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   Im·preg·na·ble

   /imˈpreɡnəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into: "an impregnable wall of solid sandstone" Similar invulnerableimpenetrableunattackableunassailableinviolablesecurestrongstoutsafefortress-likewell fortifiedwell defendedinvincibleunconquerableunbeatableindestructibleOpposite vulnerable
   • ▪ unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable: "the case against Hastings would have been almost impregnable" Similar unassailableunbeatableundefeatableunshakeableinvincibleindomitableunconquerableunstoppableinvulnerableOpposite vulnerable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- ‘not’ + prendre ‘take’ (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impregnability noun
   • 2. impregnably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 18

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