Impregnable
[ɪm'pregnəb(ə)l] or [ɪm'prɛɡnəbl]
Definition
(adj.) incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted; 'an impregnable argument'; 'impregnable self-confidence' .
(adj.) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; 'an impregnable fortress'; 'fortifications that made the frontier inviolable'; 'a secure telephone connection' .
Edited by Constantine--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.
(a.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unassailable, inexpugnable, not to be taken by assault, not to be stormed, secure from capture, tenable against all odds.
Editor: Warren
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PREGNABLE]
Editor: Stu
Definition
adj. that cannot be seized: that cannot be moved.—n. Impregnabil′ity.—adv. Impreg′nably.
Editor: Rebekah
Examples
- Melnos is not impregnable. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Bragg had about half this number, but his position was supposed to be impregnable. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A continuous line of impregnable fortifications circles the outer slopes of the Mountains of Otz. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- At four o'clock Hooker reported his position as impregnable. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I questioned Thuvia, asking her what enemies the therns could fear in their impregnable fortress. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- His face became livid with rage as he found my guard impregnable, while blood flowed from a dozen minor wounds upon his face and body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- That influence, in its last analysis, was simply the power of money: Bertha Dorset's social credit was based on an impregnable bank-account. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The rebel position was impregnable against any force that could be brought against its front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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