ineradicable

[ in-i-rad-i-kuh-buhl ]

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adjective

not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.

Origin of ineradicable

First recorded in 1810–20; in-³ + eradicable

Other words from ineradicable

in·e·rad·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·e·rad·i·ca·bly, adverb

Words Nearby ineradicable

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How to use ineradicable in a sentence

Loss and defeat are ineradicable and unavoidable parts of life.
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On his headstone is inscribed a simple, ineradicable fact: “Here Lies Eric Arthur Blair.”
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Plenty of people seem to want their thighs inscribed with “Oylimpics 2012” and other ineradicable misspellings.
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And behind Pole are the Elizabethan settlement and the Puritans; ineradicable from our consciousness.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
Here we find the biological explanation of the ineradicable impulse mankind has always displayed toward segregation into classes.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park

She has, as most true country people have, an ineradicable and fundamental passion for independence.
The American Country Girl | Martha Foote Crow
The law of the former is stamped upon him by an incorruptible consciousness, that of the latter by an ineradicable feeling.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich Schiller
ineradicable hospitality and appreciation glowed on old man Ellison's weather-tanned face.
Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for ineradicable

ineradicable

/ (ˌɪnɪˈrædɪkəbəl) /

adjective

not able to be removed or rooted out; inextirpable: an ineradicable disease

Derived forms of ineradicable

ineradicableness, noun
ineradicably, adverb

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