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pregnable
[preg-nuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being taken or won by force.
a pregnable fortress.
open to attack; assailable.
a pregnable argument.
pregnable
/ ˈɛɡəə /
adjective
capable of being assailed or captured
Other Word Forms
- pregnability noun
- ˌԲˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pregnable1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pregnable1
Example Sentences
Thanks to the leadership of King Priam and the courage and compassion of the Trojan people, our walled city is far stronger and even less pregnable than it was nine years ago, and we have won the fight against the Greeks.
Mercedes’ Russian stronghold now also looks pregnable after Ferrari’s front row lockout yesterday, their first for nine years.
A moment later, the commando squad breaks into this very pregnable fortress and kills everyone not billed above the title: the rogue warrior Frost and the low-level keeper of the safe house, Matt Weston.
Pregnable, preg′na-bl, adj. that may be taken by assault or force.
Only after Tunisia's longtime president fled his North African country last month did Mr. Mubarak's grip on power seem pregnable.
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