Antonyms for impeccably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : im-pek-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛk ə bəl


Definition of impeccably

Origin :
  • 1530s, "not capable of sin," from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin. Meaning "faultless" is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.
  • As in perfectly : adv without flaw
Example sentences :
  • Towards the girl and her father he was impeccably respectful.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • To be impeccably correct, initials should not be engraved on a visiting card.
  • Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
  • He selected a peak some ten miles away, and shot to it in a line which was impeccably straight.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • The victims of the "accident," if there had really been any such, made no boast of it, and the dumb boy was impeccably discreet.
  • Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau
  • But the Act as it stood, ignoring this vital change, was impeccably Conservative, and on that account went through.
  • Extract from : « The Framework of Home Rule » by Erskine Childers
  • Certainly this story of old Salem is impeccably written and its subtle handling of tone and atmosphere is beyond dispute.
  • Extract from : « The American Spirit in Literature, » by Bliss Perry
  • Yet in dress and speech he knew himself to be impeccably Spanish, and was not Don Esteban there to confirm him?
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Then he deliberately spat upon the impeccably shining red hood of Sophie's roadster.
  • Extract from : « Burned Bridges » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • For American she assuredly was not, though her trim tailoring was impeccably the mode of the moment.
  • Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie
  • There are no bamboo tables, no skimpy French chairs or Japanese umbrellas; everything is severely plain and impeccably clean.
  • Extract from : « A Bed of Roses » by W. L. George

Synonyms for impeccably

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