• IN
adj. 1. L18 sl. – in pawn
adj. 2. 19C sl. – in prison
adj. 3. 19C UK criminals’ sl. – being part of a closed or influential group, often through the payment of bribes, wielding of influence, etc.
adj. 4. M19 sl. – in season
adj. 5. L19 US criminals’ sl. – being a member of a confidence trick team, or, as a ‘civilian’, aware and tolerant of their activity
adj. 6. 1929 US sl. – socially acceptable; popular
adj. 7. 1950s US sl. – being a member of one of the armed services
adj. 8. 1960 Aust. sl. – experiencing good luck or the like
adj. 9. 1960 Aust. sl. –assured of having amatory success
adj. 10. 1960 UK sl. –fashionable
adj. 11. 1960s sl. – limited to a small circle, e.g. a shared sense of humour
adj. 12. 1960s drug culture sl. – connected with drug suppliers
adj. 13. 1970s sl. – in debt
adj. 14. 1980s sl. – being a member of the police force
adj. 15. 20C US sl. – facing trouble, under scrutiny
adj. 16. 20C sl. – partaking in a game, e.g. of cards or pool
n. 1. 1844 obs. – an inside passenger on a coach
n. 2. c1920 US sl. – influence
n. 3. 1920s sl., orig. US – a means of infiltrating otherwise closed groups, usually those holding power and influence
n. 4. 1929 US sl. – an inside connection
n. 5. 1945 US sl. – an introduction
n. 6. 1980 US sl. – in a casino: the amount of cash collected at a table in exchange for chips
vb. 1. a1000 obs. – orig. to go in, to enter; later; to make a beginning to begin
vb. 2. 1567 obs. – to harvest a field
vb. 3. 1603 obs. – to take in mentally, to comprehend
• THE IN
n. 2003 UK sl. – exclusive and positive access to something
• IN A BAD LIGHT
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – out of favour
• IN A BAD LOAF
adj. L18 – in trouble; in a difficult situation
• IN A BAD SKIN
adj. 1796 – out of temper; ill-tempered, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, out of sorts
• IN A BAD WAY
adj. 1. L19 sl. – suffering problems or difficulties, in trouble
adj. 2. 1960s US college sl. – sexually frustrated
adj. 3. 20C sl. – drunk
adj. 4. 20C – ill
• IN A BANG
adv. 1. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. – suddenly, hastily
adv. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• INABIDING
adj. 1826 rare – that abides in a person or place
n. 1842 rare – an abiding in a person or place
• IN A BIG WAY
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. – excited, agitated, vociferous
adv. 1. 1897 – very much, extremely, intensely, conspicuously; hence, passionately
adv. 2. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – on a large scale, lavishly
• INABILITAT
adj. 1709 Sc. obs. – declared unfit, unable
• INABILITATE
adj. 1577 obs. rare – declared unfit or unable, unqualified; disqualified
• INABILITE
vb. 1432-50 obs. rare – to declare ineligible for an office; to disqualify
• INABILITY
n. 1547 obs. – bodily infirmity, esp. that due to old age or illness
• IN A BIND
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – in trouble or difficulties; in a predicament or dilemma
• IN-ABOUT
adv. 1813 Sc. – near, in the vicinity, close to a place
• IN A BOX
adj. M19 sl. – in difficulties, in a confused state of mind, in a quandary; bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• IN A BRACE OF SHAKES
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN ABRAHAM’S BOSOM
adj. 1. 1599 sl. – dead and gone to heaven
adj. 2. L19 Brit. euphemism – engaged in coition
• INABROGABLE
adj. 1617 obs. rare – that cannot be abrogated or revoked
• INABSTINENCE
n. 1667 rare – failure to abstain
• IN A BULL’S ARSE!
int. 1960s sl. – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you!
• INABUSIVELY
adv. a1677 obs. rare – not abusively, properly, correctly
• IN A CAT’S ASS!
int. 1940s sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you!
