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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inexpiable

Inexpiable \In*ex"pi*a*ble\, a. [L. inexpiabilis: cf. F. inexpiable. See In- not, and Expiable.]

  1. Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as, an inexpiable crime or offense.
    --Pomfret.

  2. Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless; implacable. [Archaic] ``Inexpiable hate.''
    --Milton.

    They are at inexpiable war with all establishments.
    --Burke.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
inexpiable

1560s, from Latin inexpiabilis "that cannot be atoned for," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + expiabilis, from expiare (see expiation).

Wiktionary
inexpiable

a. both unforgivable and inexplicable

WordNet
inexpiable

adj. incapable of being atoned for

Usage examples of "inexpiable".

Among these we may distinguish the inexpiable guilt of calumniating a bishop, a presbyter, or even a deacon.