1. That cannot be determined ascertained or fixed. NWAD INDETERMINABLE.2
2. Not to be determined or ended. NWAD INDETERMINABLE.3
1. Not determinate; not settled or fixed; not definite; uncertain; as an indeterminate number of years. NWAD INDETERMINATE.2
2. Not certain; not precise. NWAD INDETERMINATE.3
1. Not with certainty or precision of signification; as an idea indeterminately expressed. NWAD INDETERMINATELY.2
1. Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. NWAD INDETERMINATION.2
2. Want of fixed or stated direction. NWAD INDETERMINATION.3
Undetermined; unsettled; unfixed. NWAD INDETERMINED.2
1. That which points out; that which shows or manifests. NWAD INDEX.2
Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. NWAD INDEX.3
2. The hand that points to any thing, as the hour of the day, the road to a place. NWAD INDEX.4
3. A table of the contents of a book. NWAD INDEX.5
A table of references in an alphabetical order. NWAD INDEX.6
4. In anatomy, the fore finger, or pointing finger. NWAD INDEX.7
5. In arithmetic and algebra, that which shows to what power any quantity is involved; the exponent. NWAD INDEX.8
6. The index of a globe, or the gnomon, is a little style fitted on the north pole, which by turning with the globe, serves to point to certain divisions of the hour circle. NWAD INDEX.9
7. In music, a direct, which see. NWAD INDEX.10
Index expurgatory, in catholic countries, a catalogue of prohibited books. NWAD INDEX.11
1. Want of dexterity or readiness in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. NWAD INDEXTERITY.2
2. Want of skill or readiness in any art or occupation. NWAD INDEXTERITY.3
Indian Arrow Root, A plant of the genus Maranta. NWAD INDIAN.3
Indian Berry, A plant of the genus Menispermum. NWAD INDIAN.4
Indian Bread, A plant of the genus Jatropha. NWAD INDIAN.5
Indian Corn, A plant, the maiz, of the genus Zea; a native of American. NWAD INDIAN.6
Indian Cress, A plant of the genus Tropaeolum. NWAD INDIAN.7
Indian Fig, A plant of the genus Cactus. NWAD INDIAN.8
Indian Ink, A substance brought from China, used for water colors. It is in rolls or in square cakes, and is said to consist of lampblack and animal glue. NWAD INDIAN.9
Showing; pointing out what is to be done for the cure of disease. NWAD INDICANT.2
1. To show; to point out; to discover; to direct the mind to a knowledge of something not seen, or something that will probably occur in future. Thus, fermentation indicates a certain degree of heat in a liquor. A heavy swell of the sea in calm weather often indicates a storm at a distance. A particular kind of cloud in the west at evening, indicates the approach of rain. NWAD INDICATE.2
2. To tell; to disclose. NWAD INDICATE.3
3. In medicine, to show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. NWAD INDICATE.4
1. Mark; token; sign; symptom; whatever serves to discover what is not before known, or otherwise obvious. NWAD INDICATION.2
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places, are plain indications of their weariness. NWAD INDICATION.3
2. In medicine, any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. NWAD INDICATION.4
3. Discovery made; intelligence given. NWAD INDICATION.5
4. Explanation; display. [Little used.] NWAD INDICATION.6
1. In grammar, the indicative mode is the form of the verb that indicates, that is, which affirms or denies; as, he writes, he is writing; they run; we misimprove advantages. It also asks questions; as, has the mail arrived? NWAD INDICATIVE.2
In mineralogy, a variety of shorl or tourmalin, of an indigo blue color, sometimes with a tinge of azure or green. NWAD INDICOLITE.2
1. Subject to be presented by a grand jury; subject to indictment; as an indictable offense. NWAD INDICTABLE.2
1. Declaration; proclamation. NWAD INDICTION.2
2. In chronology, a cycle of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great; originally, a period of taxation. Constantine having reduced the time which the Romans were obliged to serve in the army to fifteen years, imposed a tax or tribute at the end of that term, to pay the troops discharged. This practice introduced the keeping of accounts by this period. But, as it is said, in honor of the great victory of Constantine over Mezentius, Sep. 24, A.D. 312, by which christianity was more effectually established, the council of Nice ordained that accounts of years should no longer be kept by Olympiads, but that the indiction should be used as the point from which to reckon and date years. This was begun Jan. 1, A.D. 313. NWAD INDICTION.3
1. The paper or parchment containing the accusation of a grand jury. NWAD INDICTMENT.2
1. Equipoise or neutrality of mind between different persons or things; a state in which the mind is not inclined to one side more than the other; as when we see a contest of parties with indifference. NWAD INDIFFERENCE.2
2. Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession or bias; as when we read a book on controverted points with indifference. [This is a different application of the first definition.] NWAD INDIFFERENCE.3
3. Unconcernedness; a state of the mind when it feels no anxiety or interest in what is presented to it. No person of humanity can behold the wretchedness of the poor with indifference. NWAD INDIFFERENCE.4
4. State in which there is no difference, or in which no moral or physical reason preponderates; as when we speak of the indifference of things in themselves. NWAD INDIFFERENCE.5
1. Neutral; not inclined to one side, party or thing more than to another. NWAD INDIFFERENT.2
Cato knows neither of them, NWAD INDIFFERENT.3
Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. NWAD INDIFFERENT.4
2. Unconcerned; feeling no interest, anxiety or care respecting any thing. It seems to be impossible that a rational being should be indifferent to the means of obtaining endless happiness. NWAD INDIFFERENT.5
It was a remarkable law of Solon, that any person who, in the commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. NWAD INDIFFERENT.6
