ineffaceable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ineffaceability noun
- ineffaceably adverb
Etymology
Origin of ineffaceable
First recorded in 1795–1805; in- 3 + effaceable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2017
The mordant which they mixed with their colours, in the bitterness of their spirit, has made the picture ineffaceable; but it no longer represents realities.
From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2013
Force, in the form of history's two greatest wars, has been the century's most ineffaceable experience.
From Time Magazine Archive
It fell over Elisha like a golden robe, and struck John’s forehead, where Elisha had kissed him, like a seal ineffaceable forever.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
“The imprint of each species,” says Buffon, “is a type, the principal features of which are engraved in characters ineffaceable, and permanent forever; but all the accessory touches vary; no individual perfectly resembles another.”
From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.
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