INEXPUGNABLE


Meaning of INEXPUGNABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌi-nik-ˈspəg-nə-bəl, -ˈspyü-nə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English in-expungnabull, from Latin inexpugnabilis, from in- + expugnare to take by storm, from ex- + pugnare to fight — more at pungent

Date: 15th century

1. : incapable of being subdued or overthrown : impregnable

an inexpugnable position

2. : stable , fixed

inexpugnable hatred

• in·ex·pug·na·ble·ness noun

• in·ex·pug·na·bly -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.