impeccable

[im-pek-uh-buhl]

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adjective

faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.

not liable to sin; incapable of sin.

Origin of impeccable

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

Related formsim·pec·ca·bil·i·ty, nounim·pec·ca·bly, adverb

Synonyms for impeccable

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1. unassailable, unexceptionable.

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Contemporary Examples of impeccably

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Historical Examples of impeccably

Towards the girl and her father he was impeccably respectful.
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To be impeccably correct, initials should not be engraved on a visiting card.
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He selected a peak some ten miles away, and shot to it in a line which was impeccably straight.
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The victims of the "accident," if there had really been any such, made no boast of it, and the dumb boy was impeccably discreet.
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But the Act as it stood, ignoring this vital change, was impeccably Conservative, and on that account went through.
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British Dictionary definitions for impeccably

impeccable

adjective

without flaw or error; faultlessan impeccable record

rare incapable of sinning

Derived Formsimpeccability, nounimpeccably, adverb

Word Origin for impeccable

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

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Word Origin and History for impeccably

impeccable

adj.

1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.