ineffaceable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ineffaceability noun
- ineffaceably adverb
Etymology
Origin of ineffaceable
First recorded in 1795–1805; in- 3 + effaceable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It fell over Elisha like a golden robe, and struck John’s forehead, where Elisha had kissed him, like a seal ineffaceable forever.
From Literature
The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
From The New Yorker
Describing his acts as “shameful and ineffaceable”, Kim said he feels sorry for his crime and appealed to North Korean authorities to show him mercy by forgiving him.
From The Guardian
The mordant which they mixed with their colours, in the bitterness of their spirit, has made the picture ineffaceable; but it no longer represents realities.
From The Guardian
His playing of Liszt's second rhapsody produces an electric shock; and once heard from him La Campanella remains in the memory an ineffaceable tone poem.
From Project Gutenberg
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