infractible

adjective

in·​fract·​ible

-təbəl

: inviolable

a thorough and infractible eight hours devoted to his work in Wall Street

—Scott Fitzgerald

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin infractus unbroken (from Latin in- in- entry 1 + fractus, past participle of frangere to break) + English -ible

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