inexpungible

or in·ex·punge·a·ble

[ in-ik-spuhn-juh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that cannot be expunged, erased, or obliterated; inextirpable.

inexpungible

/ ˌɪnɪksˈpʌndʒɪbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being expunged

Other Words From

• inex·pungi·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexpungible¹

1885–90; in- ³ + expunge + -ible )

Example Sentences

The other sad truth Kaplan illustrates is that demons rage in the rich and famous as much as they do in the poor and unknown—and maybe rage still more, since, having defeated the usual demons of worldly failure that haunt the rest of us, the famous are left alone with the remaining, inexpungible ones, grinning up evilly at them from inside.

From The New Yorker

The other sad truth Kaplan illustrates is that demons rage in the rich and famous as much as they do in the poor and unknown—and maybe rage still more, since, having defeated the usual demons of worldly failure that haunt the rest of us, the famous are left alone with the remaining, inexpungible ones, grinning up evilly at them from inside.

From The New Yorker

Because he understood how easy it was to pursue a passion for justice and revolution using obscene measures, Glucksmann could understand the totalitarian temptation as responding to a deep, inexpungible need in human nature for a master, a guide.

From The New Yorker

In his most recent novel, A Family Madness, Keneally returns to the inexpungible memories of World War II, this time from the point of view of collaborators in the murder of Jews.

From Time Magazine Archive

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