irrefragable
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Etymology
Origin of irrefragable
First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin irrefragābilis, equivalent to Latin ir- ir- 2 + refragā(rī) “to resist, oppose” + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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“Scarcity would always be the irrefragable regulatory device that — along with religion and moral dogma — would keep the youth in line with certain expectations,” Slater notes.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2013
The first woman to occupy that distinguished position, with velvet-gloved but irrefragable finesse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The arguments which she employed appeared to her irrefragable; and they were irrefragable, being altogether commonplace.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This principle, although true in a certain sense and within certain limits, is not to be proved irrefragable, as the basis of any theory should be.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
Is there, indeed, irrefragable proof that such a process ever took place anywhere?
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence
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