incompact en · ADJ
Etymology
From in- + compact.
Meanings
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Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; incoherent or loose.
four elements might, indeed, be variously and loosely blended together, but would remain incompact
1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, […], London: […] J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, […], →OCLC:incompact mass/group/cooperation/soil
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incompacted | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most incompact | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more incompact | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
thin · uncompact · spread out