impeccable

[ im-pek-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈpɛk ə bəl /

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adjective

faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.

not liable to sin; incapable of sin.

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Origin of impeccable

First recorded in 1525–35, impeccable is from the Latin word impeccābilis faultless, sinless. See im-², peccable

SYNONYMS FOR impeccable

1 unassailable, unexceptionable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM impeccable

im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty, nounim·pec·ca·bly, adverb

Words nearby impeccable

impawn, impeach, impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede

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Example sentences from the Web for impeccable

Le Monde once called his résumé "so impeccable that it's almost discouraging."
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Two Rivers functions like a fanboy gift shop with impeccable replica items.
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Also back is that impeccable writing, packed with all the weird, wonderful one-liners that fans fell in love with last season.
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So how do blazers, trousers, and pointed-toe flats an “impeccable dress sense” make?
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This was the world of Gustave H. our narrator assumes, one of refinement, poise, and impeccable service.
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With the final touch added for an appearance in a company, she still looked dainty, certainly of impeccable grooming.
The Eddy|Clarence L. Cullen
Impeccable, im-pek′a-bl, adj. not liable to error or to sin.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Rastignac beholding himself well dressed and impeccable as to gloves and boots, forgot his virtuous resolutions.
Father Goriot|Honore de Balzac
And let me urge that impeccable mundane splendor, despite facile arguments to the contrary, is a very real and worthy achievement.
Your United States|Arnold Bennett
It was really comical to think of that impeccable person as a receiver of stolen property.
Who?|Elizabeth Kent

British Dictionary definitions for impeccable

impeccable

/ (ɪmˈpɛkəbəl) /

adjective

without flaw or error; faultlessan impeccable record

rare incapable of sinning

Derived forms of impeccable

impeccability, nounimpeccably, adverb

Word Origin for impeccable

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

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impeccable

adjective

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adjective

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