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indirigibility

indirigibility noun: the quality or state of being indirigible or unsteerable.

Noun

indirigibility (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The quality or state of being indirigible or unsteerable.
    • It is not generally recognised that complications of this kind arise solely through the indirigibility of tramcars.1906 January 4, “Dangerous Tram and Trap”, in Motor Traction, volume 2, page 12
    • […] extension of the tramway system which involves not only the permanent congestion of streets by reason of the indirigibility of the vehicles […]1906 July 14, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, volume 65, page 772

Origin of indirigibility

From indirigible + -ity.

Questions about indirigibility

What does indirigibility mean?
Indirigibility means the quality or state of being indirigible or unsteerable.
What part of speech is indirigibility?
Indirigibility is a noun.

Words near indirigibility in the dictionary

  1. indirectly
  2. indirectness
  3. indirectnesses
  4. indirects
  5. indiretin
  6. indirigibility
  7. indirigible
  8. indirubin
  9. indirubinoid
  10. indirubinoids
  11. indirubins

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