• INACCENTUATED
adj. 1716 obs. rare – accentuated, emphasized
• INACCENTUATION
n. 1867 obs. rare – unaccented or unemphasized state or condition
• INACCEPTABLE
adj. 1578 rare – unacceptable
• INACCESSE
adj. 1555 obs. rare – unapproachable, inaccessible
• INACCESSIBILITIES
n. 1651 rare – inaccessible places
• INACCESSIONAL
adj. 1651 obs. rare – unapproachably high; very high
• INACCOMMODATE
adj. 1657 obs. rare – not suited, unsuited, unfit
• INACCORDANCE
n. 1808 – want of agreement or harmony, disharmony
• INACCORDANCY
n. 1817 obs. – want of agreement or harmony, disharmony
• INACCORDANT
adj. 1822 – not in agreement or harmony; inharmonious
• INACCOUNTABLE
adj. 1647 rare – unaccountable
• IN A CERTAIN CONDITION
adj. 1958 euphemism – pregnant
• IN ACKER
adv. 1866 Sc. – in fragments, in bits, in ruins
• IN A CLASS BY ITSELF
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• IN A CORNER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• IN A COUPLE OF HUMPS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A COUPLE OF JERKS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A COUPLE OF KICKS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A COUPLE OF SHAKES
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A COUPLE OF WINKS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• INACQUIESCENCY
n. 1647 obs. rare – a want of acquiescence
• INACQUIESCENT
adj. 1818 – disinclined to agree to or accept something
• IN A CRACK
adv. E18 sl. –very soon, in a moment
• IN A CROSS
adj. 1954 US sl. – in trouble; at a disadvantage
• INACT
vb. 1583 obs. – to bring into action or activity; to activate
• INACTIOUS
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – anxious
• INACTIVATION
n. 1. 1903 – making something inactive or non-functional
n. 2. 1943 US military usage – withdrawal of a force, base, etc. from active service or operational use
• INACTUATE
vb. 1651 arch. – to make active, to put in action, to stir into activity
• INACTUATION
n. 1662 – a bringing into activity; the condition of activity
• IN ACTUS COITU
adj. 1828 Latin – in the act of copulation
• IN A DELICATE CONDITION
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INADEQUATE
n. 1962 – a person whose personality is in some way insufficient to meet the expectations of society
• INADEQUATION
n. 1630 arch. – want of equivalence or exact correspondence, inequality
• INADEQUATIVE
adj. 1862 – not having exact equivalence; unequal
• IN A DIFFICULTY
adj. 19C euphemism – drunk
• IN A DITCH
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN A DITHER
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – flustered, confused; in a state of panic
• IN-A-DOOR
adv. 1932 – within or into a house
• IN-A-DOORS
adv. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – in the house
• IN A DRUNKEN STUPOR
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN A DUDGEON
adv. 1576 – in a state or fit of indignation or offence; with indignation or offence
• INADULABLE
adj. 1623 obs. rare – not to be flattered
• INADULTERATE
adj. 1648 obs. rare – unadulterated
• INADVANTAGE
n. 1689 obs. rare – disadvantage
• INADVERTING
adj. 1678 obs. rare – inadvertent, inattentive
• INADVERTINGLY
adv. 1715 obs.- inadvertently, inattentively
• INADVERTISEMENT
n. 1682 obs. rare – want of attention or observation; inadvertence, inattention
• INADVERTIST
n. 1679 obs. rare – one who habitually fails to take notice; an inadvertent or inattentive person
• INADVISEDLY
adv. 1652 rare – unadvisedly
• INADVISEDNESS
n. 1663 obs. – a not having given careful thought to something, or of not being disposed or inclined to do this; rashness; imprudence
• IN A FACE
adv. 1950 Sc. – one after another, in quick succession
• IN A FAMILY WAY
adj. 19C colloq. 19C colloq. – pregnant
• IN A FASHION
adv. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – in a mediocre, passable manner
• INAFFABLE
adj. 1656 obs. – discourteous, not affable
• INAFFABILITY
n. 1611 obs. – discourtesy
• INAFFABLE
adj. 1656 obs. – discourteous
• INAFFECTATION
n. 1658 rare – freedom from affectation; unaffectedness, naturalness
• INAFFECTIONATE
adj. 1558 obs. rare – unbiased, unprejudiced
• IN A FIX
adj. 1834 sl., orig. US – in trouble, in a difficult predicament, situation, circumstance, from which there appears to be little hope of escape
• IN A FLAP
adj. 1916 sl. – agitated, restless, flustered, confused; in a state of panic
• IN A FLAT SPIN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• IN A FLAT SPIN IN A FOG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• IN A FLEA’S LEAP
adv. B1900 – in next to no time; promptly, immediately
