- not liable to sin, incapable of wrongdoing
- without defect or error; faultless; flawless
Origin of impeccable
Classical Latin impeccabilis from in-, not + peccare, to sin
adjective
The definition of impeccable is defined as something that is faultless.
An example of something impeccable is the taste of a well-dressed man.
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adjective
- Having no flaws; perfect. See Synonyms at perfect.
- Not capable of sinning or not liable to sin.
Origin of impeccable
Latin impeccābilis in- not ; see in- 1. peccāre to sin ; see ped- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- im·pec′ca·bil′i·ty
noun
- im·pec′ca·bly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more impeccable, superlative most impeccable)
- Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
- The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. - William Hazlitt
- He grew up in Norway, but he writes impeccable English.
- Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
Origin
From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).
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Sentence Examples
- She had an impeccable reputation.
- Our marching WAS good but not always impeccable.
- Its impeccable pedigree comes from the 808, the highest quality compact disk player Meridian has ever built.
- He is similar to Hague, with sound principles and seemingly impeccable character; but, he lacks Hague's delivery.
- With my impeccable timing, I had arrived on an evening which had live bands playing for free in the town square!
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Words near impeccable in the dictionary
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- impearled
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