impugnableadj.¹

/ɪmˈpjuːnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < impugn v. + -able suffix.

rare.

Liable to be impugned.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] > subjected to query

in question1563

questioned1574

impugned1599

scrupled1670

queried?1727

doubted1795

impugnable1823

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 262 If any chance to be impugnable on the score of principles.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iv. viii. 257 Her reason..though not easily impugnable, was not as satisfactory to his understanding as to his ear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

impugnableadj.²

/ɪmˈpʌɡnəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < im- prefix² + Latin pugnāre to fight + -able suffix; compare expugnable adj.

? Obsolete.

That cannot be assailed or overcome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed > that cannot be

insuperablec1340

unvanquishablea1382

unexpugnable1382

invincible1482

unsuperable1526

inexpugnablea1535

unvincible1554

impugnable1570

conquerless1595

invictivea1607

inaccessible?1611

unsubduable1611

insuppressivea1616

inexsuperable1623

undefeatablea1640

unconquerable1642

irreducible1858

tower-proof1858

insubduable1866

uncrushable1873

unwinnable1972

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai^v/2 Impugnable, impugabilis.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. v. 295/1 To withstand so puissant and impugnable an enemie.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. x. i. 885/1 If the Tower were impugnable.

Derivatives

impugnaˈbility n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun]

irrefragability1609

unanswerableness1627

infallibilitya1631

uncontrollableness1634

unquestionableness1640

undeniableness1654

irrefragableness1682

incontestableness1727

indisputableness1727

indubitableness1727

inexpugnableness1727

unanswerability1750

incontrovertibility1775

unquestionability1815

impugnability1837

incontrovertibleness1837

incontestability1862

inexpugnability1864

irrefutability1864

indisputability1880

doubtlessness1895

indubitability1933

inescapability1945

1837 G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Justif. iv. 167 So long as the canon of Tertullian shall flourish in its absolute impugnability.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	impugnable
释义	impugnableadj.¹ /ɪmˈpjuːnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < impugn v. + -able suffix. rare. Liable to be impugned. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] > subjected to query in question1563 questioned1574 impugned1599 scrupled1670 queried?1727 doubted1795 impugnable1823 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 262 If any chance to be impugnable on the score of principles. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iv. viii. 257 Her reason..though not easily impugnable, was not as satisfactory to his understanding as to his ear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). impugnableadj.² /ɪmˈpʌɡnəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < im- prefix² + Latin pugnāre to fight + -able suffix; compare expugnable adj. ? Obsolete. That cannot be assailed or overcome. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed > that cannot be insuperablec1340 unvanquishablea1382 unexpugnable1382 invincible1482 unsuperable1526 inexpugnablea1535 unvincible1554 impugnable1570 conquerless1595 invictivea1607 inaccessible?1611 unsubduable1611 insuppressivea1616 inexsuperable1623 undefeatablea1640 unconquerable1642 irreducible1858 tower-proof1858 insubduable1866 uncrushable1873 unwinnable1972 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai^v/2 Impugnable, impugabilis. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. v. 295/1 To withstand so puissant and impugnable an enemie. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. x. i. 885/1 If the Tower were impugnable. Derivatives impugnaˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun] irrefragability1609 unanswerableness1627 infallibilitya1631 uncontrollableness1634 unquestionableness1640 undeniableness1654 irrefragableness1682 incontestableness1727 indisputableness1727 indubitableness1727 inexpugnableness1727 unanswerability1750 incontrovertibility1775 unquestionability1815 impugnability1837 incontrovertibleness1837 incontestability1862 inexpugnability1864 irrefutability1864 indisputability1880 doubtlessness1895 indubitability1933 inescapability1945 1837 G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Justif. iv. 167 So long as the canon of Tertullian shall flourish in its absolute impugnability. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1823adj.²1570
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