"impacable" meaning in English

See impacable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more impacable [comparative], most impacable [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin im- (“not”) + pacare (“to quiet”). See pacate. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|im-||not}} Latin im- (“not”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impacable (comparative more impacable, superlative most impacable)
  1. (obsolete) Not to be appeased or quieted. Tags: obsolete Related terms: impacably, implacable
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