Incompossibility

Incompossibility
Incompossible In`com*pos"si*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + compossible: cf. F. incompossible.] Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible. --Jer. Taylor. -- {In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]


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