- gassy (adj.)
- 1757, from gas (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Gassily; gassiness.
- forearm (n.)
- between the elbow and the wrist, 1741, from fore- + arm (n.1).
- inertial (adj.)
- "pertaining to inertia," 1737, from inertia + -al (1). Related: Inertially.
- bitsy (adj.)
- 1883, from plural of bit (n.1) or a variant of bitty.
- lactate (n.)
- salt of lactic acid, 1790, from French (1789), from stem of lactic + -ate (1).
- incohesive (adj.)
- 1826, from in- (1) "not" + cohesive. Related: Incohesively; incohesiveness.
- illocution (n.)
- 1955, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + locution.
- bedpost (n.)
- also bed-post, 1590s, from bed (n.) + post (n.1).
- contractual (adj.)
- 1827, from Latin contractus (see contract (n.)) + -al (1).
- controversal (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin controversus "turned against" (see controversy) + -al (1).
- deferred (adj.)
- "delayed," 1660s, past participle adjective from defer (v.1).
- Denmark
- from Dane, the people's name, + Danish mark "border" (see mark (n.1)).
- date rape (n.)
- by 1973, from date (n.3) + rape (n.1).
- enkindle (v.)
- 1540s (literal), 1580s (figurative), from en- (1) + kindle. Related: Enkindled; enkindling.
- enrapture (v.)
- 1740, from en- (1) "put in" + rapture (n.). Related: Enraptured.
- entangle (v.)
- early 15c., from en- (1) + tangle (n.). Related: Entangled; entangling.
- entablature (n.)
- 1610s, in architecture, nativization of Italian intavolatura; see en- (1) + tablature.
- miscommunication (n.)
- by 1959, from mis- (1) + communication. Related: Miscommunicate; miscommunicated.
- mishappen (v.)
- early 14c., from mis- (1) + happen. Related: Mishappened; mishappening.
- masses (n.)
- "people of the lower class," 1836; plural of mass (n.1).
- doctorate (n.)
- "degree of a doctor," 1670s; see doctor (n.) + -ate (1).
- mathematical (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin mathematicus (see mathematic) + -al (1). Related: Mathematically.
- mulish (adj.)
- 1751, from mule (n.1) + -ish. Related: Mulishly; mulishness.
- tetherball (n.)
- also tether-ball, 1900, from tether (n.) + ball (n.1).
- eardrum (n.)
- also ear-drum, 1640s, from ear (n.1) + drum (n.).
- earache (n.)
- also ear-ache, 1789, from ear (n.1) + ache (n.).
- emirate (n.)
- "rule or territory of an emir," 1847; see emir + -ate (1).
- maximal (adj.)
- 1872, from Latin maximus (see maximum (n.)) + -al (1). Related: Maximally.
- confidential (adj.)
- 1759, from Latin confidentia (see confidence) + -al (1). Related: Confidentiality; confidentially.
- conical (adj.)
- 1560s, "pertaining to a cone," also "having the shape of a cone," from conic + -al (1).
- caudal (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin cauda "tail of an animal," which is of unknown origin, + -al (1).
- axial (adj.)
- "pertaining to an axis," by 1825, from axis + -al (1). Related: Axially.
- birdcage (n.)
- also bird-cage, late 15c., from bird (n.1) + cage (n.).
- mailman (n.)
- also mail-man, 1841, from mail (n.1) + man (n.).
- minimal (adj.)
- "smallest, least," 1660s, from Latin minimus (see minim) + -al (1).
- blazes (n.)
- euphemism for "Hell," 1818, plural of blaze (n.1).
- oz.
- abbreviation of ounce (n.1), 1540s, from Italian oz. (15c.), abbreviation of onza.
- optical (adj.)
- 1560s, from optic + -al (1). Of abstract art, from 1964. Related: Optically.
- helmsman (n.)
- 1620s, from genitive of helm (n.1) + man (n.). Related: Helmsmanship.
- heroism (n.)
- 1717, from French héroisme, from héros (see hero (n.1)).
- home page (n.)
- also homepage, 1993, from home (n.) + page (n.1).
- hippy (adj.)
- "having prominent hips," 1919, from hip (n.1) + -y (2).
- homozygous (adj.)
- 1902, from homo- (1) "same" + zygote + -ous. Related: homozygote (1902).
- ineradicable (adj.)
- 1794, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + eradicable (see eradicate). Related: Ineradicably.
- inoffensive (adj.)
- 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + offensive (adj.). Related: Inoffensively; inoffensiveness.
- inoperative (adj.)
- "not working," 1630s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + operative (adj.).
- insole (n.)
- "inner sole of a shoe or boot," 1838, from in + sole (n.1).
- inviable (adj.)
- 1909, in biology, from in- (1) "not" + viable. Related: Inviability.
- irreplaceable (adj.)
- 1806, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + replaceable. Related: Irreplaceably.
- irreputable (adj.)
- "disreputable," 1709, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + reputable.
