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† inconˈtiguous, a. Obs. rare. [f. late L. incontigu-us (f. in- (in-3) + contiguus contiguous) + -ous.] Not in contact or touching one another; unconnected.
1660Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. xxiv. 193 Small Bracelets, consisting of equally little incontiguous Beads. 1685Cotton tr. Montaigne I. 293 The way of speaking that I love is..free from affectation, irregular, incontiguous and bold, where every piece makes up an entire body. Hence † inconˈtiguously adv. (Wright, 1855). |