irrefrangible

[ ir-i-fran-juh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not to be broken or violated; inviolable:

   an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.

2. incapable of being refracted.

irrefrangible

/ ˌɪrɪˈfrændʒəbəl /

adjective

1. not to be broken or transgressed; inviolable
2. physics incapable of being refracted

Derived Forms

• ˌirreˈfrangibly, adverb
• ˌirreˌfrangiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• irre·frangi·bili·ty irre·frangi·ble·ness noun
• irre·frangi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrefrangible¹

First recorded in 1710–20; ir- ² + refrangible

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