Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

inadvertent / in curia � 173
inadvertent.
inadvisable.
innamorata (fem.), innamorato (masc.). Lover; pl. innamorati.
inasmuch.
in camera. Behind closed doors, not in open court.
incessant.
inchoate. Undeveloped, just starting out.
incidentally.
incisor.
include indicates that what is to follow is only part of a greater
whole. To use it when you are describing a totality (as in “The
350 layoffs include 200 in Michigan and 150 in Indiana”) is
sloppy and possibly misleading.
incognito.
incombustible. Cannot be burned.
incommodious.
incommunicado. Unable or unwilling to communicate.
incomparable.
incompatible.
incomprehensible. Not -able.
incongruous, incongruity.
incorrigible.
incubus. An evil spirit that has intercourse with sleeping women; a
nightmare or something that oppresses like a nightmare. See
also succubus.
inculcate means to persistently impress a habit upon or belief into
another person. You inculcate an idea, not a person. “My father
inculcated me with a belief in democracy” should be “My father
inculcated in me a belief in democracy.”
incunabulum. A book printed at an early date, especially before 1501,
and by extension, the early stages of development of something;
pl. incunabula.
in curia. (Lat.) “In open court.”