incondite

[ in-kon-dit, -dahyt ]

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adjective

ill-constructed; unpolished:
incondite prose.
crude; rough; unmannerly.

incondite

/ -daɪt; ɪnˈkɒndɪt /

adjective

poorly constructed or composed
rough or crude

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Derived Forms

inˈconditely, adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of incondite¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin inconditus, equivalent to in- “un-” + conditus, past participle of condere “to put in, restore” ( con- “with, together” + -di- “to put, set” + -tus past participle suffix); in- ³, con-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of incondite¹

C17: from Latin inconditus, from in- ¹+ conditus, from condere to put together

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Example Sentences

The question of arrangement had to be considered; I did not like to offer a mere incondite miscellany.

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The Second had what I should call an oppressively incondite mind.

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I have felt much for him, and on the morning I received your letter I poured forth these incondite rhymes.

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incondensable in condition

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