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In the manner of an imp.

Pitiless; cruel. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being implacable.

Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince. I see thou art implacable. Milton. An object of implacable enmity. Macaulay.

The quality of being implacable; implacability.

In an implacable manner.

Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes. -- n.

A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.

, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth. Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.

The act or process of implantating.

To cover with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship with iron.

Want of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.

ible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues." Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.

To pleach; to interweave. [Obs.] Shak.

and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.

Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous. [R.] T. Adams.

One who prosecutes or sues another.

Unpleasing; displeasing. [Obs.] Overbury.

To pledge. Sir W. Scott.

r use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war. Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. Coleridge.