incondite

[ in-kon-dit, -dahyt ]

/ ɪnˈkɒn dɪt, -daɪt /

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adjective

ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.

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Origin of incondite

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); see in-³, con-

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 Gissing
The Second had what I should call an oppressively incondite mind.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee
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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