unkillableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɪləb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, killable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + killable adj. Compare slightly earlier unkillability n.

That cannot be killed or destroyed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] > killable > not

unkillable1837

1837 Morning Herald (N.Y.) 12 June We killed off one day, our amiable friend—but he is now unkillable.

1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. x. 409 Of all the unkillable lies..this is perhaps the most toughly immortal.

1885 Daily News 14 July 2 The chickens are so hardy as to be unkillable by the ordinary diseases.

1916 Garden Mag. Oct. 93/1 The breeder Cardinal Manning is the most persistent, prolific and unkillable bulb of any sort that I ever encountered.

1951 Western Polit. Q. 4 309 The perennial recrudescence of orthodox economics and unkillable faith in trust-busting.

2017 A. M. Gordon in C. J. Miller Silence of Lambs viii. 105 Unstoppable and seemingly unkillable, the monster terrorizes and outwits those who seek to hunt, trap, or destroy him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unkillable
释义	unkillableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪləbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɪləb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, killable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + killable adj. Compare slightly earlier unkillability n. That cannot be killed or destroyed. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] > killable > not unkillable1837 1837 Morning Herald (N.Y.) 12 June We killed off one day, our amiable friend—but he is now unkillable. 1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. x. 409 Of all the unkillable lies..this is perhaps the most toughly immortal. 1885 Daily News 14 July 2 The chickens are so hardy as to be unkillable by the ordinary diseases. 1916 Garden Mag. Oct. 93/1 The breeder Cardinal Manning is the most persistent, prolific and unkillable bulb of any sort that I ever encountered. 1951 Western Polit. Q. 4 309 The perennial recrudescence of orthodox economics and unkillable faith in trust-busting. 2017 A. M. Gordon in C. J. Miller Silence of Lambs viii. 105 Unstoppable and seemingly unkillable, the monster terrorizes and outwits those who seek to hunt, trap, or destroy him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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