ineffaceable
adjective
in·ef·face·able
ˌi-nə-ˈfā-sə-bəl 
: not effaceable : ineradicable
As a painter … he left an ineffaceable mark upon his century.—
John Russell
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The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
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Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
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