inextirpable

[ in-ik-stur-puh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being extirpated:

   inextirpable disease.

inextirpable

/ ˌɪnɪkˈstɜːpəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be extirpated; ineradicable

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˈtirpableness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inextirpable¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word inexstirpābilis. See in- ³, extirpate, -ble

Example Sentences

The more you cut off the branches which imprudently appear, the more powerful and inextirpable become the roots below.

From Project Gutenberg

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