impeccable

[ im-pek-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.

  2. not liable to sin; incapable of sin.

Origin of impeccable

1
First recorded in 1525–35, impeccable is from the Latin word impeccābilis “faultless, sinless”; see im-2, peccable

Other words for impeccable

Other words from impeccable

  • im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty [im-pek-uh-bil-i-tee], /ɪmˌpɛk əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • im·pec·ca·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for impeccable

impeccable

/ (ɪmˈpɛkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. without flaw or error; faultless: an impeccable record

  2. rare incapable of sinning

Origin of impeccable

1
C16: from Late Latin impeccābilis sinless, from Latin im- (not) + peccāre to sin

Derived forms of impeccable

  • impeccability, noun
  • impeccably, adverb

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