expugnable

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

adjective

1. able to be overcome, conquered, defeated, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of expugnable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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