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单词 expugnable
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expugnable

[ ek-spyoo-nuh-buhl, -spuhg-nuh- ]
/ ɛkˈspyu nə bəl, -ˈspʌg nə- /

adjective

able to be overcome, conquered, defeated, etc.

Origin of expugnable

1560–70; <Latin expugnābilis, equivalent to expugnā(re) to take by storm (ex-ex-1 + pugnāre to fight) + -bilis-ble

Words nearby expugnable

expressway, expropriate, expropriation, expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction
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Example sentences from the Web for expugnable

  • Expugnable, eks-pug′na-bl, or eks-pū′-, adj. (rare) capable of being stormed.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
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