inculpable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- inculpability noun
- inculpableness noun
- inculpably adverb
Etymology
Origin of inculpable
From the Late Latin word inculpābilis, dating back to 1485–95. See in- 3, culpable
Example Sentences
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Rats are reviled but resilient, dangerous but inculpable.
From New York Times
Eventually, the taut, beach-set crime tale devolves into an epic Greek tragedy with no one escaping unscathed or inculpable.
From Los Angeles Times
He has grown used to the vicissitudes of his vocation: the times he is inculpable and the times he catches all the blame.
From New York Times
Now they are inculpably out of it who are and have always been either physically or morally unable to see their obligation to submit to it.
From Project Gutenberg
The Eucharist increases supernatural life, but inculpable lack of it does not exclude from that life.
From Project Gutenberg
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