of
`2. Also, D.C., dc, d -c, d.c. Elect.
`which it is made. Also called clearing loan, morning DC, 1. dental corps.
`play: a dead bait. 29. (of a golf ball) lying so close to
`direct current: an electric current of constant direction,
`loan.
`the hole as to make holing on the next stroke a virtual
`having a magnitude that does not vary or varies only
`daylong (dallofig /, - lotit /), adj. during the entire
`certainty. 30. (of type or copy) having been used or
`slightly. Cf. AC (def. 2).
`day; lasting all day: a daylong trip. [DAY + LONG1]
`rejected: dead matter from the printer. 31. Elect. a. free
`day/ man /, Naut. 1. a seaman who is a member of a D.C., 1. Music. da capo. 2. See District of Columbia.
`from any electric connection to a source of potential
`deck gang. 2. Also called idler. a member of a ship's 3. See DC (def. 2).
`difference and from electric charge. b. not having a
`company who does not stand watch and who ordinarily D.Ch.E., Doctor of Chemical Engineering.
`potential different from that of the earth. 32. Metall.
`works only during the day, as a carpenter, sailmaker, etc. D.C.L. Doctor of Civil Law.
`(of steel) a. fully killed. b. unresponsive to heat treat -
`daymark (da /mark/), n. 1. a navigational aid dis- D.C.M., , Brit. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
`deriv., derivative; equiv., equivalent; unit., imitative:
`CONCISE ETYMOLOGY KEY: <, descended or derived from; >, whence; b., blend of, blended; c., cognate with;
`; e, hypothetical. Sea the full key inside the front cover.
`m., modification of; obi., ob'ique; r., replacing; s., stem; sp., spelling; trans., translation; 7. origin. unknown, Perhaps
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`suggests ucondition o dead matter, with no inherent
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`In
`in- between
`a river god, the in bleat pp sCtable.
`Ñ- p! a kApp IçwE
`means):
`s] noppu-
`similar
`(used
`to be
`first king of Argos a)n'd father of Ioyth.
`n ink spoken ñ French.
`6. (used to find
`sketched
`o
`absence of action; idle- cabil/ity,
`inaap /plica bleness, n. - inaap /pix di-
`motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: ln.ac tioII (in ak/@13an), n.
`motion or
`hip, ads
`go in the house. 7. (used to indicate transition from ness. t[roon -3 + Acxrox
`_inapp
`one state
`half. 8. óothetevent.
`adj.
`IIt.8it IN in a {{pp-//a
`a activity pea
`not
`dicate bjtect or purpose)SP king
`i. a to make tinactive. 2. Immunol. Ito stop
`all Po.atte.ly,
`APPOSITE]
`[ INACTIVE + -ATn ] adv. -ina
`9. in that, because; inasmuch as: In that you won't of (certain biological
`p positeaesa, n.
`gical substances).
`have time for supper. let me give you something now - in.ac /ti.va /tien, n.
`inapprect.a ble (in /a pr6/0.6 a bal, -sine bal
`-adv. 10. in or into some place. position, state. rela- inae-tive (in ak /tiv),
`adj. 1. not active;
`imperceptible; insignificant: an inappreciable difference.
`inert.
`Lion, etc. 11. on the inside; within. 12, in one's 2. sedentary or passive: an inactive life. 3. sluggish;
`[no-° + LL appreci3(re) (to) appraise (var. of appretièr
`-in/appre /ef.abiy%
`posses-
`house
`4. Mid: not on active duty or status.
`office.
`see AP-I, PRECIOUS)
`indolent.
`5.
`-BLE]
`-f-
`13. In having or power. to 4. iln as
`occupancy.
`Sion
`Physical Chem. noting a compound which does not ro-
`adv.
`game. 16. Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in Gate the plane of vibration of polarized light.
`/'
`Ion -3 + inappreciative (in /a prt /ht ä /tiv, -Shn tiv),
`'than
`- In /aetiv /ity,
`in- not appreciative; lacking in appreciation, TIA -a + AR
`' a a.
`-in a
`bunt. 17.
`third bssemanlatodhomeyPla
`played
`ae/tive noes, n.
`re /cis /five
`P
`xivE
`terms; m favor: He's in with his boss, but he doubts it
`-Syn. 1, unmoving, immobile, inoperative. 1, 2. Iei-
`appre /eiat tivemess, n
`will Lest. 18. in vogue in style: Turbans are in this
`acsavg, DORMANT, mews, 90.006í5n. TOaP/D suggest inapprehensible ( inaap ri hen /sa bel), adj.
