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inalterable

[ in-awl-ter-uh-buh l ]
/ ɪnˈɔl tər ə bəl /
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adjective

unalterable.

RELATED WORDS

unalterable, adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, invariable, iron, ironclad, obdurate

Nearby words

inadvertent, inadvertently, inadvisability, inadvisable, inalienable, inalterable, inamorata, inamorato, inane, inanely, inanga

Origin of inalterable

First recorded in 1535–45; in-3 + alterable
Related formsin·al·ter·a·bil·i·ty, in·al·ter·a·ble·ness, nounin·al·ter·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for inalterable

inalterable

/ (ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl) /

adjective

not alterable; unalterable
Derived Formsinalterability or inalterableness, nouninalterably, adverb
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