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incapacious [in΄kə pā′shəs]adj.〚< LL incapax, incapable + -IOUS〛1. Rare not capacious or able to hold much2. Archaic mentally deficient
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Incapacious — In ca*pa cious, a. [Pref. in not + capacious: cf. L. incapax incapable.] Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul. Bp. Burnet. {In ca*pa cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incapacious — index narrow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incapacious — [in΄kə pā′shəs] adj. [< LL incapax, incapable + IOUS] 1. Rare not capacious or able to hold much 2. Archaic mentally deficient … English World dictionary
incapacious — adj. not capacious, not spacious; small; narrow; weak, foolish (e.g.: incapacious soul) … English contemporary dictionary
incapacious — a. Narrow, scant, of small capacity, not ample, not capacious … New dictionary of synonyms
incapacious — in·capacious … English syllables
incapacious — |in+ adjective Etymology: Late Latin incapac , incapax (from Latin in in (I) + capac , capax capacious) + English ious more at capacious 1. obsolete : having little or insufficien … Useful english dictionary
Incapaciousness — Incapacious In ca*pa cious, a. [Pref. in not + capacious: cf. L. incapax incapable.] Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul. Bp. Burnet. {In ca*pa cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. limited, restricted (see narrowness). II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking breadth] Syn. close, cramped, tight, confined, shrunken, compressed, slender, thin, fine, linear, threadlike, tapering,… … English dictionary for students
narrow — I adjective attenuated, bigoted, circumscribed, compressed, confined, contracted, contractus, cramped, defined, dogmatic, exact, fanatical, fine, illiberal, incapacious, intolerant, limited, literal, narrow minded, opinionated, parochial, pinched … Law dictionary
