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Traditional English :: ineradicable
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inerstitial.html - adj. that cannot be rooted out. |
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Traditional English :: inerrant
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inerstitial.html - adj. not liable to err. inerrancy n. [L inerrans (as IN-(1), ERR)] |
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Traditional English :: inert
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inerstitial.html - adj. 1 without inherent power of action, motion, or resistance. 2 without active chemical or other properties. 3 sluggish, slow. inertly adv. inertness n. [L iners inert- (as IN-(1), ars ART(1))] |
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Traditional English :: inertia
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inerstitial.html - n. 1 Physics a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. 2 inertness, sloth. inertia reel a reel device which allows a vehicle seat belt to unwind freely but which locks under force of impact or rapid deceleration. inertia selling the sending of unsolicited goods in the hope of making a sale. inertial adj. inertialess adj. [L (as INERT)] |
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Traditional English :: inebriate
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inerstitial.html - v., adj., & n. --v.tr.
1 make drunk; intoxicate.
2 excite. --adj. --n. a drunken person, esp. a habitual drunkard. inebriation n. inebriety n. [ME f. L inebriatus past part. of inebriare (as IN-(2), ebrius drunk)] |
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Traditional English :: inedible
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inerstitial.html - adj. not edible, esp. not suitable for eating (cf. UNEATABLE). |
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