adj
expugnable
Expugnable (adj) means Able to be defeated or captured by force.
adj
1
Able to be defeated or captured by force.
2
Able to be taken over or beaten.
"Harriet, flattered, wondered if, among the young, expugnable officers who took her out, Edwina could ever find one she would wish to marry."
— Olivia Manning, The Danger Tree (The Levant Trilogy; 1) (1977)
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Etymology
From Latin expugnabilis.
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What is the meaning of expugnable?
"expugnable" (adj) means able to be defeated or captured by force.
What is the opposite of expugnable?
The opposite of "expugnable" is indomitable.
What are the different meanings of expugnable?
"expugnable" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to be defeated or captured by force; 2. Able to be taken over or beaten.
