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impeccably

UK/ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/US/ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/
adverbC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,002 of 15,258neutral

Impeccably means without a single flaw. Impeccably dressed, impeccably behaved, impeccably timed.

It belongs above all to manners and to dress, and impeccably dressed is the highest compliment of its kind. The Latin means without sin, which is a very grand origin for a word about a suit.

Definitions of impeccably

  1. 1adverbimpeccablyWithout a single flaw.C2

    “The hotel room was impeccably clean, with fresh flowers on the table.”

impeccably is a manner.

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *ped-

  2. Latin

    impeccabilis — not liable to sin

  3. Middle French

    impeccable

  4. English

    impeccable

  5. English, today

    impeccably

Built from

  • im- · Latin — not
  • pecco · Latin — to err, to sin

From impeccable + -ly. impeccable comes from Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + pecco (“to err, to sin”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

impeccably in the wild

  • As the nation's leading publication in this realm, World Climate Report is exhaustively researched, impeccably referenced, and always timely.

    World Climate Report

  • Wodehouse, being a wealthy young member of the Drones Club, well-dressed, well-spoken, impeccably polite, and generally in some kind of romantic trouble.

    Monty Bodkin

  • The "Tykes" defended impeccably throughout, and Tufnell scored the winning goal.

    1912 FA Cup final

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the pecco family

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impeccably — used about once every 11,558 pages · #12,002 · point at the bar for the others