inalterable

[ in-awl-ter-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈɔl tər ə bəl /

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adjective

unalterable.

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Origin of inalterable

First recorded in 1535–45; in-³ + alterable

OTHER WORDS FROM inalterable

in·al·ter·a·bil·i·ty, in·al·ter·a·ble·ness, nounin·al·ter·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby inalterable

in a lather, inalienable, in all, in all one's born days, in all probability, inalterable, in a manner of speaking, inamorata, inamorato, in-and-in, in and of itself

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How to use inalterable in a sentence

Its chief use at present is for making the inalterable nibs of the so-named rhodium pens.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
She wanted him to remain a changeless type, tolerant of alteration, but in itself inalterable.
Franklin Kane|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Month after month, the appearance of the magazine was punctual, inalterable as the courses of the moon.
The Creators|May Sinclair
There must be no court, no gang, no traditional inalterable tribunal.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells

Is it your opinion that men's acts proceed from one central and unchanging and inalterable impulse, or from a variety of impulses?
What Is Man? And Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for inalterable

inalterable

/ (ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl) /

adjective

not alterable; unalterable

Derived forms of inalterable

inalterability or inalterableness, nouninalterably, adverb

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inalterable

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