ineradicable

ineradicable
ineradicable (adj.) 1794, from IN- (Cf. in-) (1) "not, opposite of" + eradicable (see ERADICATE (Cf. eradicate)). Related: Ineradicably.

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  • ineradicable — in|e|rad|i|ca|ble [ˌınıˈrædıkəbəl] adj formal impossible to change or remove ▪ ineradicable hostility >ineradicably adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • ineradicable — adjective Date: 1818 incapable of being eradicated • ineradicability noun • ineradicably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ineradicable — ineradicableness, n. ineradicably, adv. /in i rad i keuh beuhl/, adj. not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed. [1810 20; IN 3 + ERADICABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • ineradicable — adjective not able to be eradicated …   Wiktionary

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