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ineffaceably

ineffaceably adverb: in an ineffaceable manner; in a manner that cannot be removed or erased.

Adverb

ineffaceably (comparative more ineffaceably, superlative most ineffaceably)

  1. In an ineffaceable manner; in a manner that cannot be removed or erased.
    • My knowledge of my mother is very scanty, but very distinct. Her personal appearance and bearing are ineffaceably stamped upon my memory.1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter III, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC, part I (Life as a Slave), page 52

Synonyms of ineffaceably

Forms of ineffaceably

comparativemore ineffaceably
superlativemost ineffaceably

Origin of ineffaceably

From ineffaceable + -ly.

Questions about ineffaceably

What does ineffaceably mean?
Ineffaceably means in an ineffaceable manner; in a manner that cannot be removed or erased.
What part of speech is ineffaceably?
Ineffaceably is an adverb.

Words near ineffaceably in the dictionary

  1. ineffables
  2. ineffably
  3. ineffaceability
  4. ineffaceable
  5. ineffaceableness
  6. ineffaceably
  7. ineffectible
  8. ineffective
  9. ineffectively
  10. ineffectiveness
  11. ineffectivenesses

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