irrefragable
Which cannot be refutedWhich cannot be refuted; clearly right, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable.
Meaning
3 senses(error lua exec)Which cannot be refuted; clearly right, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable.
(archaic)Which cannot or should not be broken; indestructible.
(obsolete)Of a person: obstinate, stubborn.
бесспо́рныйbesspórnyj, неопровержи́мыйneoproveržímyj, неоспори́мыйneosporímyj
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin irrefrāgābilis (“irrefragable”) + English -able (suffixLearned borrowing from Late Latin irrefrāgābilis (“irrefragable”) + English -able (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘able or fit to be done’). Irrefrāgābilis is derived from Latin ir- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + refrāgārī + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon); while refrāgārī is the present active infinitive of refrāgor (“to oppose, resist; to gainsay, thwart”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + fragor (“a breaking, shattering; a crash; din, uproar”) (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”))), formed as an antonym of suffrāgōr, the first-person singular present passive indicative of suffrāgō (“to support; to vote for”).
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Forms
more irrefragable, most irrefragable| Comparative | more irrefragable Lesson |
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| Superlative | most irrefragable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
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16 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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