`be
`lack of activity. INACTIVE indicates absence of action,
`to be grasped by the senses or intellect.
`[IA-i -{- apt
`asp.a .ifs-
`'e for 19. in season; toArtichokes something,
`i
`indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an
`PREHENSIBLE]
`agreeable experience: We are n for a Wng Speech. 21.
`inactive compound, life, Ps of papers. DORMANT sub- inap reheneion (in/all ri hen/ tan), n.
`m for it, Slang. about to suffer-unpleasant consequences,
`lack of
`a-
`that which
`+
`quiescence
`esp. of one's own actions or omissions: He forgot their an-
`but
`'Spprehen8ive (m /all ri hen /sia), adj.
`again, and he'll be in for it now. Also, Brit.,
`niversary
`1. not
`for it. 22. in with, on friendly termswith; familiar
`apprehensive (often for. by of), 2. without apprehen-
`-in
`with: They are in with the junior executive sat. -adj. mover of motion or action; ft may also mean unable to
`lion.
`/
`[IN-a + APPREHENSIVE]
`aive-
`move, or heavy and hard to move: ¢n inert mass; inert
`ads. m apprehea
`neaa, n.
`23. located or situated within; inner; internal: the in Jrom hunger. SLUGGISH expresses slowness of natural
`24. Informal. a in favor with activity or of that which does not move readily or
`part of a mechanism.
`(in /a pró /e a bal), adj, L not
`advanced
`rival.
`approachable.
`2.
`amorously: a sluggish stream, brain. Tonne suggests ABchablle. 2 owithout
`dine. mob. tom reñepeople; onlymtonableecial or
`/
`n. N-stñ/a APPROACR_
`il
`PPt
`place
`tY,
`]
`a state of suspended physical powers, a condition par-
`PDroach /.
`ultrasophistícated group: an in joke.
`25. well -liked;
`titularly of animals which hibernate: Snakes are torpid ably, adv.
`26. inward; incoming:
`included in a favored group.
`in rnldweather. 3. lazy, idle, slothful. - Ant,]- S.lively. in-Ste (in /apro /pIis it), adj:
`not appro-
`inbound: to put ma{! in the in basket; an in train. 2z in a,daptable (in /a dap /ta bal),
`not adapt- priate not proper or suitable.
`[IN-, +{- APPROP
`adj.
`]
`ATs
`stylish; faeldonable- Green coats will be in this fall.
`- m /sppro/priate.ly,
`- tip /appro/
`[rx + ADAPTABLE]
`ads.
`P s -ate-
`_e
`28 plentiful; available' Summer squash is in now able; incapable of being adapted.
`nets, n.
`-iá /adapt/abil arty, n.
`being in power, authority, control, etc.: a member of
`inapt an apt/) .adj. 1. not apt or fitting. 2, w
`not adequate;
`30. playing the last nine holes of an iinept; gnats (in ad /a kwit), adj.
`the in party.
`[lx +APT] = inapt/Zy, adv,
`out aptitude or Tdpaaity.
`inept; unsuitable; insufficient.
`[IN-a + ADEQUATE]
`eighteen -hole golf course (opposed to out): His in score
`ins. - iaad /e.gII .ey, tuned/equatenese, n. - indd /e- - apt /ae s, n.
`-n. 31. Usually,
`on the second round was 34.
`rya. 1. unsuited, unsuitable, mappt'(>-
`persons in office or political power (distinguished from quately, adv.
`incapa ro,
`de- Annie, unfit, inapposite.
`-Sy.- mapt,
`incompetent;
`incommensurate;
`outs). 32. a member of the political party in power:
`-Ant. 1. appro-
`clumsy, awkward.
`festive, imperfect, incomplete. -Ant. sufficient.
`The election made him an in.
`33. pull or influence,-
`a social advantage or connection: He's got an in wit inadinissible (in /ad rats /a bal), adj.- not admis- pirate- 2 capable.
`sible not allowable. RN-3 + ADMISSIBLE] - in /ad- iIIaptitnde (in all /ti food /,- tybód /),
`34. (in tennis, squash, handball,
`inftuenHal people.
`1, lack of aptitude; unfitness. 2.
`n.
`etc.) a. return or service that lands within the in- bounds mia %sibil /ity, n. - in /ad.mis /al.bly, adv.
`limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to out). inadvertence (in /ad vfletens), n. 1. the quality unskillfulness; lack of dexterity.
`[IN_a
`-ro.t. Dial. 35. to take in a crop); harvest. 38. to or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness 2. act + APTITUDE]
`[< ML iad- inaroh (ín 5r0 /), at. Hort. to graft
`[ME, E; C. G, D, Goth in. lcel t, L in, Gk en] or effect of inattention; an oversight.
`enclose.
`by uniting a growing branch to a stock
`In, Chem. indium.
`vertentia. See INADVERTENCY]
`without separating the branch from its
`r pl. Len parent stock.
`CY (
`m/
`vltr/tan sé
`in-5,
`representing English in (income, indwelling, in8dverteII
`ad
`).
`n.
`e
`g
`[IN-2 + "°}11]
`(
`[< ML a .&overtent a, equiv. to L ire-
`inarignable
`inland, etc.) but used also as a verb-formative with inadvertence.
`(in är /gyPP a bal), adj.
`IN-a + advert- turn to (see ADVERT) + -mite -sway]
`transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force
`adj. 1. not attentive; not arguable: The premise is so obvious
`intrust; inweave, etc.. It often assumes the same phases inadvertent In /ad v(Sr /Cant
`Inarching
`j'
`)'
`as to be inarguable.
`[IN-3 + ARGUABLE]
`(
`heedless. 2. of pertaining to. or characterized by lack -m gene.biy, adv.
`as in-e, as ea -,. em -, sm' . [ME, 0E; sea in]
`(
`3, unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
`m; ' of attention.
`in-a
`a prefix of Latino
`to hold in or as in the arms,
`INADVERTENCY] Farm (in at[ni) vt.
`t same force
`from INADVERTENCE,
`[abstracted
`but used also as a verb-formative
`-in /advertlently, adv.
`[IN1 + ARall]
`il-, im-, ir-.
`as in -I
`(incarcerate; incantation). Also,
`Fyn: 1. inattentive. 2.thoughtiess, careless, negligent. inartieudate (in /fir tik /yo lit), adj. 1. not articu-
`Cf. em -, en - [< L, comb. form of in (prep.); c. IN]
`late; not uttered or emitted with expressive or in-
`'ad'vieable (in /ad vi /za bal), adj. not advisable;
`+ ADVISABLE] -in/ad-
`in-3, a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English
`in-3,
`telligfble modulations; His mouth stuffed, he could utter
`inexpedient; unwise par
`having a negative or privative force, freely used as
`2. unable to use articulate
`vis /abbil/ity, in /ad.vfa /ableness, n. - m /advia /-
`only inarticulate sounds.
`an English formative, esp. of adjectives and their
`speech: inarticulate with rage. S. lacking the ability to
`ably, adv,
`derivatives and of nouns ( intention;
`indefensible;
`an
`fa clear and effective speech. a oo/
`It assumes the -inae, Zool. a suffix of the names of subfamilies. [< express
`inorganic;
`invariable).
`inexpensive;
`wrnte tut
`4. Anal
`speaker.r.
`inarticulate
`but
`finer cs-
`g
`same phonetic p]ases as in-2 (impartial; immeasurable; NL, L, fern. PL of -taus; see -rani]
`jointed; having no articulation or joint. [< LL inarticu-
`[< LL
`illiterate; irregular, etc.). In French. it became en- and in ae.ternnm (in i ten/n88m; Eng. in é tar /nom),
`131(05). See rN -3 ARTICULATE] - In /artic /uIately,
`thus occurs unfelt in such words as enemy (French Latin. forever.
`Ede. - in /articlu.lateneea, n.
`friendly). Also, ii -, in.al ienable in II /ya na bal,
`ennemi, Latin inienicus, lit., not
`-VIE a-), adj. not in articu -lo mortis (in
`äR tik /át5 ló/ m8R/tis;
`im -, it -. [< L; akin to air-°, A-5, trai-t]
`alienable; incapable of being transferred to another: Eng in är tik /ya 18/ m8r /tts), Latin. at the point of
`[IN-i + ALIENABLE] lna1/ien a-
`-Syn. The prefixes IN- and UN- may both have, among
`inalienable rights.
`death.
`-inal /ieae ply,
`iñ.allienablenesa,
`other uses, a negative force. Iie- is the form -from the bil /fty,
`n.
`gr ti g.Cigl (m är/to fish /al), adj. 1. not artificial;
`classical languages (Greek and Latin) and is therefore adv.
