Inequity
(In*eq"ui*ty) n. Want of equity; injustice; wrong. "Some form of inequity." H. Spencer.
Inequivalve
(In*e"qui*valve In*e`qui*val"vu*lar) a. (Zoöl.) Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.
Ineradicable
(In`e*rad"i*ca*ble) a. Incapable of being eradicated or rooted out.
The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable.
Ld. Lytton. Ineradicably
(In`e*rad"i*ca*bly), adv. So as not to be eradicable.
Inergetic
(In`er*get"ic In`er*get"ic*al) a. [Pref. in- not + energetic, - ical.] Having no energy; sluggish.
[R.] Boyle.
Inergetically
(In`er*get"ic*al*ly), adv. Without energy. [R.]
Inerm
(In*erm" In*er"mous) a. (Bot.) Same as Inermis.
Inermis
(||In*er"mis) a. [L. inermis, inermus; pref. in- not + arma arms: cf. F. inerme.] (Bot.) Unarmed; destitute
of prickles or thorns, as a leaf. Gray.
Inerrability
(In*er`ra*bil"i*ty) n. Freedom or exemption from error; infallibility. Eikon Basilike.
Inerrable
(In*er"ra*ble) a. [L. inerrabilis. See In- not, and Err.] Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring.
"Inerabble and requisite conditions." Sir T. Browne. "Not an inerrable text." Gladstone.
Inerrableness
(In*er"ra*ble*ness) n. Exemption from error; inerrability; infallibility. Hammond.
Inerrably
(In*er"ra*bly), adv. With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.
Inerrancy
(In*er"ran*cy) n. Exemption from error.
The absolute inerrancy of the Bible.
The Century. Inerratic
(In`er*rat"ic) a. Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled; established.
Inerringly
(In*err"ing*ly) adv. Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly. Glanvill.
Inert
(In*ert") a. [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.]
1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.
2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
The inert and desponding party of the court.
Macaulay.
It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert.
I. Taylor. 3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact
with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.
Syn. Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible.
Inert, Inactive, Sluggish. A man may be inactive from mere want of stimulus to effort; but one who
is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back