ineradicable

[ in-i-rad-i-kuh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /

not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.

Origin of ineradicable

First recorded in 1810–20; in-³ + eradicable

in·e·rad·i·ca·ble·ness, noun in·e·rad·i·ca·bly, adverb

Religion is ineradicably woven into the every-day life of this race: a Spaniard is half mystic by inheritance.

Heroic Spain |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Some survive but in fragments of fantastic folk-lore, still lingering on ineradicably as the parasites of more modern creeds.

The Cradle of Mankind |W.A. Wigram
One of the most frequent accusations against us among foreigners, is that we are wholly and ineradicably sordid.

Teaching the Child Patriotism |Kate Upson Clarke
Art rests upon a kind of religious sense: it is deeply and ineradicably in earnest.

Maxims and Reflections |Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

That divine thing lies hid, ineradicably, beneath their evil doing and evil thought.

Character and Conduct |Various

ineradicable

/ (ˌɪnɪˈrædɪkəbəl) /

not able to be removed or rooted out; inextirpable an ineradicable disease

ineradicableness, noun ineradicably, adverb