1. Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power. "Illiberal
and inquisitorial abuse." F. Blackburne.
He conferred on it a kind of inquisitorial and censorious power even over the laity, and directed it to
inquire into all matters of conscience.
Hume. 2. Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its practices. "Inquisitorial robes." C. Buchanan.
Inquisitorially
(In*quis`i*to"ri*al*ly), adv. In an inquisitorial manner.
Inquisitorious
(In*quis`i*to"ri*ous) a. Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial. [Obs.] Milton.
Inquisiturient
(In*quis`i*tu"ri*ent) a. Inquisitorial. [Obs.] "Our inquisiturient bishops." Milton.
Inracinate
(In*rac"i*nate) v. t. [Pref. in- in + F. racine root: cf. F. enraciner.] To enroot or implant.
Inrail
(In*rail") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inrailed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inrailing.] To rail in; to inclose or surround,
as with rails. Hooker.
Inregister
(In*reg"is*ter) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inregistered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inregistering.] [Pref. in- in
+ register: cf. F. enregistrer. Cf. Enregister.] To register; to enter, as in a register. [R.] Walsh.
Inroad
(In"road`) n. The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or
desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.
The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads of the enemy.
Clarendon.
With perpetual inroads to alarm,
Though inaccessible, his fatal throne.
Milton. Syn. — Invasion; incursion; irruption. See Invasion.
Inroad
(In*road") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inroaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Inroading.] To make an inroad into; to
invade. [Obs.]
The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine.
Fuller. Inroll
(In*roll") v. t. See Enroll.
