inexpiable

[ in-eks-pee-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.

  2. Obsolete. implacable: inexpiable hate.

Origin of inexpiable

1
From the Latin word inexpiābilis, dating back to 1560–70. See in-3, expiable

Other words from inexpiable

  • in·ex·pi·a·ble·ness, noun
  • in·ex·pi·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for inexpiable

inexpiable

/ (ɪnˈɛkspɪəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being expiated; unpardonable

  2. archaic implacable

Derived forms of inexpiable

  • inexpiableness, noun
  • inexpiably, adverb

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