ineradicable

adjective

in·​erad·​i·​ca·​ble ˌi-ni-ˈra-di-kə-bəl How to pronounce ineradicable (audio)
: incapable of being eradicated
ineradicability noun
ineradicably adverb

Examples of ineradicable in a Sentence

She made an ineradicable impression on us.
Recent Examples on the Web At the time, Benzion was a largely unknown and quasi-mystical interpreter of the Iberian Inquisition—which, for him, represented the perennial efflorescence of antisemitism as a racialized (and hence ineradicable) phenomenon. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024 Despite these ineradicable sources of imprecision, many of today’s best election modellers try to embrace rigor. Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 Israel regards the war as existential — the best way to restore its reputation in the region as ineradicable and as a beacon of security for Jews worldwide. Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024 Although coyotes have been amply demonstrated to be ineradicable, one councilman, Steve Madison, spoke passionately about the need to protect the city’s cats and dogs from their attacks. Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 Senior Israeli officials now say Hamas must be crushed, both to restore stability in Gaza and credibility for Israel as an ineradicable part of the Middle East. Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023 Yet the legend of Burden the outlaw hero, willing to go all in on his performances, has proved ineradicable. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023 The infected, who slowly hybridize with the parasites to become more impervious, may well be ineradicable as a species. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023 Stutz thinks of Part X as an ineradicable evil that is always threatening to nullify our being. Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ineradicable was in 1818

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“Ineradicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ineradicable. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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