Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 51
Inside (n.) An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.]
So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides The Derby dilly, carrying three insides. -- Anti-Jacobin.
Patent insides or Patent outsides, A name give to newspaper sheets printed on one side with general and miscellaneous matter, and furnished wholesale to offices of small newspapers, where the blank pages are filled up with recent and local news.
Inside (adv.) Within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: inside, indoors] [ant: alfresco, out of doors, outdoors, outside].
Inside (adv.) On the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside, within] [ant: outside].
Inside (adv.) With respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly].
Inside (adv.) In reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: at heart, at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance].
Inside (a.) Relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" [ant: outside].
Inside (a.) Being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall".
Inside (a.) Confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" [syn: inside, inner, privileged].
Inside (a.) Away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane."
Inside (n.) The region that is inside of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside].
Inside (n.) The inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside].
Insider (n.) 內部的人；會員；消息靈通人士 ；圈內人 An officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations, especially information relating to profitability.
Note: An insider is forbidden by U. S. securities laws to trade stock in publicly owned corporations based on the private information. The definition of insider for the purpose of securities law has changed in the late 29th century to become more inclusive, whereas it initially was applied only to officers of a corporation.
Insider (n.) An officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations.
Insider (n.) [ C ] 內部的人，知情人，瞭解內幕者 Someone who is an accepted member of a group and who therefore has special or secret knowledge or influence.
// According to insiders, the committee is having difficulty making up its mind.
Compare: Profitability
Profitability (n.) 有利；有益；【經】收益性；利益率 The degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain.
‘Profitability may not improve until well into next year.’
Profitability (n.) The state of yielding profit or financial gain.
‘Growing sales and a return to profitability.’
Insidiate (v. t.) To lie in ambush for.
Insidiator (n.) One who lies in ambush.
Insidious (a.) 陰險的；狡詐的；暗中為害的；（疾病等）不知不覺間加劇的；隱伏的 Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. "The insidious witch." -- Cowper.
Insidious (a.) Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.
The insidious whisper of the bad angel. -- Hawthorne.
Insidious (a.) Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as, an insidious disease; an insidious plot.
Insidious disease (Med.), A disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is.
Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- In*sid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*sid"i*ous*ness, n.
Insidious (a.) Beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures".
Insidious (a.) Intended to entrap.
Insidious (a.) Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn: insidious, pernicious, subtle].
Insight (n.) 洞察力，眼光 [C] [U]；洞悉；深刻的理解 [C] A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into.
He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. -- Jortin.
Insight (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
Quickest insight In all things that to greatest actions lead. -- Milton.
Insight (n.) Clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: penetration, insight].
Insight (n.) A feeling of understanding [syn: insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity].
Insight (n.) The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: insight, brainstorm, brainwave].
Insight (n.) Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: insight, sixth sense].
Insignia (n. pl.) Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
Insignia (n. pl.) Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.
Insignificance (n.) 無關重要，低微，無意義，無價值 The condition or quality of being insignificant; want of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases.
Insignificance (n.) Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness; inefficacy; as, the insignificance of human art.
Insignificance (n.) Lack of claim to consideration or notice; lack of influence or standing; meanness.
Insignificancy (n.) Insignificance.
Insignificant (a.) 無關重要的，無意義的，瑣碎的 Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.
Insignificant (a.) Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile.
Insignificant (a.) Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.
Insignificantly (adv.) 不足道 without significance, importance, or effect; to no purpose.
Insignificative (a.) (Obsolete) 無意義的 Not expressing meaning; not significant.
Insignment (n.) (Obsolete) A token, mark, or explanation.
Insimulate (v. t.) To accuse.
Insincere (a.) 不誠實的，無誠意的，偽善的 Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.
Insincere (a.) Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
Insincerely (adv.) 無誠意地 Without sincerity.
Insincerity (n.) 不誠實，無誠意，偽善 The quality of being insincere; want of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness; untrustworthiness; as, the insincerity of a professed friend; the insincerity of professions of regard.
Insinewed (imp. & p. p.) of Insinew.
Insinewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insinew.
Insinew (v. t.) To strengthen, as with sinews; to invigorate.
Insinuant (a.) Insinuating; insinuative.
Insinuated (imp. & p. p.) of Insinuate.
Insinuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insinuate.
Insinuate (v. i.) 說含沙射影的話；暗諷 To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
Insinuate (v. i.) To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh. -- Shak.
To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs. -- Shak.
Insinuate (v. t.) 使逐漸而巧妙地取得；使迂迴地滲入 [（+into）]；含沙射影地說；暗示；暗指 [（+to）] [+（that）] To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.
The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables. -- Woodward.
Insinuate (v. t.) To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.
All the art of rhetoric, besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment. -- Locke.
Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the severity of precepts. -- Dryden.
Insinuate (v. t.) To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?
Insinuate (v. t.) To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively.
He insinuated himself into the very good grace of the Duke of Buckingham. -- Clarendon.
Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.
Insinuate (v.) Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table".
Insinuate (v.) Give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: {intimate}, {adumbrate}, {insinuate}].
Insinuating (a.) 巴結的；諂媚的；暗示的；Insinuate 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. -- Milton.
His address was courteous, and even insinuating. -- Prescott.
Insinuating (a.) Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner" [syn: {ingratiating}, {insinuating}, {ingratiatory}].
Insinuatingly (adv.) 諂媚；奉承地By insinuation.
Insinuatingly (adv.) In an insinuating manner; "the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn't exist, in painting".
