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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
In-Situadjectivebeing in the original positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
In-Your-Faceadjectiveblatantly aggressivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaccessibleadjectivecapable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at allcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaccurateadjectivenot exactcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inactiveadjectivenot progressing or increasing, usually referring to a disease or pathogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Inadequateadjectivelacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a taskcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inadmissibleadjectivenot deserving to be admittedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inadvertentadjectivehappening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Inadvisableadjectivenot prudent or wisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaestheticadjectiveviolating aesthetic canons or requirementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inalienableadjectiveincapable of being repudiated or transferred to anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Inalterableadjectivenot capable of being changed or alteredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaneadjectivedevoid of intelligencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inanimateadjectivebelonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving thingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inapplicableadjectivenot capable of being appliedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inappositeadjectiveof an inappropriate or misapplied naturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inappreciableadjectivetoo small to make a significant differencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inappropriateadjectivenot in keeping with what is correct or propercandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaptadjectivenot elegant or graceful in expressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Inarguableadjectiveagainst which no argument can be madecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inarticulateadjectivewithout or deprived of the use of speech or wordscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inartisticadjectivelacking aesthetic sensibilitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Inattentiveadjectiveshowing a lack of attention or carecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inaudibleadjectiveimpossible to hearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inauguraladjectiveoccurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or inductioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Inauspiciousadjectivecontrary to your interests or welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inauthenticadjectiveintended to deceivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inboardadjectivelocated within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraftcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inbornadjectivepresent at birth but not necessarily hereditarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Inboundadjectivedirected or moving inward or toward a centercandidateMay 18, 2026
Inbredadjectivenormally existing at birthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inbuiltadjectiveexisting as an essential constituent or characteristiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Incalculableadjectivenot capable of being computed or enumeratedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incanadjectiveof or pertaining to the Incas or their culture or empirecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incandescentadjectivecharacterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incapableadjectivenot being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')candidateMay 18, 2026
Incapacitatedadjectivelacking in or deprived of strength or powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Incapacitatingadjectivethat cripples or disables or incapacitatescandidateMay 18, 2026
Incarnateadjectiveinvested with a bodily form especially of a human bodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Incasedadjectivecovered or protected with or as if with a casecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incautiousadjectivecarelessly failing to exercise proper cautioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Incendiaryadjectivecapable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readilycandidateMay 18, 2026
Incensedadjectiveangered at something unjust or wrongcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incertainadjectivelacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incessantadjectiveuninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incestuousadjectiveresembling incest as by excessive intimacycandidateMay 18, 2026
Inchoateadjectiveonly partly in existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inchoativeadjectivebeginning to developcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incidentadjective(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incidentaladjective(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incipientadjectiveonly partly in existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incisedadjectivecut into with a sharp instrumentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incisiveadjectivehaving or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Incitiveadjectivearousing to action or rebellioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Inclementadjective(of weather or climate) severecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inclinedadjectivehaving a preference, disposition, or tendency, often followed by 'to'candidateMay 18, 2026
Includedadjectiveenclosed in the same envelope or packagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inclusiveadjectiveincluding much or everythingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incognitoadjectivewith your identity concealedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incognizableadjectiveincapable of being perceived or knowncandidateMay 18, 2026
Incognizantadjective(often followed by `of') not awarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incognoscibleadjectiveincapable of being perceived or knowncandidateMay 18, 2026
Incoherentadjective(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incombustibleadjectivenot capable of igniting and burningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incomingadjectiveentering upon a position of office vacated by anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommensurableadjectiveimpossible to measure or compare in value or size or excellencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommensurateadjectivenot corresponding in size or degree or extentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommodiousadjectiveuncomfortably or inconveniently smallcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommunicadoadjectivewithout the means or right to communicatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommunicativeadjectivenot inclined to talk or give information or express opinionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Incommutableadjectivenot interchangeable or able to substitute one for anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Incomparableadjectivesuch that comparison is impossiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incompatibleadjectiveincapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modificationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incompetentadjectivenot qualified or suited for a purposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incompleteadjectivenot complete or totalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incomprehensibleadjectiveincapable of being explained or accounted forcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incomprehensiveadjectivenot comprehensivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incompressibleadjectiveincapable of being compressedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incomputableadjectivebeyond calculation or measurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconceivableadjectivetotally unlikelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconclusiveadjectivenot conclusivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incongruentadjectivenot congruentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incongruousadjectivelacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriatenesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsequentadjectivelacking worth or importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsequentialadjectivenot following logically as a consequencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsiderableadjectivetoo small or unimportant to merit attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsiderateadjectivelacking regard for the rights or feelings of otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsistentadjectivenot capable of being made consistent or harmoniouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconsolableadjectivesad beyond comfortingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconspicuousadjectivenot prominent or readily noticeablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconstantadjectivelikely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reasoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Incontestableadjectiveincapable of being contested or disputedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incontestibleadjectiveincapable of being contested or disputedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incontinentadjectivenot having control over urination and defecationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incontrovertibleadjectivenecessarily or demonstrably truecandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconvenientadjectivenot suited to your comfort, purpose or needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Inconvertibleadjectivenot capable of being changed into something elsecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incorporateadjectiveformed or united into a wholecandidateMay 18, 2026
Incorporatedadjectiveorganized and maintained as a legal corporationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Incorporativeadjectivegrowing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territoriescandidateMay 18, 2026