indestructible

[in-di-struhk-tuh-buhl] Origin

in·de·struct·i·ble

[in-di-struhk-tuh-buhl]
adjective
not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.

Origin:
1665–75; < Late Latin indēstrūctibilis. See in-3, destructible

in·de·struct·i·bil·i·ty, in·de·struct·i·ble·ness, noun
in·de·struct·i·bly, adverb


unbreakable, permanent, enduring.

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Indestructible has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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indestructible (ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbəl)
 
adj
incapable of being destroyed; very durable
 
indestructi'bility
 
n
 
inde'structibleness
 
n
 
inde'structibly
 
adv

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indestructible
1674, from in- "not" + destructible (see destroy).
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