INADMISSIBLE In`ad*mis"si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + admissible: cf. F. inadmissible.]
Defn: Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or
received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or
explanation.
— In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.
INADVERTENCE; INADVERTENCY
In`ad*vert"ence; pl. -ces (, In`ad*vert"en*cy; pl. -cies (, n. Etym:
[Cf. F. inadvertance.]
1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. Jer. Taylor.
2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.
Syn. — Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention.
INADVERTENT
In`ad*vert"ent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and
Advert.]
Defn: Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless;
negligent; inattentive.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the
public path. Cowper.
— In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
INADVISABLE
In`ad*vis"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not advisable.
— In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n.