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ion; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive. The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. C. Buchanan. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly, adv. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness, n. Lamb. His usual incommunicativeness. G. Eliot.…

Crowned. [R.] Longfellow.

Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous smile." Longfellow.

t infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. Longfellow.

; figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something. This fellow would ingraft a foreign name Upon our stock. Dryden. A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome. Burke.

rn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2. From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.

One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling. So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad. Milton.

ade of scandal picking; Your innuendoes, when you tell us, That Stella loves to talk with fellows. Swift.

or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow." Shak. Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. Chaucer. Can you not see or will ye not observe . . . How insolent of lat…

mosity. Bacon. How piercing is the sting of pride By want embittered and intensified. Longfellow.

ccurring between or among, or common to, different denominations; as, interdenominational fellowship or belief.

Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. Longfellow.

To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines." Longfellow.

An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." Chaucer. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. Shak.

A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.

A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.

A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.

A drunken, dissolute fellow. [Ireland] S. C. Hall.

A low servant; a mean fellow. Shak.

Discordant sound; wrangling. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow.