Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-EX-CUS'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of not admitting of excuse or justification; enormity beyond forgiveness or palliation. This inexcusableness is stated on the supposition that they knew God, but did not glorify him. South.

IN-EX-CUS'A-BLY, adv.

With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.

IN-EX-E-CU'TA-BLE, a.

That can not be executed or performed. G. Morris.

IN-EX-E-CU'TION, n.

Neglect of execution; non-performance; as, the inexecution of a treaty.

IN-EX-ER'TION, n. [in and exertion.]

Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action. Darwin.

IN-EX-HAL'A-BLE, a. [in and exhalable, L. exhalo.]

Not to be exhaled or evaporated; not evaporable. Brown.

IN-EX-HAUST'ED, a. [in and exhausted.]

1. Not exhausted; not emptied; unexhausted.
2. Not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.

IN-EX-HAUST'I-BLE, a. [in and exhaustible.]

1. That can not be exhausted or emptied; unfailing; as, an inexhaustible quantity or supply of water.
2. That can not be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions.

IN-EX-HAUST'I-BLE-NESS, n.

The state of being inexhaustible.

IN-EX-HAUST'I-BLY, adv.

In an inexhaustible manner or degree.

IN-EX-HAUST'IVE, a.

Not to be exhausted or spent.

IN-EX-IST', v.i.

Not to exist. Tucker.

IN-EX-IST'ENCE, n. [in and existence.]

1. Want of being or existence. Broome.
2. Inherence.

IN-EX-IST'ENT, a. [in and existent.]

1. Not having being; not existing. South. Brown.
2. Existing in something else. Boyle.

IN-EX-O-RA-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being inexorable or unyielding to entreaty. Paley.

IN-EX'O-RA-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. inexorabilis; in and exorabilis, from exoro, to entreat; ex and oro, to pray.]

1. Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; too firm and determined in purpose to yield to supplication; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge.
2. Unyielding; that can not be made to bend. Inexorable equality of laws. Gibbon.

IN-EX'O-RA-BLY, adv.

So as to be immovable by entreaty.

IN-EX-PECT-A'TION, n.

State of having no expectation. Feltham.

IN-EX-PECT'ED, a.

Not expected. [Not in use.]

IN-EX-PE'DI-ENCE, or IN-EX-PE'DI-EN-CY, n. [in and expedience.]

Want of fitness; impropriety; unsuitableness to the purpose. The inexpedience of a measure is to be determined by the prospect of its advancing the purpose intended or not.

IN-EX-PE'DI-ENT, a. [in and expedient.]

Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place. Whatever tends to retard or defeat success in a good cause is inexpedient. What is expedient at one time, may be inexpedient at another.

IN-EX-PE'DI-ENT-LY, adv.

Not expediently; unfitly.

IN-EX-PENS'IVE, a.

Not expensive. Coleridge.

IN-EX-PE'RI-ENCE, n. [in and experience.]

Want of experience or experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth, or their inexperience of the world.

IN-EX-PE'RI-ENC-ED, a.

Not having experience; unskilled.