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inextinguishable

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in⋅ex⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅ble

[in-ik-sting-gwi-shuh-buhl]
–adjective
not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.

Origin:
1500–10; in- 3 + extinguishable


in⋅ex⋅tin⋅guish⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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in·ex·tin·guish·a·ble   (ĭn'ĭk-stĭng'gwĭ-shə-bəl)   
adj.  Difficult or impossible to extinguish: an inextinguishable flame; an inextinguishable faith.
in'ex·tin'guish·a·bly adv.
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