单词 | unopposable |
释义 | unopposableadj. That cannot be (effectively) opposed; irrepressible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > capable of being opposed > not opposeless1608 unopposable1667 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 60 Illiterate men Apostoliz'd and made by him unopposable. 1710 N. S. Divine Rights of Brit. Nation & Constit. Vindicated 30 Kings, Governors, Magistrates, that is, Persons ruling, and executing a just and legal Power, are so far unopposable and irresistable. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. ix. 151 The application is either opposable or unopposable. 1922 A. Bennett Lilian ii. ii. 91 Lilian felt all the soft, cruel, unopposable force of Miss Grig's individuality. 2006 T. Cahill Myst. of Middle Ages 61 Why should the helpless emperor continue to be acknowledged overlord of these startlingly novel, but unopposable, political entities? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1667 |
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