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inextirpable

American  
[in-ik-stur-puh-buhl] / ˌɪn ɪkˈstɜr pə bəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being extirpated.

    inextirpable disease.
inextirpable British  
/ ˌɪnɪkˈstɜːpəbəl /

adjective

  1. not able to be extirpated; ineradicable

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Other Word Forms

  • inextirpableness noun

Etymology

Origin of inextirpable

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

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

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