unreproachableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈprəʊtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈproʊtʃəb(ə)l/ That cannot be reproached or faulted; above reproach; irreproachable.
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society > morality > virtue > absence of moral flaw > [adjective] > above reproach
unreprovablea1382
irreprehensiblec1384
irreprevablec1440
irreprovable?1504
unrebukable1530
unblameable?1537
unreproachable1578
unaccusable1582
irreproachable1634
unimpeachable1785
uncensurable1821
sanctorum1824
Simon Pure1835
1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie v. 296 Writing remayneth alwayes, and serueth for an vnreprocheable witnesse [Fr. tesmoing irreprochable].
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 244 The purenesse of our life and innocencie unreprochable.
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 90 These bills must be well testified, with vnreproachable witnesses.
a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 143 in Wks. (1721) II. Whether God hears the Pray'rs of Saints or not,..God unreproachable remains.
1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War i. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 708 An unreproachable witness.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxii. 347 Where the defendant bore a fair and unreproachable character.
1839 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 162 A ‘fine gentleman’—of modish and unreproachable presence.
1889 Mag. Christian Lit. Nov. 84/1 Preach muscular Christianity, preach an unreproachable manhood.
1905 Westminster 19 Aug. 8/2 They had their opinions and were not slow to express them, but their lives were..unreproachable.
2005 W. Mordden How's your Romance? 71 Lars Erich was wearing unreproachable slacks and impressive dress shoes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1578