IMPACABLE

Etymology

Adjective

impacable (comparative more impacable, superlative most impacable)

(obsolete) Not to be appeased or quieted.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pa"ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. pref. im- not + pacare to quiet. See Pacate.]

Definition: Not to be appeased or quieted. [Obs.] Spenser.

– Im*pa"ca*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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