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The state or quality of being imperdible. [Obs.] Derham.

The state or quality of being imperfectible. [R.]

vilegs. See Royalty. The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and gold. W. Tooke.

The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility. "The imperishability of the universe." Milman.

The quality of being impermeable.

The quality of being impersonal; want or absence of personality.

The quality or state of being impertransible. [R.]

The state or quality of being imperturbable. [1913 Webster]

The quality of being imperviable.

The quality or state of being implacable.

Want of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.

Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- Im`po*lite"ly, adv. -- Im`po*lite"ness, n.

Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation. Burke.

Impolitic. [Obs.] -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly, adv. [Obs.] Bacon.

In an impolitic manner.

The quality of being impolitic.

The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.

The quality of being impossible; impracticability. They confound difficulty with impossibility. South.

The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility. Goldsmith.

The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.