• IN A FOG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. colloq. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled; dazed; confused
• IN A FUDDLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• IN A FUME
adj. a1529 – irritable, angry
• INAGGRESSIVE
adj. 1876 rare – unaggressive
• IN A GOOD LIGHT
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – in good favour
• IN A GOOD SKIN
adj. M18 sl. – good-humoured, cheerful
• IN A GORE OF BLOOD
adj. a1844 Amer. dial. – smeared with blood, bloody
• INAGREEABLE
adj. 1657 obs. rare – not agreeable or accordant to
• IN A GROUND LOOP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• IN A HANDBASKET
adv. 1923 Amer. dial. – quickly, surely, easily
• IN A HARD ROW OF STUMPS
phr. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – in a bad way
• IN A HEAD
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN A HIGH SAL
adj. M18 sl. – undergoing treatment for syphilis
• IN A HOBBLE
adj. 1. 18C sl. – in trouble, perplexed
adj. 2. 18C sl. – committed for trial
• IN A HOLE
adj. 1. 1762 sl. – in trouble, in a difficult predicament, situation, circumstance, from which there appears to be little hope of escape
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• IN A HOP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• IN A HORN
phr. M19 US sl. – a phrase of dismissal
• INAIDABLE
adj. 1601 obs. rare – that cannot be aided or assisted; helpless
• IN A JAM
adj. 1914 sl., orig. US – in trouble, in a difficult predicament, situation, circumstance, from which there appears to be little hope of escape
• IN A JAMBLE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – mixed together, confused
• IN A JEER
adj. 1579-80 obs. – in a huff, in a pet
• IN A JERK
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A JIFF
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A JIFFY
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A KICK
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A KNOT
adj. 1. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – confused, worried, anxious
adj. 2. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – in a predicament or difficult situation; having problems
• IN A LATHER
adj. 1839 sl. – agitated, restless; impatient
• IN A LIG
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – smeared or covered all over with mud
• INALIMENTAL
adj. 1626 rare – not affording nourishment, not nourishing
• IN-ALL
n. 1856 rare – that in which everything is contained
• IN ALT
adj. M18 sl. – haughty, arrogant
• INAMBITIOUS
adj. 1729 rare – unambitious
• INAMBULATE
vb. 1656 – to walk up and down in a place → obs.
• INAMBULATION
n. 1658 obs. – a walking from place to place
• IN A MELT AND A SWELTER
adj. 1836 Eng. dial. – exceedingly hot
• INAMIABLE
adj. 1623 obs. rare – unamiable, unfriendly, unpleasant, not to be beloved
• INAMIABLENESS
n. 1727 obs. – unfriendliness, unpleasantness
• INAMICABLE
adj. 1683 obs. rare – unfriendly, hostile
• IN A MINUTE
phr. 1970s African-American sl. – used as a farewell, goodbye, see you later
• INAMISSIBILITY
n. 1742 rare – inability to be lost
• INAMISSIBLE
adj. 1649 rare – not liable to be lost
• IN A MIX
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – confused and having problems, worries, or troubles
• IN A MOD BAG
adj. 1960s sl. – fashionable
• INAMORATA
n. 1651 – a female lover, mistress, sweetheart
• INAMORATE
adj. 1605 – enamoured, in love
n. 1602 obs. – one in love, a lover
vb. 1624 obs. rare – to inspire with love, to enamour
• INAMORATELY
adv. 1599 obs. – lovingly, fondly
• INAMORATION
n. 1652 obs. – enamourment, the state of being in love
• INAMORATO
n. 1592 – a lover
• INAMORETTA
n. 1709 obs. – a female lover, mistress, sweetheart
• INAMOVABILITY
n. 1849 rare – the quality of being immovable
• INAMOVABLE
adj. 1851 rare – not liable to be removed, immovable
• IN AND IN
adv. 1920s US sl. – entirely in; participating or sharing fully
(nouns as ‘in-and-in’)
n. 1. 1633 obs. – the name given to a throw made with four dice, when these fell all alike or as two doublets
n. 2. M17 sl. – sexual intercourse
• IN-AND-IN-DRAWING
adj. 1837 Sc. – ingratiating, insinuating, fawning
• IN-AND-OUT
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – mediocre
adj. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – of weather: variable, coming and going
adv. 1. a1533 obs. – (‘in and out’) inside out
adv. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – of weather: intermittently, in fits and starts
n. 1. M17 sl. – the penis
n. 2. L19 sl. – a pauper who alternates between living in a workhouse and street begging
n. 3. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘snout’ – the nose
n. 4. 1996 US sl. – sex at its most basic
