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in⋅vul⋅ner⋅a⋅ble

[in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl]
–adjective
1. incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
2. proof against or immune to attack: A strong navy made Great Britain invulnerable.
3. not open to denial or disproof: an invulnerable argument.

Origin:
1585–95; < L invulnerābilis. See in- 3 , vulnerable


in⋅vul⋅ner⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅vul⋅ner⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅vul⋅ner⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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invulnerable 
1595, from L. invulnerabilis, from in- "not" + vulnerabilis (see vulnerable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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