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unatonable

/ʌnəˈtəʊnəbəl/

unatonable adjective: incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.

Adjective

unatonable (comparative more unatonable, superlative most unatonable)

  1. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.
  2. (obsolete) irreconcilable.
    • unatonable matrimony1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC

Forms of unatonable

comparativemore unatonable
superlativemost unatonable

Origin of unatonable

From un- + atonable.

Questions about unatonable

What does unatonable mean?
Unatonable means incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.
What part of speech is unatonable?
Unatonable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unatonable?
Unatonable is pronounced /ʌnəˈtəʊnəbəl/.

Words near unatonable in the dictionary

  1. unathletic
  2. unathletically
  3. unatmospheric
  4. unatomizable
  5. unatomized
  6. unatonable
  7. unatoned
  8. unatoning
  9. unatrophied
  10. unattach
  11. unattachable

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