n. 5. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a tout, a ticket tout
n. 6. 1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘snout’ – a cigarette; tobacco
n. 7. 20C rhyming sl. – a bottle of stout
n. 8. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – gout
n. 9. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – the throat
• IN-AND-OUT BOY
n. 1. 1920s sl. – a second-rate criminal, i.e. one whose life alternates between being in and out of prison
n. 2. 1937 UK criminals’ sl. – a burglar
• IN-AND-OUT COTTAGE
n. 1824 – a cottage of irregular plan
• IN-AND-OUTER
n. 1. L19 US sl. – an incompetent, esp. in sport
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. –a fisherman who does not venture out in stormy weather
n. 3. 1905 – a person who is only moderately skilled or is erratic in performance
n. 4. 1940s African-American sl. – a door
n. 5. 1950s US criminals’ sl. – a second-rate, petty criminal
n. 6. 1970s US criminals’ sl. – a criminal who is arrested, but never actually charged and jailed
• IN AND OUT LIKE A FIDDLER’S ELBOW
adj. 1. 20C sl. – engaged in rapid and enthusiastic copulation
adj. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – extremely active without actually achieving anything
• IN-AND-OUT MAN
n. 1. 1920s sl. – a second-rate criminal, i.e. one whose life alternates between being in and out of prison
n. 2. 1957 UK sl. – an opportunist thief or burglar
• IN-AND-OUTNESS
n. 1824 – irregularity of form or outline
• IN-AND-OUT-OF
n. 1940s African-American sl. – a door
• IN-AND-OUT RUNNING
n. 1888 – alternate winning and losing of races
• IN-AND-OUT SHOP
n. 20C sl. – a shop in a corridor along which are displayed the items for sale
• IN-AND-TO
n. M17 sl. – the penis
• INANE
adj. 1662 – empty, void
n. 1710 – an empty-headed, unintelligent person
• IN A NEEDLE’S E’E
phr. 1796 Sc. – in a nutshell, very briefly, giving only the main points
• INANGULATE
adj. 1855 rare – having no angles
• INANILOQUENCE
n. 1727 obs. – vain talk, foolish babbling, idle speaking
• INANILOQUENT
adj. 1656 – full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly, babbling; speaking vainly or emptily; loquacious, garrulous → obs.
• INANILOQUOUS
adj. 1721 obs. – full of empty or idle talk; loquacious, garrulous; speaking inanely, babbling
• INANILOQUUTION
n. 1658 obs. – vain talk, foolish babbling, idle speaking
• INANIMADVERSION
n. 1676 obs. – inadvertence, inattention, carelessness, heedlessness, negligence
• INANIMADVERTENCE
n. c1656 obs. – inadvertence, inattention, carelessness, heedlessness, negligence
• INANIMADVERTENCY
n. 1650 obs. – inadvertence, inattention, carelessness, heedlessness, negligence
• INANIMAL
adj. 1623 obs. rare – not animated or alive; inanimate
• INANIMATE
vb. 1. 1600 obs. – to animate, to encourage, to quicken, to invigorate
vb. 2. 1610 obs. – to animate, to infuse life into
vb. 3. 1647 obs. rare – to deprive of life, to kill
• INANIMATED
adj. 1. 1646 obs. – not endowed with or having life; not animated or alive
adj. 2. 1689 obs. – endowed with life
adj. 3. 1753 obs. – spiritless, inactive, dull
• INANIMATION
n. 1. a1631 obs. – infusion of life, spirit, or vitality
n. 2. 1784 – absence of life or liveliness
• IN AN INTERESTING CONDITION
adj. M18 colloq. – pregnant
• IN AN INTERESTING SITUATION
adj. M18 colloq. – pregnant
• INANITE
vb. a1598 obs. rare – to empty
• INANITION
n. c1400 – an emptying; the condition of being empty; the exhausted condition resulting from want or insufficiency of nourishment
• INANITY
n. 1. 1603 – a being void of interest; inability to satisfy desire; unsatisfactoriness; vanity; hollowness
n. 2. 1607 – a being inane, empty, or void; emptiness
n. 3. 1756 – lack of ideas or sense; frivolity; senselessness, silliness
n. 4. 1782 – want of active interest; idleness, inaction
• INANULATE
vb. 1592 obs. rare – to curl, to form ringlets
• IN AN UNPLUNGE
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – suddenly, unexpectedly
• IN A PANSHARD
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. – in a rage, out of temper
• INAPATHY
n. a1846 rare – the absence or opposite of apathy; feeling, sensibility
• IN A PEPPER-POT
adj. 17C sl. – in a mess, in difficulties
• IN A PERSON’S LURCH
phr. 1607 – in his power
• IN A PICKLE
adj. 1. a1620 – in a mess, in difficulties, in trouble
adj. 2. 18C sl. – drunk
• IN A PIGS!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S ARSE!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S ASS!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S BUTT!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S EAR!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S EYE!
