incommutable

American

[in-kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəˈmyu tə bəl /

adjective

not exchangeable.
unchangeable; unalterable.

incommutable British

/ ˌɪnkəˈmjuːtəbəl /

adjective

incapable of being commuted; unalterable

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Other Word Forms

incommutability noun
incommutableness noun
incommutably adverb

Etymology

Origin of incommutable

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word incommūtābilis. See in- ³, commutable

Example Sentences

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One of the last intelligent victims of a malady which has now almost passed away from the civilised earth, she existed in the chill and stricken desolation of incommutable doom.'

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One of the last intelligent victims of a malady which has now almost passed away from the civilized earth, she existed in the chill and stricken desolation of incommutable doom.

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