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Definition of Inestimable
1. Adjective. Beyond calculation or measure. "Immeasurable wealth"
Definition of Inestimable
1. a. Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.
Definition of Inestimable
1. Adjective. Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude. ¹
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Definition of Inestimable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inestimable
Literary usage of Inestimable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"alone enjoyed and asserted the inestimable privilege of being tried only by their
peers ; and even in a capital accusation, a synod of their brethren were ..."
2. The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders by Walter Scott (1878)
"But closer inspection discerned in his turban that inestimable gem, which was
called by the poets the Sea ..."
3. Annual Report by Boston Female Anti-slavery Society (1836)
"... and her very intelligent companion, Miss Jeffrey, from England, also Mrs.
Thompson, the wife of our inestimable fellow- laborer, George Thompson. ..."
4. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... yourselves worthy of possessing that inestimable jewel, Liberty, and reflect
that you have nothing to dread whilst you are engaged in so glorious a ..."
5. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington, Jared Sparks (1835)
"The value of it is intrinsically great; but it is rendered inestimable by the
manner, and the hand it is derived from. Let me entreat you, therefore, Sir, ..."
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