单词 | unkillability |
释义 | unkillabilityn. The quality of not being killable. Cf. slightly later unkillable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > [noun] > unkillable quality unkillability1835 1835 Lady Lytton Diary 21 Dec. in L. Devey Life Lady Lytton (1887) 102 My nature must be a happy mixture of asbestos, cast iron, and feline unkillability. 1957 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Jan. 43/2 A kind of Jewish indomitable guts, that ultimate unkillability which comes only from grandparents in yamulke and horse-hair wig. 1972 Spectator 8 Apr. 546/2 His virtues being slyness, unkillability and a sour talent for the wisecrack. 2013 R. Blondell Helen of Troy ii. 42 Her myths feature a number of close brushes with death that seem to insist on her unkillability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835 |
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