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impeccable

/ˌɪmˈpekəbəl/im-PEH-kuh-buhl
/ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl/im-PEH-kuh-buhl

Meaningunable to do wrong

Common meaning: flawless

‘in, into’ + ‘to do wrong’ → impeccable

Journey through time

  1. Latinpeccō, peccāre‘to do wrong’
  2. Englishimpeccable‘flawless’ · today

im- also in: imbibeimmureimpaleimpartimpede

pecc also in: peccadillo

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin peccō ‘to do wrong’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry peccō, p. 1320 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

peccadillo

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