irrefutable

[ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl, ir-i-fyoo-tuh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

ir·ref·u·ta·ble

[ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl, ir-i-fyoo-tuh-buhl]
adjective
that cannot be refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.

Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin irrefūtābilis. See ir-2, refutable

ir·ref·u·ta·bil·i·ty, ir·ref·u·ta·ble·ness, noun
ir·ref·u·ta·bly, adverb


indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable.

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Irrefutable has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
Example Sentences
  • At this point, the fact that finance workers are way overpaid is irrefutable.
  • Until of course the irrefutable evidence of pain and suffering became too great to ignore.
  • She, it seems to me, is the irrefutable counter to my racist commentators.
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irrefutable (ɪˈrɛfjʊtəbəl, ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbəl)
 
adj
impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
 
irrefuta'bility
 
n
 
ir'refutableness
 
n
 
ir'refutably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

irrefutable
1620, from L. irrefutabilis, from in- "not" + refutabilis (see refute).
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irrefutable definition


The opposite of refutable.

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