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incompact

American  
[in-kuhm-pakt] / ˌɪn kəmˈpækt /

adjective

  1. not compact; loose.

Other Word Forms

  • incompactly adverb
  • incompactness noun

Etymology

Origin of incompact

First recorded in 1610–20; in- 3 + compact 1

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By the by, what a miserable language is our English in some respects; so awkward, so incompact!

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