unatonable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ atonable

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnəˈtəʊnəbəl/

Adjective

unatonable (comparative more unatonable, superlative most unatonable)

Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.
(obsolete) irreconcilable.
- 1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
  unatonable matrimony

References

“unatonable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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