Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable.
- adjective Not subject to attack or seizure; impregnable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not assailable; incapable of being assailed; incontestable; hence, not to be moved or shaken from a purpose.
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- adjective
secure againstattack ;impregnable - adjective by extension
undeniable ,incontestable orincontrovertible
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective impossible to assail
- adjective without flaws or loopholes
- adjective immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Etymologies
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Examples
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Her use of the expression unassailable patriarchy arguably may not include all male Catholics.
Is the New York Times Anti-Catholic for Publishing Maureen Dowd's Criticisms of the Catholic Church? 2009
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Here, in unassailable privacy, they do their tricks for one another, then bask in their own applause.
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To be "unassailable" -- to exchange the soul of a Viking for that of a New Yorker, that of the quick pike for that of the lazy carp whose fat back grows moss covered in a dangerless pond -- that must never become the wish of a German.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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Lord Justice Maurice Kay and Mr Justice Simon, sitting at the High Court in London, said it might be that Ms Smith's decision was "unassailable" - but ruled that Mr McKinnon had an arguable case that should be tested in court.
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When Bernard Madoff made off with $50 billion from elite investors, it caused a virtual tectonic shift in the idea of unassailable integrity among the Wall Street chieftains.
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When Bernard Madoff made off with $50 billion from elite investors, it caused a virtual tectonic shift in the idea of unassailable integrity among the Wall Street chieftains.
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Worst of these in my view is the BBC, which has taken up position in what someone once called the unassailable bastion of biased ignorance.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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After all, not only do we think what the teacher did was deplorable, but it also violated the letter of the law by declaring certain political views unassailable, which is untrue (no matter how PC those opinions are).
Patterico's Pontifications Kevin Murphy 2008
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Leighton called "unassailable" the government's argument that Witt's reinstatement would result in an inconsistent policy in enforcing "don't ask, don't tell."
Judge orders reinstatement of military nurse discharged under 'don't ask' policy Robert Barnes 2010
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The "unassailable" McCain POW-hero narrative has now been assailed.
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