Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being impregnable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
impregnable ;invincibility .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun having the strength to withstand attack
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Examples
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I never was privy to a directive to tout the impregnability of every new dot-com that came along.
BAD NEWS: What Role Did Reporters Play In The Financial Crisis? Peter S. Goodman 2011
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I never was privy to a directive to tout the impregnability of every new dot-com that came along.
BAD NEWS: What Role Did Reporters Play In The Financial Crisis? Peter S. Goodman 2011
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This spoke not only of their impregnability, but also of their ample storage, designed to survive years of siege.
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I never was privy to a directive to tout the impregnability of every new dot-com that came along.
BAD NEWS: What Role Did Reporters Play In The Financial Crisis? Peter S. Goodman 2011
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They were so confident of the impregnability of their fortress that they called down to Alexander saying he would never take the place unless his soldiers had wings.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They were so confident of the impregnability of their fortress that they called down to Alexander saying he would never take the place unless his soldiers had wings.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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After 10 years of chasing the dream of impregnability and now trillions of dollars poorer, we have more enemies then ever.
Miroslav Volf: Did 9/11 Make Us Morally 'Better'? Miroslav Volf 2011
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Only his successor, Tony Blair, arguably the most un-Labour leader of all, enjoyed years of respect and seeming impregnability.
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After 10 years of chasing the dream of impregnability and now trillions of dollars poorer, we have more enemies then ever.
Miroslav Volf: Did 9/11 Make Us Morally 'Better'? Miroslav Volf 2011
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I never was privy to a directive to tout the impregnability of every new dot-com that came along.
BAD NEWS: What Role Did Reporters Play In The Financial Crisis? Peter S. Goodman 2011
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