expugnable

[ ek-spyoo-nuh-buhl, -spuhg-nuh- ]

adjective

able to be overcome, conquered, defeated, etc.

Origin of expugnable

¹

1560–70; <Latin expugnābilis, equivalent to expugnā(re) to take by storm (ex-ex-¹ + pugnāre to fight) + -bilis-ble

Words Nearby expugnable

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How to use expugnable in a sentence

expugnable, eks-pug′na-bl, or eks-pū′-, adj. (rare) capable of being stormed.
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