A great incommodity to the body. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
Buried him under a bulk of incommodities. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Incommodity — In com*mo di*ty, n.; pl. {Incommodities}. [L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodit[ e]. See {Incommodious}.] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan. [1913 Webster] A great incommodity to the body. Jer. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Besetting — Beset Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incommodity — noun Date: 15th century a source of inconvenience ; disadvantage < the incommodities of a single life Samuel Johnson > … New Collegiate Dictionary
incommodity — /in keuh mod i tee/, n., pl. incommodities. disadvantage; inconvenience. [1400 50; late ME < L incommoditas. See INCOMMODE, ITY] * * * … Universalium
incommodity — /ɪnkəˈmɒdəti/ (say inkuh moduhtee) noun (plural incommodities) 1. inconvenience. 2. something inconvenient. {French incommodité} …
incommodity — [in΄kə mäd′i tē] n. pl. incommodities [ME incommodite < OFr incommodité < L incommoditas: see INCOMMODE] Archaic inconvenience; disadvantage; discomfort … English World dictionary
incommodity — |in+ noun Etymology: Middle English incommodite, from Middle French incommodité, from Latin incommoditat , incommoditas, from incommodus + itat , itas ity 1. obsolete : the quality or state of being incommodious 2. : something that causes… … Useful english dictionary
