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adjective
1.
strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
2.
not to be overcome or overthrown: an impregnable argument.
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Impregnable
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- In a defensive point of view, the place is regarded as impregnable.
- In its impregnable vaults it could house a whole battalion of infantry.
- The rebel mind had literally exhausted itself in its efforts to render the city impregnable.
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adjective
susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
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impregnable
1430, imprenable, from M.Fr. imprenable, from O.Fr. in- "not" + prenable "assailable, vulnerable," from stem of prendre "to take, grasp," from L. prehendere (see prehensile). With intrusive -g- 16c., on model of deign, reign, etc.
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