invulnerable
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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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Invulnerable
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Word Origin & History
invulnerable
1595, from L. invulnerabilis, from in- "not" + vulnerabilis (see vulnerable).
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Example sentences
When some crackpot snaps and goes to campus with a sackful of guns and ammo, they are the next thing to invulnerable.
He hears from a bird that if he bathes in the dragon's blood he will be rendered invulnerable to any enemy's weapons.
And don't forget that tenure is by no means invulnerable.
Claims that it was designed to be invulnerable are urban myth, he's happy to tell you.
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