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单词 uncleansable
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uncleansableadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklɛnzəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklɛnzəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɛnzəb(ə)l/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and cleansable adj.; also 1800s 2000s– uncleanseable, 1800s– uncleansable.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, cleansable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + cleansable adj.
Of a crime, a sense of shame, etc.: that cannot be cleansed or purged. Also in literal sense: impossible to clean.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > unpardonableness > [adjective]
irremissible1413
uncleansable?c1475
impardonable1523
unpardonable1525
inexcusable1526
unforgivable1548
unexcusable1550
pardonless1567
inexpiable1570
unreclaimable1574
irremittable1587
unremissible1593
unsatisfiable1593
unexpiable1606
excuseless1611
anapologetic1614
unsalvable1624
pretenceless1641
unpalliable1672
unatonable1689
redemptionless1799
irredeemablea1834
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > unpardonable or inexpiable
irremissible1413
uncleansable?c1475
impardonable1523
unpardonable1525
inexcusable1526
unforgivable1548
unexcusable1550
pardonless1567
inexpiable1570
irremittable1587
unremissible1593
unsatisfiable1593
unexpiable1606
excuseless1611
anapologetic1614
pretenceless1641
unatonable1689
?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 25 Vn Clenseabyll, inexpiablilis, inpurgabilis.
1651 W. Greenhill Expos. 14th–19th Chapters Ezekiel xvi. 234 Intimating her heart was so fowle, that it was uncleanseable, it was cor putridum.
a1854 J. Wilson Poet. Wks. (1858) 529 He was a man of guilt and many crimes Uncleansed, uncleansable.
1901 Sanitary Rec. 10 Oct. 315/2 The unsightly, indecent, uncleansable privies are done away with.
2008 B. Gendron Gentlemen 6 Fraught with the psychological warfare, bedroom drama, Catholic guilt,..and uncleansable shame that coincide with relationships gone seriously wrong.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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