`natural; artless; uncontriven. 2. Rare. inartistic; crude.
`used in learned words or in words derived from those mnaitera b1e (in 81 /tar a bal),
`[< L inartificial(is). See Iwo, ARTIPICIAL] -in.ar /.
`unalterable.
`ads.
`IN s + ALTERABLE] - inal /tersbil ity, inal /tera-
`languages:
`etc.
`inaccuracy,
`ti.fi /crap /ity, in-ar /tlfi /cialneee, n. a .ar /tifis.
`inadequate,
`inaccessible,
`IIN- is the native form going back to Old English, used file-nose, n. - inalltera.bly, adv.
`oially, adv.
`in words of native origin, and sometimes used in com-
`iIIaI11.OTa t8 (m am /o rä /ta in/am-), n., pl. -t s. iaartisti.0 (in /är tie /ilk), adj.
`not
`artistic;
`1.
`with words of other origins if these words are a female lover; a woman who loves. or is loved.
`bination
`[< It unaesthetic. 2. lacking in artistic sense or aDPrecia-
`in common use: unlooing, unmanly, unfeeling. un-
`don. Also, lII /flttI /tieal.
`[IN-a + ARTIaTIC] -ia /-
`necessary. unsafe. Occasionally the prefix on- is used innamorata; fern. of INNAMORATO]
`necessary,
`in /am -), n., pl. -toe, ardfe /ticalIY, adv.
`with a frequently used word in a common meaning, inamorato (in am /a râ/tó,
`as in unsanitary (not clean), and us- with the same a male lover. [< It innamorato, masc. ptp. of innamor- in- a6-mUCh/ as/ (in /az mink /), 1. in view of the
`fact that; seeing that; since. 2, insofar as; to such a
`are to inflame with love. See ENAMOR]
`word in a more technical sense: insanitary (likely to
`repeatedly within the degree as. [ME" in as much(e) as]
`cause disease). In England the prefix Ix- is more in- and -in (in /and ins), adv.
`yn. 1. See because.
`commonly used than in the United States.
`same family, strain, etc.: to breed stock in- and -in.
`'atteIIti011 (fir° /a ten /than) n.
`i. 1ac of "ten-
`-in°
`a formal element, occurring in adjectives of Greek in- and -out (in /and outs), n. Mange. an obstacle
`pertaining to,' and (in consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared don; negligence. 2, an act of neglect.
`[In- + ATTEN-
`and Latin origin meaning
`in one jump and too close together to allow more than TIoN
`nouns thence derived) also imitated in English (coffin;
`inattentíve (in /a ten /tiy),
`not attentive.
`adj.
`cousin, etc.); occurring unfelt in abstract nouns formed
`one or two strides between.
`in /atten /tively, adv. -in /-
`as wane in Latin (ruin). [ME -in, -ins < OF < L in/ -and -out/ bond',
`a stonework or brickwork [IN-3 + ATTENTIVE]
`atten)tive near, n.
`-inus, -inn, -Mum < Gk -inor, -ing, -iron
`headers and stretchers alternating ver-
`-Sys.
`hi
`heedless, neglectful, oblivious,
`unmindful,
`a noun suffix used In a special manner in chemical
`s
`tieally.
`preoccupied, vague.
`and' mineralogical nomenclature (glycerin; - acecn, etc.). in- and -0IIter (in /and ouster), n. a person who is by
`incapable of being
`In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -fine. In turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, etc.: inamuc i bin (in 8 /da bal), adj.
`/df- bill/ity, inau /-
`-y,
`chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted,
`heard.
`[IN -3 + AUDIBLE
`dfbleneas, n. -inau/dibly, adv.
`an in -arid -outer in government service.
`basic substances having the termination -fine rather
`than -in ( aconitine; aniline, etc.), and do being re- inane (i non /), adj.
`1. lacking sense or ideas; silly: insugn.ral (m 8 /gyar al, -gar al), adj.
`i. of or per -
`-n. 3. that which twining. to an inauguration. S. marking the or or
`inane questions. 2. empty; void.
`atricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides,
`er-
`is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space: man's
`glucosides, and proteids (albumin; palmitin, etc.), but
`of a new venture, series, etc.: the inaugural run of the
`venture,
`venture into the boundless inane. [< L {nan({s)] -In-
`this distinction is not always observed. [< NL -Ina.
`sir3. an address, as of a president, at
`pony