adj. 1. Impeccably clean; spotless: "The room was as spare and immaculate as a monk's cell" (Caroline Preston). 2. Free from sin. 3. Free from fault or error: an immaculate record on the job. 4. Biology Having no spots or marks. [Middle English immaculat, from Latin immaculātus : in-, not; see IN-1 + maculātus, past participle of maculāre, to blemish (from macula, spot).] im·macu·late·ly adv. im·macu·late·ness n. |
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