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irreproachable, a.|ɪrɪˈprəʊtʃəb(ə)l|
[a. F. irréprochable (15th c. in Hatz.–Darm.), f. ir- (ir-2) + réprochable reproachable.]
Not reproachable; not open to reproach or blame; free from blame, faultless.
1634W. Tirwhyt tr. Balzac's Lett. (vol. I.) 300 The disgrace of so irreproachable a Minister. 1664Evelyn Architects & Archit. in Freart's Archit. 118 An exact and irreproachable Piece of Architecture. 1741tr. D'Argens' Chinese Lett. xxxvi. 272 This Man, whose Behaviour was always irreproachable. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 305, I found an exceedingly neat, well-educated M'pongwe gentleman in irreproachable English garments, and with irreproachable, but slightly floreate, English language.
Hence irreproachaˈbility [F. irréprochabilité (1791 in Hatz.–Darm.)]; irreˈproachableness, the quality of being irreproachable.
1828Webster, Irreproachableness, the quality or state of being not reproachable. 1833T. Hook Parson's Dau. i. i. 2 A noble lady..satisfied of the irreproachability of her conduct. 1879Farrar St. Paul II. 520 The qualifications on which St. Paul insists are irreproachableness, faithful domestic life. 1890H. S. Merriman Suspense II. i. 12 Bristling with the consciousness of her own wearisome irreproachability. |