unimpeachable ˈʌnəmˌpitʃəbəl adjective
1. beyond doubt or reproach
2. completely acceptable; not open to reproach
3. free of guilt; not subject to blame
The word unimpeachable has appeared in 53 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 16 in “The Many Takes on Superman: Gruff, Charming or Menschy?” by Maya Phillips. The article mentions Christopher Reeve, whose portrayal of the character “was that of a quintessential comic book savior”:
His Superman is confident, upstanding and authoritative, and between his powers and his unimpeachable sense of justice, he’s downright unstoppable — as when he reverses the Earth’s rotation to go back in time to save a life.
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