in vulnerable
nər 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.
Related forms
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 (ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl, -ˈvʌlnrəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | incapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally |
| 2. | incapable of being damaged or captured: an invulnerable fortress |
| invulnera'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'vulnerableness | |
| —n | |
| in'vulnerably | |
| —adv | |
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In vulnerable
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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invulnerable
1595, from L. invulnerabilis, from in- "not" + vulnerabilis (see vulnerable).
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