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   impregnable

   /ɪmˈprɛɡnəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into: "a massive and impregnable fortress" Similar invulnerableimpenetrableunattackableunassailableinviolablesecurestrongstoutsafefortress-likewell fortifiedwell defendedinvincibleunconquerableunbeatableindestructibleOpposite vulnerable
   • ▪ unable to be defeated or overcome: "Liverpool used their good fortune to forge an impregnable lead" 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

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