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A poisoner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fi.

The act of poisoning or impoisoning. [Obs.] Pope.

Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and inane instincts." I. Taylor. -- In*ane"ly, adv.

One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts at an English university. Walton.

s produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash.

A tendency towards another body or point

being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also particularly of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, formerly regarded as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or pressure.

Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt. Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. South.…

Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. Arbuthnot.

Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather. Cowper.

Act of pointing out or indicating.

Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.

ne to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is ant…

To point out with the finger; to indicate. [Obs.] The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitate six hundred. Sir T. Browne.

The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.