INEXPIABLE

inexpiable

(adjective) incapable of being atoned for

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inexpiable (comparative more inexpiable, superlative most inexpiable)

That cannot be expiated or atoned for; unforgivable.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ex"pi*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexpiabilis: cf. F. inexpiable. See In- not, and Expiable.]

1. Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as, an inexpiable crime or offense. Pomfret.

2. Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless; implacable. [Archaic] "Inexpiable hate." Milton. They are at inexpiable war with all establishments. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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