irremissible
Americanadjective
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not remissible; unpardonable, as a sin.
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unable to be remitted or postponed, as a duty.
adjective
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unpardonable; inexcusable
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that must be done, as through duty or obligation
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Etymology
Origin of irremissible
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word irremissibilis. See ir- 2, remissible
Example Sentences
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But he must comply with two irremissible technical demands.
From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto
His irremissible sin was that of “modernizing the English” of Lord Bacon.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Thus, two grades of duty, one admitting of merit, the other so strict as to be irremissible, are established on the general principle.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander
Doth love's incautiousness in her So irremissible appear?
From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry
But what will hold a man is the doctrine of compensation, of judgment pronounced by himself directly his iniquity is accomplished, of sentence self-executed, unpardonable and irremissible, now and for ever.
From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by Sullivan, W. R. Washington
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