Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come
hither with a host of men.
Golding.
In`con*tract"ed (?), a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.
In`con*trol"la*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F.
incontrôlable.] Not controllable; uncontrollable. --
In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.
In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or condition of being
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.
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.
In`con*ven"ience, v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to
inconvenience a neighbor.
In`con*ven"ien*cy (?), n. Inconvenience.
In`con*ven"ient (?), a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F.
inconvénient. See In- not, and Convenient.]