inexpugnable

[ in-ik-spuhg-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.

inexpugnable

/ ˌɪnɪkˈspʌɡnəbəl /

adjective

1. a rare word for impregnable 1

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˌpugnaˈbility, noun
• ˌinexˈpugnably, adverb

Other Words From

• inex·pugna·bili·ty inex·pugna·ble·ness noun
• inex·pugna·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexpugnable¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inexpugnābilis, equivalent to in- in- ³ + expugnābilis ( expugnā ( re ) to take by storm ( ex- ex- ¹ + pugnāre to fight) + -bilis -ble )

Example Sentences

The approach is burlesque, but “there is no mistaking the real heartbreak and waste that are Hage’s material,” our reviewer John Williams writes, “or his outrage at the most costly, terrible and seemingly inexpugnable qualities of humanity.”

From New York Times

But there is no mistaking the real heartbreak and waste that are Hage’s material, or his outrage at the most costly, terrible and seemingly inexpugnable qualities of humanity.

From New York Times

Its lofty embattled walls, its bold, projecting, rounded towers that pierce the sky, strike the imagination and promise inexpugnable strength.

From Salon

Reille described them as inexpugnable — impregnable.

From Washington Post

That might have been true, but on June 18, it was the Hanoverians who were inexpugnable.

From Washington Post