| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb incremably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (incremably) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incremable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INCREMABLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1643. (references) |
| Etymology:Incremable \In*crem"a*ble\, adjective. [Prefix in- not Latin cremabilis combustible, from cremare to burn.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INCREMABLE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] That cannot be burnt. [not used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (obsolete, rare) Incombustible; resistant to being burnt. 1658: incombustible sheets made with a texture of Asbestos, incremable flax, or Salamanders wool, which preserved their bones and ashes incommixed. — Sir Thoams Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 27). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
