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Inglobate

In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.

Inglobe

To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly.

Ingloriously

In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.

Ingluvial

Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.

Ingrain

An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.

ingraining

teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition.

ingratiating

capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile.

ingratiatory

pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable.

Ingratitude

Lack of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness.

Ingreat

To make great; to enlarge; to magnify.

Ingredient

Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.

Ingrieve

To render more grievous; to aggravate.

Ingroove

To groove in; to join in or with a groove.

Ingrowing

Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.

Ingrown

Having grown or appearing to grow into some other substance, especially a fingernail or toenail growing into the adjacent flesh.

Inguinal

Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.

Ingulf

To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf.

Ingulfment

The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.

Ingurgitation

The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.

Inhability

Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability.

Inhabit

To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.

Inhabitable

Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.

Inhabitancy Inhabitance

The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.

Inhabitativeness

A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.

Inhalant

An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.

Inhalation

The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.

Inhale

To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

inhaled

drawn into the lungs; breathed in; as, inhaled smoke can damage the lungs. Inverse of exhaled.

Inhalent

Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct.

Inhearse

To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin.

Inhere

To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.

Inherency Inherence

The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.

Inherent

Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection.

Inherit

To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

Inheritability

The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.

Inheritable

Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.

inherited

tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; as, an inherited disease.

Inhesion

The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.

Inhiation

A gaping after; eager desire; craving.

inhibited

held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.

inhibiting

discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment; as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline.

Inhibitor

That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.

Inhibitory

Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center.

Inhibitory-motor

A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue.

Inhive

To place in a hive; to hive.

Inhold

To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess.

Inhoop

To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop.

Inhospitality

The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of hospitality.

inhumane

not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used.

inhumaneness

the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others; the quality of being inhumane; inhumanity; -- of people or events.

Inhumanity

The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity.

Inhumanly

In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.

Inia

A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.

Inial

Pertaining to the inion.

Inimicality

The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness.

Inimitability

The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.

Inimitable

Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence.

Inion

The external occipital protuberance of the skull.

Iniquitous

Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

Inirritable

Not irritable; esp. (Physiol.), incapable of being stimulated to action, as a muscle.

Inirritative

Not accompanied with excitement; as, an inirritative fever.

Inisle

To form into an island; to surround.

Initial

To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.

initialize

to assign an initial value to (a variable or set of variables in a computer program); as, many bugs are caused by a failure to initialize variables.

Initially

In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.

Initials

The first letters of a person's first and last name, and sometimes also the first letters of the middle name or names; as, sign your initials in the margin; people identified only by their initials.

Initiate

One who is, or is to be, initiated.

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