inextirpable

[ in-ik-stur-puh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being extirpated:

   inextirpable disease.

inextirpable

/ ˌɪnɪkˈstɜːpəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be extirpated; ineradicable

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˈtirpableness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inextirpable¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word inexstirpābilis. See in- ³, extirpate, -ble

Example Sentences

The setup could be described as “Casanova meets Dracula”—or, skeptical, empirical modernity, the cult of calculated, maximized pleasure meets the cult of pain and mystique, of the irrepressible and inextirpable atavistic and pre-rational forces.

From The New Yorker

The more you cut off the branches which imprudently appear, the more powerful and inextirpable become the roots below.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• enduring
• lasting
• memorable
• stirring
• unforgettable