int. M19 sl., chiefly US & Aust. – exclamation expressing derisive incredulity; impossible! absolutely not!
• IN A PIG’S GIZZARD!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S HOLE!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S NECK!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S POKE!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S SNOUT!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S TIT!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S TONSIL!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S VALISE!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• IN A PIG’S WHISPER
adv. 1823 colloq. – very quickly indeed; immediately; in a very short time
• IN A PIG’S WIG!
int. M19 sl., orig. US – completely impossible! absolutely not! I don’t believe you! go away!
• INAPOSTATE
adj. 1648 obs. rare – not rebellious; loyally disposed
• INAPPARATION
n. 1623 obs. – want of provision
• INAPPEALABLE
adj. 1651 obs. rare – that cannot be appealed against
• INAPPELLABLE
adj. 1825 – that cannot be appealed against
• INAPPERTINENT
adj. 1814 rare – impertinent; not appertinent
• INAPPETENCE
n. a1691 – want of appetite, desire, or longing
• INAPPETENCY
n. 1611 – want of appetite, desire, or longing
• INAPPETENT
adj. 1796 – without appetite or desire
• INAPPETIBLE
adj. 1874 – that awakens no appetite or desire
• IN APPLE-PIE ORDER
adj. 1864 – perfectly tidy and properly placed; orderly, neat
• INAPPLICATION
n. 1721 – a not applying oneself to one’s duties; heedlessness, negligence, indolence
• INAPPOSITE
adj. 1661 – not to the point, out of place; impertinent
• INAPPOSITELY
adv. a1652 – unsuitably, impertinently
• INAPPRECIABLE
adj. 1787 obs. – that cannot be valued or esteemed; invaluable, priceless
• INAPPREHENSION
n. 1865 rare – absence of apprehension of danger
• INAPPROPRIABLE
adj. 1851 rare – not capable of being appropriated
• IN A PUCKER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• IN A QUACK
adv. c1840 Sc. – in a mere moment; quickly, in the shortest possible time
• IN A QUICK-STICK
adv. 1886 Eng. dial. – immediately, hastily
• IN A QUIRK
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a great to-do
• INARABLE
adj. 1656 – incapable of being ploughed
• IN A RANE
adv. c1375 Sc. obs. – continuously, without cessation
• IN A RANK
adj. 1570 obs. – in a line or file
• IN A RAP
adv. 1813 Sc. – in a moment; immediately
• IN A RAPE
adj. c1320 obs. – in a hurry
• IN A RARE PASS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a mess; dirty
• INARATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to till ground
• IN A RATTLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• INARCIOUS
adj. 1547 obs. rare – not technically or professionally skilled
• IN A REE
adj. 1825 Sc. – in a state of temporary delirium
• INARGENTATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to gild or cover with silver
• INARM
vb. 1713 – to embrace; to throw the arms round
• IN ARMOUR
adj. 17C Brit. sl. – angry and fighting drunk; courageous due to liquor
• IN ARSEHOLE STREET
adj. 1950s sl. – in difficulties, facing problems
• INARTFUL
adj. 1714 – lacking artifice; unsophisticated, unrefined; wanting polish or technical skill
• INARTICULABLE
adj. 1801 rare – that cannot be articulated or pronounced articulately
• INARTICULACY
n. 1921 – inarticulateness, lack of clear articulation; indistinctness of utterance
• INARTICULATION
n. 1765 rare – absence of distinct articulation; inarticulate utterance
• INARTIFICIAL
adj. 1. 1588 obs. – of an argument: not according to the art of Logic
adj. 2. 1609 – constructed without art or skill, rude, clumsy; inartistic
adj. 3. 1656 rare – not resulting from art or artifice; not produced by constructive skill; natural
• IN A SHAKE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A SHIT
adj. 1. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – angry, upset; irritated, annoyed
adj. 2. Bk1996 Aust. & NZ sl. – petulant; sulky; resentful
• IN A SHITTY
