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Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. -- Il*leg"i*ble*ness, n. -- Il*leg"i*bly, adv.

The state or quality of being incorrigible. The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . . . of mankind. Barrow.

Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.

Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.

In an incorrigible manner.

The state or quality of being ineligible.

Not eligible; not qualified to be chos Burke.

In an ineligible manner.

The quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness.

Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms. [He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band Infrangible. Pope.

The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility.

Not capable of being submerged; buoyant. [R.]

The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness.

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. Marshall. -- In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- In*tan"gi*bly, adv.

The quality or state of being intelligible; clearness; perspicuity; definiteness.

Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an intelligible account or description; intelligible pronunciation, writing, etc. The intelligible forms of ancient poets. Coleridge.

The quality or state of being intelligible; intelligibility. Locke.

In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.

The quality or state of being irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness.

Not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium to another. -- Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n.