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unalterable

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un·al·ter·a·ble  (n-ôltr--bl)
adj.
Impossible to alter: the unalterable season of bitter cold in Siberia.

un·alter·a·bili·ty, un·alter·a·ble·ness n.
un·alter·a·bly adv.

unalterable [ʌnˈɔːltərəbəl -ˈɔːltrəbəl]
adj
(of a condition, truth, etc.) unable to be changed or altered
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unalterableunalterable - not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule"
alterable - capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment"
2.unalterableunalterable - of a sentence; that cannot be changed; "an unalterable death sentence"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
incommutable - not subject to alteration or change
3.unalterable - remaining the same for indefinitely long times
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"

unalterable
Translations
unalterable [ʌnˈɒltərəbl] ADJinalterable
unalterable [ˌʌnˈɔːltərəbəl] adjimmuable
unalterable
adj intention, decision, factunabänderlich; lawsunveränderlich
unalterable [ʌnˈɒltrəbl] adjinalterabile
unalterable [ʌnˈɒltrəbl] adjinalterabile


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The former measured all actions by the unalterable rule of right, and the eternal fitness of things; the latter decided all matters by authority; but in doing this, he always used the scriptures and their commentators, as the lawyer doth his Coke upon Lyttleton, where the comment is of equal authority with the text.
I embrace this opportunity to assure you once more of my unalterable fidelity to your interests.
His whole high, broad form, seemed made of solid bronze, and shaped in an unalterable mould, like Cellini's cast Perseus.
 
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