irrefragable
Americanadjective
adjective
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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
And the King sets up no pretensions to any possessions, the right to which he cannot prove by irrefragable titles.”
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers
There is no use in talking or writing unless I can adduce proofs, irrefragable proofs, that are accessible to all.
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
"You have destroyed the irrefragable proof of his guilt."
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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