irrefragable

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buh l]

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adjective

not to be disputed or contested.

Origin of irrefragable

1525–35; < Late Latin irrefragābilis, equivalent to Latin ir- ir-² + refragā(rī) to resist, oppose + -bilis -ble

Related formsir·ref·ra·ga·bil·i·ty, ir·ref·ra·ga·ble·ness, nounir·ref·ra·ga·bly, adverb

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Related Words for irrefragable

durable, perpetual, immortal, undeniable, ironclad, unassailable, indisputable, unambiguous, precise, convincing, compelling, unmistakable, decisive, irrefutable, irrevocable, abiding, deathless, enduring, everlasting, immutable

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Historical Examples of irrefragable

But we put it on the irrefragable logic of the materialist's own premises and conclusions.
Life: Its True Genesis
R. W. Wright
To her, the authority of the Church was paramount,—was the only irrefragable thing.
Earl Hubert's Daughter
Emily Sarah Holt
These laws, therefore, I now repeat, and beg of you to observe them as irrefragable.
The Crown of Wild Olive
John Ruskin
This part of the argument must appear to every reader as irrefragable.
The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus
George Jones
The position of each was at once irrefragable and impossible.
Voltaire
John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for irrefragable

irrefragable

adjective

not able to be denied or refuted; indisputable

Derived Formsirrefragability or irrefragableness, nounirrefragably, adverb

Word Origin for irrefragable

C16: from Late Latin irrefrāgābilis, from Latin ir- + refrāgārī to resist, thwart

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Word Origin and History for irrefragable

adj.

"that cannot be refuted," 1530s, from Late Latin irrefragabilis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin refragari "to oppose, contest," from re- "back" (see re-) + frag-, base of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Related: irrefragably; irrefragability.