Insinuation (n.) 諂媚求寵；曲意奉承；影射；含蓄的批評；【古】迂迴進入 The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. -- Crashaw.
Insinuation (n.) The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition. -- Sir H. Wotton.
I hope through the insinuation of Lord Scarborough to keep them here till further orders. -- Lady Cowper.
Insinuation (n.) The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
He bad a natural insinuation and address which made him acceptable in the best company. -- Clarendon.
Insinuation (n.) That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
I scorn your coarse insinuation. -- Cowper.
Syn: Hint; intimation; suggestion. See {Innuendo}.
Insinuation (n.) An indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {insinuation}, {innuendo}].
Insinuation (n.) The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: {ingratiation}, {insinuation}].
Insinuation (n.), Civil law. The transcription of an act on the public registers, like our recording of deeds. It was not necessary in any other alienation, but that appropriated to the purpose of donation. Inst. 2, 7, 2; Poth. Traite des Donations, entre vifs, sect. 2, art. 3, Sec. 3; Encyclopedie; 8 Toull. n. 198.
Insinuative (a.) Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor.
Insinuative (a.) Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, insinuative remark.
Insinuator (n.) One who, or that which, insinuates.
Insinuatory (a.) Insinuative.
Insipid (a.) Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food.
Insipid (a.) Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting; weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid woman; an insipid composition.
Insipidity (n.) Alt. of Insipidness.
Insipidness (n.) The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity.
Insipidly (adv.) In an insipid manner; without taste, life, or spirit; flatly.
Insipience (n.) Want of intelligence; stupidity; folly.
Insipient (a.) Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish.
Insipient (n.) An insipient person.
Insisted (imp. & p. p.) of Insist.
Insisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insist.
Insist (v. i.) To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon.
Insist (v. i.) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
Insistence (n.) The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.
Insistent (a.) Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.
Insistent (a.) Insisting; persistent; persevering.
Insistent (a.) See Incumbent.
Insistently (adv.) In an insistent manner.
Insisture (n.) A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence.
Insitency (n.) Freedom from thirst.
Insition (n.) The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment.
In situ () In its natural position or place; -- said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.
Insnared (imp. & p. p.) of Insnare.
Insnaring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insnare.
Insnare (v. t.) 誘……入圈套；陷……於陷阱；誘惑 To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. "Insnare a gudgeon." -- Fenton.
Insnare (v. t.) To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to inveigle; to allure; to entangle.
The insnaring charms Of love's soft queen. -- Glover.
Insnarer (n.) One who insnares.
Insnarl (v. t.) To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl. [Obs.] -- Cotgrave.
Insobriety (n.) Lack of sobriety, moderation, or calmness; intemperance; drunkenness.
Insobriety (n.) A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety] [ant: soberness, sobriety].
Insociability (n.) The quality of being insociable; lack of sociability; unsociability. [R.] -- Bp. Warburton.
Insociable (a.) 不愛社交的 Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.]
Lime and wood are insociable. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Insociable (a.) Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.
This austere insociable life. -- Shak.
Insociably (adv.) Unsociably.
Insociate (a.) Not associate; without a companion; single; solitary; recluse. [Obs.] "The insociate virgin life." -- B. Jonson.
Insolated (imp. & p. p.) of Insolate.
Insolating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insolate.
Insolate (v. t.) 曝曬（以漂白等） To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. -- Johnson.
Insolate (v.) Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {sun}, {insolate}, {solarize}, {solarise}].
Insolation (n.) 日曬；【醫】中暑 The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun fro the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
Insolation (n.) (Med.) A sunstroke.
Insolation (n.) (Med.) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath.
Insolation (n.) (Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the Earth's surface.
Insolation (n.) Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {insolation}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}].
Insolation (n.) Incident solar radiation.
Insolation (n.) Therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: {heliotherapy} {insolation}].
Insole (n.) 鞋內底；軟墊 The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or ease.
Insole (n.) The inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests [syn: {insole}, {innersole}].
Insolence (n.) 傲慢；無禮；厚顏 [U]；傲慢無禮的行為（或言詞）[C] The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Insolence (n.) The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.
Flown with insolence and wine. -- Milton.
Insolence (n.) Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. -- Fuller.
Insolence (v. t.) To insult. [Obs.] -- Eikon Basilike.
Insolence (n.) The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}].
Insolence (n.) An offensive disrespectful impudent act.
Insolency (n.) Insolence. [R.] -- Evelyn.
Insolent (a.) 傲慢的；無禮的；侮慢的 [（+in/ towards/ to）]；厚顏的，無恥的 Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [Obs.]
If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at it. -- Pettie.
If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. -- Milton.
Insolent (a.) Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow." -- Shak.
Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. -- Chaucer.
Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . . How insolent of late he is become, How proud, how peremptory? -- Shak.
Insolent (a.) Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious.
Usage: {Insolent}, {Insulting}. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare {Impertinent}, {Affront}, {Impudence}.
Insolent (a.) Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}].
Insolent (a.) Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bald-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}].
Insolently (adv.) 無禮地；粗魯地 In an insolent manner.
Insolently (adv.) In an insolent manner; "he had replied insolently to his superiors".
Insolidity (n.) Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument.
Insolubility (n.) [U] 不溶性；不能解決；難以解釋 The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.
Insolubility (n.) The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.
Insolubility (n.) The property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve [syn: unsolvability, insolubility] [ant: solubility, solvability].
Insolubility (n.) The quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid [ant: solubility].
Insoluble (a.) 【化】不溶的，不易溶解的；不能解決的；難以解釋的 Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.
Insoluble (a.) Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.