inexpugnable
American
[in-ik-spuhg-nuh-buhl]
/ ˌɪn ɪkˈspʌg nə bəl /
adjective
inexpugnable
British
/ ˌɪnɪkˈspʌɡnəbəl /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inexpugnable
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inexpugnābilis, equivalent to in- in- 3 + expugnābilis ( expugnā ( re ) to take by storm ( ex- ex- 1 + pugnāre to fight) + -bilis -ble )
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