Incontinent
(In*con"ti*nent), adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.] Incontinently; instantly; immediately. [Obs.]

He says he will return incontinent.
Shak.

Incontinently
(In*con"ti*nent*ly), adv.

1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; — used esp. of the passions or appetites.

2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]

Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come hither with a host of men.
Golding.

Incontracted
(In`con*tract"ed) a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.

Incontrollable
(In`con*trol"la*ble) a. [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F. incontrôlable.] Not controllable; uncontrollable.In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.

Incontrovertibility
(In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty) n. The state or condition of being incontrovertible.

Incontrovertible
(In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble) a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable. Sir T. Browne.In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n.In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.

Inconvenience
(In`con*ven"ience) n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]

1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.

They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial.
Hooker.

2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.

A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or other inconvenience.
Sir W. Raleigh.

Man is liable to a great many inconveniences.
Tillotson.

Syn. — Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet; uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.

Inconvenience
(In`con*ven"ience), v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor.

Inconveniency
(In`con*ven"ien*cy) n. Inconvenience.

Inconvenient
(In`con*ven"ient) a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F. inconvénient. See In- not, and Convenient.]

1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.

Syn. — Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.

Inconveniently
(In`con*ven"ient*ly), adv. In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably; unseasonably.

Inconversable
(In`con*vers"a*ble) a. Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]


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