Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-COM-MEN'SUR-A-BLY, adv.

So as not to admit of mensuration.

IN-COM-MEN'SUR-ATE, a. [in and commensurate.]

1. Not admitting of a common measure. More.
2. Not of equal measure or extent; not adequate. Our means are incommensurate to our wants.

IN-COM-MEN'SUR-ATE-LY, adv.

Not in equal or due measure or proportion. Cheyne.

IN-COM-MIS'CI-BLE, a. [in and commix.]

That can not be commixed or mutually mixed.

IN-COM-MIX'TURE, n.

A state of being unmixed. Brown

IN-COM'MO-DATE, v.t.

To incommode.

IN-COM'MO-DA-TED, pp.

Incommoded.

IN-COM'MO-DA-TING, ppr.

Incommoding.

IN-COM-MO-DA'TION, n.

State of being incommodated.

IN-COM-MODE', v.t. [L. incommodo; in and commodo, con and modus.]

To give inconvenience to; to give trouble to; to disturb or molest in the quiet enjoyment of something, or in the facility of acquisition. It denotes less than annoy, vex or harass. We are incommoded by want of room to sit at ease. Visits of strangers at unseasonable hours, incommode a family. Often we are incommoded by a fashionable dress.

IN-COM-MOD'ED, pp.

Put to inconvenience; molested.

IN-COM-MOD'ING, ppr.

Subjecting to trouble or inconvenience.

IN-COM-MO'DI-OUS, a. [L. incommodus.]

Inconvenient; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble without much injury. A seat in church, or the site of a house may be incommodious.

IN-COM-MO'DI-OUS-LY, adv.

In a manner to create inconvenience; inconveniently; unsuitably.

IN-COM-MO'DI-OUS-NESS, n.

Inconvenience; unsuitableness.

IN-COM-MOD'I-TY, n. [Fr, incommodité; L. incommoditas.]

Inconvenience; trouble. [Now little used.] Bacon.

IN-COM-MU-NI-CA-BIL'I-TY, or IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-BLE-NESS, n. [from incommunicable.]

The quality of not being communicable, or capable of being imparted to another.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-BLE, a. [in and communicable.]

1. That can not be communicated or imparted to others.
2. That can not or may not be communicated, told or revealed to others. South.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-BLY, adv.

In a manner not to be imparted or communicated. Hakewill.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-TED, a.

Not imparted.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-TING, a.

Having no communion or intercourse with each other; as, an administration in incommunicating hands. Hale.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-TIVE, a.

1. Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation.
2. Not disposed to hold communion, fellowship or intercourse with. The Chinese – an incommunicative nation. Buchanan.

IN-COM-MU'NI-CA-TIVE-LY, adv.

Not communicatively.

IN-COM-MU-TA-BIL'I-TY, or IN-COM-MUT'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being incommutable.

IN-COM-MUT'A-BLE, a. [in and commutable.]

Not to be exchanged or commuted with another.