inexterminable

adjective

in·​exterminable

¦in+

1

obsolete : interminable

2

: incapable of extermination

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin inexterminabilis, from Latin in- in- entry 1 + Late Latin exterminabilis capable of being exterminated, exterminable, from Latin exterminare to exterminate + -abilis -able

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