inexpiate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈɛkspiət/
Etymology
From Latin inexpiātus. See in- (“not”) + expiate.
Meanings
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(obsolete, poetic) Not appeased or placated.
To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part.
[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inexpiate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inexpiate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |