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ineffaceable

[ in-i-fey-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not effaceable or eradicable; indelible:

    an ineffaceable impression.



ineffaceable

/ ˌɪnɪˈfeɪsəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being effaced; indelible


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinefˌfaceaˈbility, noun
  • ˌinefˈfaceably, adverb

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Other Words From

  • inef·facea·bili·ty noun
  • inef·facea·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ineffaceable1

First recorded in 1795–1805; in- 3 + effaceable ( def )

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Example Sentences

But Churchill did not do this, and thence has arisen an ineffaceable blot on his memory.

But inwardly his experience had left an ineffaceable impression.

“Sic transit gloria mundi” came last, and left an ineffaceable impression.

It keeps us there for ten years at least, long enough to make an ineffaceable impression on the brain.

And yet without speaking of them how make Jon understand the reality, the deep cleavage, the ineffaceable scar?

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ineffablein effect