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incondite
[ in-kon-dit, -dahyt ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn dɪt, -daɪt /
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adjective
ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.
crude; rough; unmannerly.
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Words nearby incondite
inconceivable, in concert, inconcinnity, inconclusive, incondensable, incondite, in condition, inconducive, Inconel, in confidence, inconformity
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How to use incondite in a sentence
The question of arrangement had to be considered; I did not like to offer a mere incondite miscellany.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft|George GissingThe Second had what I should call an oppressively incondite mind.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFeeI 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, adverbWord Origin for incondite
C17: from Latin inconditus, from in- 1 + conditus, from condere to put together
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