impeccableadj.n.

/ɪmˈpɛkəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < late Latin impeccābilis, < im- (im- prefix²) + peccāre to sin: see -ble suffix. Compare French impeccable (15th cent. in Godefroy Compl.).

1. Of persons: Not capable of or liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of sinning or doing wrong.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > sinless > that cannot sin

impeccable1531

unsinnable1570

unpeccable1635

1531 H. Latimer Let. Dec. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1322/1 Nor I thynke not iudges nowe a dayes so depely confirmed in grace or so impeccable.

a1555 H. Latimer Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 226 Though she never sinned, yet she was not so impeccable, but she might have sinned.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 25 The Pope is not only infallible, but also impeccable.

c1740 Visct. Bolingbroke Idea Patriot King x. 85 He knows that neither he nor his Ministers are infallible, nor impeccable.

1849 F. W. Robertson Serm. 1st Ser. v. 71 No soul is absolutely impeccable.

2. Of things: Faultless, unerring.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > pure or flawless

lutter971

unwemmedc1000

fair?c1225

upright?c1225

purec1300

without lackc1300

completec1380

defaultlessa1425

flush?1550

undefective1599

impeccable1620

indefectivea1641

defectless1651

virginala1659

flawless1659

unflawed1665

indefectuous1685

unblighted1785

immaculate1791

indefectible1833

shadeless1894

flukeless1895

intacta1941

pedicured1988

1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. viii. 43 If we honor the man, must wee hold his pen impeccable?

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 184 We need some more succinct mode than that of severally applying to each Syllogism all these Rules, before we can be satisfied that it is impeccable.

3. n. One who is impeccable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfect person or thing

perfecta1382

perfection1597

cockall1602

impeccable1748

perfectibility1768

acea1796

society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [noun] > person

impeccable1748

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxiii. 343 A brace of impeccables, and please ye.

1887 Marg. W. Laurence in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 144 A row of these same impeccables.

Derivatives

imˈpeccably adv. in an impeccable manner; without liability to sin.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb] > without flaw, corruption, damage, etc.

scathelya1375

purea1500

inviolatelya1513

purely1537

with (the) safety of?1560

untaintedly1611

immaculately1620

pluperfectly1831

scathelessly1844

faultlessly1856

unaccusably1859

specklessly1862

impeccably1874

flawlessly1884

flecklessly1891

society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adverb] > without sin

unsinfullyc1475

sinlessly1696

impeccably1874

1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club 221 Painters cannot..follow it [the Christian faith] impeccably.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impeccable
释义	impeccableadj.n. /ɪmˈpɛkəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < late Latin impeccābilis, < im- (im- prefix²) + peccāre to sin: see -ble suffix. Compare French impeccable (15th cent. in Godefroy Compl.). 1. Of persons: Not capable of or liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of sinning or doing wrong. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > sinless > that cannot sin impeccable1531 unsinnable1570 unpeccable1635 1531 H. Latimer Let. Dec. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1322/1 Nor I thynke not iudges nowe a dayes so depely confirmed in grace or so impeccable. a1555 H. Latimer Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 226 Though she never sinned, yet she was not so impeccable, but she might have sinned. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 25 The Pope is not only infallible, but also impeccable. c1740 Visct. Bolingbroke Idea Patriot King x. 85 He knows that neither he nor his Ministers are infallible, nor impeccable. 1849 F. W. Robertson Serm. 1st Ser. v. 71 No soul is absolutely impeccable. 2. Of things: Faultless, unerring. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > pure or flawless lutter971 unwemmedc1000 fair?c1225 upright?c1225 purec1300 without lackc1300 completec1380 defaultlessa1425 flush?1550 undefective1599 impeccable1620 indefectivea1641 defectless1651 virginala1659 flawless1659 unflawed1665 indefectuous1685 unblighted1785 immaculate1791 indefectible1833 shadeless1894 flukeless1895 intacta1941 pedicured1988 1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. viii. 43 If we honor the man, must wee hold his pen impeccable? 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 184 We need some more succinct mode than that of severally applying to each Syllogism all these Rules, before we can be satisfied that it is impeccable. 3. n. One who is impeccable. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfect person or thing perfecta1382 perfection1597 cockall1602 impeccable1748 perfectibility1768 acea1796 society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [noun] > person impeccable1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxiii. 343 A brace of impeccables, and please ye. 1887 Marg. W. Laurence in W. Gladden Parish Probl. 144 A row of these same impeccables. Derivatives imˈpeccably adv. in an impeccable manner; without liability to sin. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb] > without flaw, corruption, damage, etc. scathelya1375 purea1500 inviolatelya1513 purely1537 with (the) safety of?1560 untaintedly1611 immaculately1620 pluperfectly1831 scathelessly1844 faultlessly1856 unaccusably1859 specklessly1862 impeccably1874 flawlessly1884 flecklessly1891 society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adverb] > without sin unsinfullyc1475 sinlessly1696 impeccably1874 1874 R. St. J. Tyrwhitt Our Sketching Club 221 Painters cannot..follow it [the Christian faith] impeccably. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1531
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