impeccable

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 11, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>impeccable</strong> &#149; \im-PECK-uh-bul\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> free from fault or blame <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawless">flawless</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> not capable of sinning or <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liable">liable</a> to sin</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>Although the restaurant was a bit expensive, we found its memorable cuisine, luxurious decor, and <em>impeccable</em> service to be well worth the price.</p> <p>"They were honored for their <em>impeccable</em> character, integrity and exemplary service to our community." — <a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2020/09/28/year-helps-creative-flexible-and-take-nothing-granted/3562490001/">Blake Dowling, <em>The Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat</em>, 28 Sept. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The word <em>impeccable</em> has been used in English since the 16th century. It derives from the Latin word <em>impeccabilis</em>, a combination of the Latin prefix <em>in-</em>, meaning "not," and the verb <em>peccare</em>, meaning "to sin." <em>Peccare</em> has other descendants in English. There is <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peccadillo">peccadillo</a></em>, meaning "a slight offense," and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peccant">peccant</a></em>, meaning "guilty of a moral offense" or simply "faulty." There is also <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peccavi">peccavi</a></em>, which comes from Latin, where it literally means "I have sinned"; in English the word functions as a noun meaning "an acknowledgment of sin."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>