Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CENS'ED, pp.

inflamed to violent anger; exasperated.

IN-CENSE'MENT, n. [incens'ment.]

Violent irritation of the passions; heat; exasperation. It expresses less than rage and fury. Shak.

IN-CENS'ING, ppr.

Inflaming to anger; irritating; exasperating.

IN-CEN'SION, n. [L. incensio, from incendo, to burn.]

The act of kindling; the state of being on fire. Bacon.

IN-CENS'IVE, a.

Tending to excite or provoke. Barrow.

IN-CENS'OR, n. [L.]

A kindler of anger; an inflamer of the angry passions.

IN-CENS'O-RY, n.

The vessel in which incense is burnt and offered. Ainsworth. [We generally use Censer.]

IN-CEN'SUR-A-BLE, a.

Not censurable. Dwight.

IN-CEN'TIVE, a. [Low L. incentivus, from incendo, to burn.]

Inciting; encouraging or moving. Competency is the most incentive to industry. Decay of Piety.

IN-CEN'TIVE, n. [Low L. incentivum.]

1. That which kindles or inflames; used now in a figurative sense only.
2. That which moves the mind or operates on the passions; that which incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur. The love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two most powerful incentives to action.

IN-CEN'TIVE-LY, adv.

Incitingly; encouragingly.

IN-CEP'TION, n. [L. inceptio, from incipio, to begin; in and capio, to take.]

Beginning. Bacon. I hope this society will not be marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Rawle.

IN-CEP'TIVE, a. [L. inceptivus, from incipio, to begin.]

Beginning; noting beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action. A point is inceptive of a line, and a line is inceptive of a surface.

IN-CEP'TIVE-LY, adv.

In a manner noting beginning.

IN-CEP'TOR, n.

A beginner; one in the rudiments. Walton

IN-CER-A'TION, n. [L. incero, from cera.]

The act of covering with wax.

IN-CER'A-TIVE, a.

Cleaving to like wax.

IN-CER'TAIN, a. [in and certain.]

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. Fairfax.

IN-CER'TAIN-LY, adv.

Doubtfully.

IN-CER'TAIN-TY, n.

Uncertainty; doubt. Davies.

IN-CER'TI-TUDE, n. [L. incertitude, from incertus; in and certus, certain.]

Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.

IN-CES'SA-BLE, a.

Unceasing; continual. [Little used.] Shelton.

IN-CES'SA-BLY, a.

Continually; unceasingly.

IN-CES'SAN-CY, n. [from incessant.]

Unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dwight.

IN-CES'SANT, a. [L. in and cessans, from cesso, to cease.]

Unceasing; unintermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant rains; incessant clamors. Milton. Pope.