inalterable

[ in-awl-ter-uh-buh l ]

/ ɪnˈɔl tər ə bəl /

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adjective

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

inadvertence, inadvertency, inadvertent, inadvisable, inalienable, inalterable, inamorata, inamorato, inane, inanga, inanimate

Origin of inalterable

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for inalterable

But he was like a gleaming, bright pebble, something bright and inalterable.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Month after month, the appearance of the magazine was punctual, inalterable as the courses of the moon.
The Creators|May Sinclair
The soft, gray lines rose up on each side of her, immemorial, inalterable lines of gentle land.
The Second Fiddle|Phyllis Bottome
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)

Under all her illness, persisted a deep, inalterable knowledge.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for inalterable

inalterable

/ (ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl) /

adjective

not alterable; unalterable

Derived Forms

inalterability or inalterableness, nouninalterably, adverb

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