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† immorigerous, a. Obs.
[f. im-2 + morigerous (in Timon, c 1600).]
Unyielding, obstinate: disobedient, rebellious; uncivil.
1623Cockeram, Immorigerous, rude, vnciuill. 1624D. Cawdrey Humilitie Saints Liverie 40 How immorigerous and obstinate to the commands of God! 1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. ii. ix. 122 Ungentlenesse, and an immorigerous Spirit. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. v. 699 Immorigerous, Stiff, and Inflexible. 1732Stackhouse Hist. Bible I. 150 (T. Suppl.) Such creatures as are immorigerous, we have found out expedients to reclaim.
¶b. catachr. Not refined or elegant, ‘rude’.
1647R. Baron Cyprian Acad. 11 We were as well content in our immorigerous roomes, as others in the magnificent structures of our Royall Soveraigne.
Hence † immoˈrigerousness, uncomplying obstinacy.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. 1 ii. 64 All degrees of delay are degrees of immorigerousnesse, and unwillingnesse. |