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Matchless; peerless. [Obs.] Holland.

able to impeachment; chargeable with a crime. Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for waste. Z. Swift.

Not perisha ble; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduringpermanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly, adv.

Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled. -- In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv.

Incapable of being diminished. [R.] Milton.

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.…

Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds. "Inextinguishable rage." Milton.

Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless. He [Berkely] erred, -- and who is free from error -- but his intentions were irreproachable. Beattie.

The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.

Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

joined together; correspondent. -- Match"a*ble*ness, n. Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is matchable with the best of the ancients. Hakewill.

Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.

Capable of having an oath administered to. [Obs.] Shak.

Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.

The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction. Locke.

Capable of being plowed; arable.

Capable of being polished.

Capable of being published; suitable for publication.

r offenses. That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor. Milton. -- Pun"ish*a*ble*ness, n.

Capable of being quenched.