unappealableadj.
/ˌʌnəˈpiːləbl/, U.S. /ˌənəˈpiləb(ə)l/ That cannot be appealed against (or from).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [adjective] > that cannot be appealed against
unappealable1635
unappellable1661
1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 30 An unappealable sentence of death.
1642 Vindic. King 15 The sole unappealable Judge of all things.
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 898 There being no Ultimate Judgment Unappealable from, there could never be any Final Determination of Controversies.
1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 259 The Bishops..maintaining their just and unappealable authority.
1786 A. Seward Let. 20 Dec. (1811) I. 229 A man of ability, with an air of unappealable decision, perpetually pronouncing in modern poets that to be obscure, which is clear as day~light.
1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. iv. §1. 11 Muse or Spirit, that inspirest..the deep drama of man!..First and last unappealable arbitress, thou!
1874 W. E. Gladstone Rome etc., Vatican Decrees 38 The judgments of this Pope..are unappealable and irreversible.
Derivatives
unaˈppealableness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > lack of appeal
unappealableness1652
1652 W. Durham Maran-atha 23 The un-appealablenesse from this judgement.
unaˈppealably adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]
withouten wantrukea1225
without missa1275
dreadlessc1369
doubtlessc1386
certainlya1400
sadly?a1425
questionlessc1425
undoubtablyc1425
doubtlesslyc1440
unsoilablyc1445
undoubtablec1450
undoubteda1500
undoubtedly?a1500
infallibly1502
indefeasibly1540
undubitately1548
indubitatelya1552
undoubting1552
undoubtingly1552
indoubtedly1563
indoubtly1606
unquestionably1611
questionlessly1612
indubitably1624
undoubtfully1628
uncontrollably1629
irrefragably1635
ungainsayably1637
inquestionablya1641
indubiously1642
unquestionedly1644
incontrollably1646
incontrovertibly1646
indisputably1646
acknowledgedly?1649
inexpugnably1653
uncontrovertablya1658
undubitably1660
inconfutably1664
uncontrollably1676
irrefutably1681
uncontestedly1699
undisputably1707
uncontestably1709
incontestablya1711
uncontrovertibly1755
undisputedly1778
(and) no mistake1818
unchallengeably1827
without resort1827
undeniedly1837
unappealably1840
indubitativelya1853
irrecusably1862
uncontradictably1862
inescapably1881
unarguably1888
sho1893
sure1894
posilutely1914
hands down1936
1840 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 563/2 The victa causa..stood unappealably condemned.
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