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Definition: INCAPACIOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul.[Websters]
2. Being narrow, narrow-minded, hidebound, cramped or parochial. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb incapaciously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(incapaciously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incapacious.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Incapacious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Incapacious \In`ca*pa"cious\, adjective. [Prefix in- not capacious: compare to Latin incapax incapable.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: INCAPACIOUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as an incapacious soul. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: INCAPACIOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul.[Websters]
2. Being narrow, narrow-minded, hidebound, cramped or parochial. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb incapaciously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(incapaciously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incapacious.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "INCAPACIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Incapacious \In`ca*pa"cious\, adjective. [Prefix in- not capacious: compare to Latin incapax incapable.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: INCAPACIOUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as an incapacious soul. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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