Crossword clues for impeccable
impeccable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impeccable \Im*pec"ca*ble\, a. [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.] Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong. -- n. One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.
God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect.
--P. Skelton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.
Wiktionary
a. 1 perfect, without faults, flaws or errors 2 incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
WordNet
adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" [syn: faultless, immaculate]
not capable of sin
Usage examples of "impeccable".
With his impeccable liberal environmental credentials, Babcock was tapped by the new President to head up the Department of the Interior.
The Conriyans might look brutish with their beards, especially amid the clean-shaven elegance of the Imperial Nansur Court, but their dress was impeccable.
Soon Bedaux acquired the additional adornment of a socially impeccable spouse in the person of Fern Lombard, the daughter of a Michigan tycoon.
He was clearly a disciple of his boss, Max Bhagat, who was an impeccable dresser.
Being female, I would get impeccable courtesy and small bits of social gossip in the meantime.
I have it on impeccable authority that you cornhole Tammy Sue Clendennon in the Gun and Skeet Club library every Wednesday, then pork your secretary, Marbella Tremaine, for dessert.
True, Angelica was an impeccable hostess, presiding over the White House with an elegance that Dolley knew she herself had never achieved.
Wilmont did deign to make an appearance, his impeccable family ties allowed him entree into the tight-knit and somewhat hypocritical world of London society.
To demonstrate her impeccable Jacobinism, Charlotte, in response to his request to name the plotters, recited a comprehensive list.
Though McIntyre could be a bit of a playboy and partyer, he had a good feel for who was who among the contractors and his standing with the administration was impeccable.
Many of the ethnic culinary models here were developed in places without impeccable raw ingredients and employ methods of cooking and spicing that do nothing to enhance fresh, natural tastes.
He then checked my carrying net to see if the food gourds and my writing pads were secured and in a soft voice said that a warrior always made sure that everything was in proper order, not because he believed that he was going to survive the ordeal he was about to undertake, but because that was part of his impeccable behavior.
Answer: no, because something blocked full awareness of all of the factors or parameters required to come to an impeccable decision or action.
And even though the anesthesia procedure had been characterized as having been impeccable, the decision ultimately rendered found for the plaintiff.
Ingram's insistence on proper personal hygiene, courtly manners, and impeccable dress for all his employees and his emphasis on cleanliness in the Castles were purposely designed to counter the stereotype of slovenly fry cooks preparing food in greasy and unsanitary conditions.