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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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13,249 words match “TING”

INEXTINGUIBLE a.

Inextinguishable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

INEXTINGUISHABLE a.

Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds. "Inextinguishable rage." Milton.

INEXTINGUISHABLY adv.

So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.

The act of making unlucky; misfortune; bad luck. [Obs.] Bacon.

INFLATINGLY adv.

In a manner tending to inflate.

INSERTING n. 2 definitions

Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. Milton. His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.

INSINUATINGLY adv.

By insinuation.

INSTIGATINGLY adv.

Incitingly; temptingly.

Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc. -- In*sult"ing*ly, adv.

Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news. Cowper.

INTERESTINGLY adv.

In an interesting manner.

INTERESTINGNESS n.

The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.

INTERMITTINGLY adv.

With intermissions; at intervals. W. Montagu.

INTERTWISTINGLY adv.

By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.

INTOLERATING a.

Intolerant. [R.]

INTOXICATING a.

Producing intoxication; as, intoxicating liquors.

Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. W. Irving. -- In*vit"ing*ly, adv. -- In*vit"ing*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.

The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.

A variety of early apple. See Juneating. [Written also geniting.]