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – in a bad mood, upset, annoyed
• IN A SLING
adj. 1940s US sl. – in difficulties
• IN A SLUMP
adv. L17 Sc. – as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate
• IN A SMALL WAY
adj. 1711 US – in a humble condition
• INASPERATE
vb. 1. 1592 obs. rare – to provoke to cruelty or bitterness; to exasperate, to embitter
vb. 2. a1639 obs. rare – to exacerbate suffering
• IN A SPIN
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – confused; agitated; excited
• IN A SPOT
adj. 1929 sl. – in trouble
• IN A SPOT OF BOTHER
adj. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – in a difficult predicament or some form of trouble
• INASSURANCE
n. 1614 obs. rare – want of assurance, uncertainty
• IN A STATE
adj. 1837 sl. – agitated, restless
• IN A STATE OF NATURE
adj. 1. Bk1902 colloq. – of drinks: unmixed with water
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – undressed; nude
• IN A STEW
adj. 1. 1806 sl. – agitated, restless; impatient
adj. 2. L19 sl. – sweating heavily
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• IN A STRING
phr. 1706 sl. – at command
• IN A STUMA
adj. 1932 sl. – agitated, restless
• IN A SUCCESSION
adv. a1715 obs. – continuously
• IN A SWEAT
adj. 1. L19 sl. –anxious, worried
adj. 2. L19 sl. – keen
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• IN A TERRIBLE STATE OF CHASSIS
adj. 1920s Irish sl. – extremely drunk (final ‘s’ is sounded)
• IN A THRUM
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – entangled
• IN A TIDY ORDER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a bad temper
• IN A TIGHT
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. – in a difficult situation
• IN A TIGHT BOX
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• IN A TIZZ
adj.Bk1999 Aust. sl. – in a state of confused excitement
• IN A TOOT
adj. 1943 Amer. dial. – agitated, nervous
• IN A TRANCE
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• IN A TRICK BAG
phr. 1972 Amer. dial. – in a disadvantageous or unfavourable position
• INATTACKABLE
adj. 1832 rare – that cannot be attacked; unassailable
• IN A TWINK
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A TWITTER
adv. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – soon, quickly
• INAUDACITY
n. 1594 obs. rare – lack of boldness or resolution; timidity
• INAUDITE
adj. 1708 obs. rare – unheard of
• INAUGURATE
adj. 1600 obs. – inaugurated; ceremoniously or formally installed into office
• INAUGURATIVE
adj. 1853 rare – having the function of inaugurating; inaugural
• INAUGURATOR
n. 1817 – a person who inaugurates; an introducer, an initiator
• INAUGURATORY
adj. 1775 – pert. to inauguration; forming part of the ceremony of inauguration, or of the formal commencement of any course or career
n. 1665 obs. – a place for the ceremony of inauguration
• INAUGURER
n. 1636 obs. rare – a person who inaugurates a person to an office
• INAUGURIZE
vb. 1611 obs. rare – to inaugurate
• INAURATE
adj. 1855 rare – gilded, covered with gold
vb. 1623 obs. – to gild with gold
• INAURATION
n. 1706 obs. – gilding
• INAUSPICATE
adj. 1632 obs. – ill-omened, inauspicious
• INAUSPICIOUS
adj. 1599 – not of good omen; foreboding evil; ill-omened, unlucky, unfortunate
• INAVAILABLE
adj. 1650 obs. – of no avail; unavailing
• INAVERTIBLE
adj. 1885 rare – that cannot be averted
• IN A VISE
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
• INAVOIDABLE
adj. 1670 obs. – unavoidable, inevitable
• INAWE
vb. 1. 1642 obs. rare – to put in awe or fear; to awe
vb. 2. 1863 Sc. obs. – to owe
• IN A WHIFF
adv. 1823 Amer. dial. – easily; quickly
• IN A WHOLE SKIN
adj. M18 sl. – good-humoured, cheerful
• IN A WINK
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
• IN A YACK
adj. Bk1905 Sc. obs. – in a state of perplexity
• IN A ZONE
adj. 1. 1980s US college sl. – adj. out of touch with reality; daydreaming; drunk
adj. 2. 1990s sl. – confident, self-assured
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