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indelible
/ɪnˈdɛləbl/
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
left
VERB + INDELIBLE
air, contract, ink, name, scars, teaching, use, written
INDELIBLE + NOUN
generations, impression, mark
PREP.
on, with
Definitions
adj
1
Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.
This ink spot on the contract is indelible.
This stain on my shirt is indelible.
2
Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.
That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory.
During our investigation it became clear that for three decades many other women had suffered at the hands of our abuser, but they had refused to testify against him because of the indelible stigma it would bring.
3
Incapable of being annulled.
November 7, 1678, Thomas Sprat, a sermon preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of Clergymen in the Church of St Mary-le-Bow They are […] endued with indelible power from above.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — cannot be removed or erased
- unerasable
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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This ink spot on the contract is indelible.
Wiktionary02
This stain on my shirt is indelible.
Wiktionary03
Written with indelible pen.
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Will you please use indelible ink so the phrase won't rub out?
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Mr. Brown's unique style of teaching left an indelible mark on generations of students.
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We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
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