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indefectible

American  
[in-di-fek-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈfɛk tə bəl /

adjective

  1. not defectible; not liable to defect or failure.

  2. not liable to fault or imperfection; faultless.


indefectible British  
/ ˌɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl /

adjective

  1. not subject to decay or failure

  2. flawless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of indefectible

First recorded in 1650–60; in- 3 + defectible ( def. )


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“There is no question through this resolution of forgetting the memorial aspect and the indefectible link between the commune and this part of Paris,” Ms. Taïeb said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

Catholics believe what they are taught by a living indefectible authority, the only holy Catholic and apostolic church.

From Time Magazine Archive

True, it is not indefectible, but what it represents is indefectible.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, surrounded by 93 framed certificates and photographs, he sits at a U-shaped desk, pounding away at a typewriter in indefectible isolation: his incoming phone calls end at the switchboard of the nearby Hotel Formentor.

From Time Magazine Archive

St. Paul in the Epistles to the Ephesians describes the Church as a body of which the Head is in heaven, and the Author of its indefectible life abiding in it as His temple.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll

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