Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-VAL'ID-A-TING, ppr.

Destroying the force and effect of.

IN-VA-LID'I-TY, n. [Fr. invalidité.]

Weakness; want of cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.

IN-VAL'ID-NESS, n.

Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.

IN-VAL'U-A-BLE, a. [in and valuable.]

Precious above estimation; so valuable that its worth can not be estimated; inestimable. The privileges of Christians are invaluable.

IN-VAL'U-A-BLY, adv.

Inestimably. Bp. Hall.

IN-VA'RI-A-BLE, a. [Fr.; in and variable, from vary.]

Constant in the same state; immutable; unalterable; unchangeable; that does not vary; always uniform. The character and the laws of the Supreme Being must necessarily be invariable.

IN-VA'RI-A-BLE-NESS, n.

Constancy of state, condition or quality; immutability; unchangeableness.

IN-VA'RI-A-BLY, adv.

Constantly; uniformly; without alteration or change. We are bound to pursue invariably the path of duty.

IN-VA'RI-ED, a.

Unvaried; not changing or altering. Blackwall.

IN-VA'SION, n. [s as z. L. invasio, from invado. See Invade.]

1. A hostile entrance into the possessions of another; particularly, the entrance of a hostile army into a country for the purpose of conquest or plunder, or the attack of a military force. The north of England and south of Scotland were for centuries subject to invasion, each from the other. The invasion of England by William the Norman, was in 1066.
2. An attack on the rights of another; infringement or violation.
3. Attack of a disease; as, the invasion of the plague, in Egypt. Arbuthnot.

IN-VA'SIVE, a. [from invade.]

1. Entering on another's possessions with hostile designs; aggressive.
2. Infringing another's rights.

IN-VEC'TION, n.

Invective, – which see. [Invection is little used.]

IN-VEC'TIVE, a.

Satirical; abusive; railing. Dryden.

IN-VEC'TIVE, n. [Fr. invective; Sp. invectiva; It. invettiva; from L. inveho. See Inveigh.]

A railing speech or expression; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation. It differs from reproof, as the latter may come from a friend and be intended for the good of the person reproved; but invective proceeds from an enemy, and is intended to give pain or to injure. Encyc. It is followed by against. He uttered severe invectives against the unfortunate general.

IN-VEC'TIVE-LY, adv.

Satirically; abusively. Shak

IN-VEIGH', v.i. [inva'y; L. inveho, to bear, throw or bring on or against; in and veho, to carry.]

To exclaim or rail against; to utter censorious and bitter language against any one; to reproach; with against. The author inveighed sharply against the vices of the clergy in his age. Men inveigh against the follies of fashion.

IN-VEIGH'ER, n. [inva'yer.]

One who rails; a railer.

IN-VEIGH'ING, ppr. [inva'ying.]

Exclaiming against; railing at; uttering bitter words.

IN-VEI'GLE, v.t. [Norm. enveogler, to inveigle, to blind; Fr. aveugler. Qu. G. aufwiegeln, to stir up or rouse; Sw. upwigla, the same. The affinities of this word are obscure.]

To entice; to seduce; to wheedle; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery. Yet have they many baits and guileful spells / To inveigle and invite th' unwary sense. Milton.

IN-VEI'GLED, pp.

Enticed; wheedled; seduced from duty.

IN-VEI'GLE-MENT, n.

Seduction to evil; enticement. South.

IN-VEI'GLER, n.

One who entices or draws into any design by arts and flattery.

IN-VEI'GLING, ppr.

Enticing; wheedling; persuading to any thing bad.

IN-VEIL'ED, a.

Covered as with a veil. Browne.

IN-VEND'I-BLE, a.

Not vendible or salable. Jefferson.