3. Having no influence or preponderating weight; having no difference that gives a preference. It is indifferent which road we take. NWAD INDIFFERENT.7
4. Neutral, as to good or evil. Things in themselves indifferent, may be rendered evil by the prohibition of law. NWAD INDIFFERENT.8
5. Impartial; disinterested; as an indifferent judge, juror or arbitrator. NWAD INDIFFERENT.9
6. Passable; of a middling state or quality; neither good, nor the worst; as indifferent writing or paper. NWAD INDIFFERENT.10
Indifferent, used adverbially, as indifferent honest, is ungrammatical and vulgar. NWAD INDIFFERENT.11
1. Equally; impartially; without favor, prejudice or bias. NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.2
--They may truly and indifferently minister justice. NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.3
2. In a neutral state; without concern; without wish or aversion. NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.4
Set honor in one eye and death i’th’ other, NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.5
And I will look on death indifferently. NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.6
3. Not well; tolerably; passably; as indifferently well; to be indifferently entertained. NWAD INDIFFERENTLY.7
1. Native; born in a country; applied to persons. NWAD INDIGENOUS.2
2. Native; produced naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; applied to vegetables. NWAD INDIGENOUS.3
Charity consists in relieving the indigent. NWAD INDIGENT.2
1. Not digested; not concocted in the stomach; not changed or prepared for nourishing the body; indigested; crude. NWAD INDIGESTED.2
2. Not separated into distinct classes or orders, or into proper from; not regularly disposed and arranged. Chaos is represented as a rude or indigested mass. NWAD INDIGESTED.3
3. Not methodized; not reduced to due form; crude; as an indigested scheme. NWAD INDIGESTED.4
4. Not prepared by heat. NWAD INDIGESTED.5
5. Not brought to suppuration, as the contents of an abscess or boil; as an indigested wound. NWAD INDIGESTED.6
1. Not digestible; not easily converted into chyme, or prepared in the stomach for nourishing the body. NWAD INDIGESTIBLE.2
2. Not to be received or patiently endured. NWAD INDIGESTIBLE.3
As a disease, dyspepsy; that state of the stomach, in which it is incapable of performing its natural healthy functions. NWAD INDIGESTION.2
He strides indignant, and with haughty cries NWAD INDIGNANT.2
To single fight the fairy prince defies. NWAD INDIGNANT.3
1. Anger or extreme anger, mingled with contempt, disgust or abhorrence. NWAD INDIGNATION.2
When Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Esther 5:9. NWAD INDIGNATION.3
2. The anger of a superior; extreme anger; particularly, the wrath of God against sinful men for their ingratitude and rebellion. 2 Kings 3:27. NWAD INDIGNATION.4
3. The effects of anger; the dreadful effects of God’s wrath; terrible judgments. Isaiah 26:20. NWAD INDIGNATION.5
4. Holy displeasure at one’s self for sin. 2 Corinthians 7:11. NWAD INDIGNATION.6
Want of diligence; slothfulness. NWAD INDILIGENCE.2
1. Not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous. From New York to England by Bordeaux, is an indirect course. NWAD INDIRECT.2
2. Not direct; in a moral sense; not tending to a purpose by the shortest or plainest course, or by the obvious, ordinary means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as an indirect accusation; an indirect attack on reputation; an indirect answer or proposal. Hence, NWAD INDIRECT.3
3. Wrong; improper. NWAD INDIRECT.4
4. Not fair; not honest; tending to mislead or deceive. NWAD INDIRECT.5
Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other. NWAD INDIRECT.6
5. Indirect tax, is a tax or duty on articles of consumption, as an excise, customs, etc. NWAD INDIRECT.7
1. Dishonest practice. NWAD INDIRECTION.2
1. Not by direct means. NWAD INDIRECTLY.2
2. Not in express terms. He indirectly mentioned the subject. NWAD INDIRECTLY.3
3. Unfairly. NWAD INDIRECTLY.4
Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. NWAD INDIRECTLY.5
1. Unfairness; dishonesty. NWAD INDIRECTNESS.2
That cannot be discovered; undiscoverable. NWAD INDISCOVERABLE.2
1. Not according to discretion or sound judgment; as indiscreet behavior. NWAD INDISCREET.2
1. Undistinguishing; not making any distinction; as the indiscriminate voraciousness of a glutton. NWAD INDISCRIMINATE.2
2. Not having discrimination; confused. NWAD INDISCRIMINATE.3
3. Undistinguished or undistinguishable. NWAD INDISCRIMINATE.4
1. To disincline; to alienate the mind and render it averse or unfavorable to any thing. A love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study and steady attention to business. The pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties. NWAD INDISPOSE.2
2. To render unfit; to disqualify for its proper functions; to disorder; as the distemperature of indisposed organs. NWAD INDISPOSE.3
3. To disorder slightly, as the healthy functions of the body. NWAD INDISPOSE.4
It made him rather indisposed than sick. NWAD INDISPOSE.5
4. To make unfavorable or disinclined; with towards. NWAD INDISPOSE.6
The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles of Calvin’s disciples. NWAD INDISPOSE.7
1. Disordered; disqualified for its functions; unfit. NWAD INDISPOSED.2
2. Slightly disordered; not in perfect health. NWAD INDISPOSED.3
1. Unfitness; disordered state. NWAD INDISPOSEDNESS.2
1. Disordering; rendering unfit. NWAD INDISPOSING.2
1. Disinclination; aversion; unwillingness; dislike; as the indisposition of men to submit to severe discipline; an indisposition to abandon vicious practices. NWAD INDISPOSITION.2
A general indisposition towards believing. NWAD INDISPOSITION.3
2. Slight disorder of the healthy functions of the body; tendency to disease. Indisposition is a slight defect of healthy action in bodily functions, rather than settled or marked disease. NWAD INDISPOSITION.4
3. Want of tendency or natural appetency or affinity; as the indisposition of two substances to combine. NWAD INDISPOSITION.5