English Dictionary: irresoluteness | by the DICT Development Group |
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Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [?]risc, fr. [?]ras the Irish. Cf. {Aryan}, {Erse}.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. {Irish elk}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Elk}. {Irish moss}. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. {Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}. {Irish potato}, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland. {Irish reef}, [or] {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. {Irish stew}, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed. | |
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Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zo[94]l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and {Wapiti}. {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of {Antler}. {Cape elk} (Zo[94]l.), the eland. | |
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Irreclaimable \Ir`re*claim"a*ble\, a. Incapable of being reclaimed. --Addison. -- {Ir`re*claim"a*bly}, ad[?]. | |
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Irreclaimable \Ir`re*claim"a*ble\, a. Incapable of being reclaimed. --Addison. -- {Ir`re*claim"a*bly}, ad[?]. | |
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Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irr[82]gulier.] Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. {Regular}. Mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem. --Milton. Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and wild Glendower. --Shak. A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. --Jones. Syn: Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious. | |
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Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. | |
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Irregularist \Ir*reg"u*lar*ist\, n. One who is irregular. --Baxter. | |
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Irregularity \Ir*reg`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf. F. irr[82]gularit[82].] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular. | |
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Irregularity \Ir*reg`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf. F. irr[82]gularit[82].] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular. | |
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Irregularly \Ir*reg"u*lar*ly\, adv. In an irregular manner. | |
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Irregulate \Ir*reg"u*late\, v. t. To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Irregulous \Ir*reg"u*lous\, a. Lawless. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Irresilient \Ir`re*sil"i*ent\, a. Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic. | |
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Irresoluble \Ir*res"o*lu*ble\, a. [L. irresolubilis: cf. F. irr[82]soluble. See {Resoluble}, and cf. {Irresolvable}.] 1. Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble. --Boyle. 2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [Obs.] The second is in the irresoluble condition of our souls after a known sin committed. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Irresolubleness \Ir*res"o*lu*ble*ness\, n. The state or quality of being irresoluble; insolubility. | |
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Irresolute \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ly}, adv. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ness}, n. | |
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Irresolute \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ly}, adv. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ness}, n. | |
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Irresolute \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ly}, adv. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ness}, n. | |
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Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr[82]solution.] Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation. Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness. --Addison. | |
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Irresolvability \Ir`re*solv`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness. | |
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Irresolvable \Ir`re*solv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable. Cf. {Irresoluble}.] Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts. {Irresolvable nebul[91]} (Astron.), nebul[91] of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars. | |
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Irresolvable \Ir`re*solv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable. Cf. {Irresoluble}.] Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts. {Irresolvable nebul[91]} (Astron.), nebul[91] of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars. | |
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Irresolvableness \Ir`re*solv"a*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being irresolvable; irresolvability. | |
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Irresolvedly \Ir`re*solv"ed*ly\, adv. Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully. [R.] |