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unassailable

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un⋅as⋅sail⋅a⋅ble

[uhn-uh-sey-luh-buhl]
–adjective
1. not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument: unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic.
2. not subject to denial or dispute: Shakespeare's genius gives his works an unassailable position in world literature.

Origin:
1590–1600; un- 1 + assailable


un⋅as⋅sail⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, un⋅as⋅sail⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅as⋅sail⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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un·as·sail·a·ble   (ŭn'ə-sā'lə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable: unassailable truths.

  2. Not subject to attack or seizure; impregnable: an unassailable fortress.

un'as·sail'a·bil'i·ty, un'as·sail'a·ble·ness n., un'as·sail'a·bly adv.
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