inexpiable

[in-eks-pee-uh-buh l]

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adjective

not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.

Obsolete. implacable: inexpiable hate.

Origin of inexpiable

From the Latin word inexpiābilis, dating back to 1560–70. See in-³, expiable

Related formsin·ex·pi·a·ble·ness, nounin·ex·pi·a·bly, adverb

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Related Words for inexpiable

unjustifiable, untenable, unforgivable, reprehensible, outrageous, intolerable, impermissible, indefensible, contemptible, disgraceful, unconscionable, deplorable, shameful, bad, faulty, unpardonable, wrong, insupportable, unwarrantable, blamable

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Historical Examples of inexpiable

A new Ahasuerus, cursed by inexpiable crime, yet sustained by a great purpose.
Green Mansions
W. H. Hudson
Where, then, was the inexpiable crime of those who fulfilled the beneficent intention?
Tancred
Benjamin Disraeli
There were stories of inexpiable crimes, but stories also of guilt that seemed successful.
Romola
George Eliot
Yes, yes; it was terrible guilt, an inexpiable crime, and she feels it to be so.
The Marble Faun, Volume I.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Yet the error was not inexpiable; and in his expiation he could put the seal to his devotion.
Ragged Lady, Complete
William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for inexpiable

inexpiable

adjective

incapable of being expiated; unpardonable

archaic implacable

Derived Formsinexpiableness, nouninexpiably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inexpiable

adj.

1560s, from Latin inexpiabilis "that cannot be atoned for," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + expiabilis, from expiare (see expiation).