incondite

[ in-kon-dit, -dahyt ]

/ ɪnˈkɒn dɪt, -daɪt /

adjective

ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.

crude; rough; unmannerly.

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Origin of incondite

1530–40; < Latin inconditus, equivalent to in- in-³ + conditus past participle of condere to put in, restore (con- con- + -di- put, set + -tus past participle suffix)

Words nearby incondite

incomputable, inconceivable, inconcinnity, inconclusive, incondensable, incondite, inconducive, inconel, inconformity, incongruent, incongruity

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Example sentences from the Web for incondite

I have felt much for him, and on the morning I received your letter I poured forth these incondite rhymes.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for incondite

incondite

/ (ɪnˈkɒndɪt, -daɪt) /

adjective rare

poorly constructed or composed

rough or crude

Derived forms of incondite

inconditely, adverb

Word Origin for incondite

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

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