inextinguishable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inextinguishable
First recorded in 1500–10; in- 3 + extinguishable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Next up is Danish composer Carl Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, Inextinguishable, composed at a time when the first world war was raging, which probably helps explain its timpani battle.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2013
Nielsen called the symphony "The Inextinguishable," explaining his belief that "in case all the world was devastated, then nature would still begin to breed new life again."
From Time Magazine Archive
Inextinguishable laughter followed the spread of this doctrine through Arizona.
From Arizona Nights by White, Stewart Edward
Inextinguishable laughter followed from all present: Mr. Von Pilsen quitted the room forthwith: and next morning was sought for in vain in B——.
From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by Hogg, James
Inextinguishable, in-eks-ting′gwish-a-bl, adj. that cannot be extinguished, quenched, or destroyed.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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