inextirpable

adjective

in·​ex·​tir·​pa·​ble

(¦)i¦nekstərpəbəl,

əˈn-;

¦i(ˌ)nek¦s-

: not capable of being extirpated : ineradicable

inextirpableness

-nə̇s

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

French or Latin; French, from Latin inexstirpabilis, inextirpabilis, from in- in- entry 1 + exstirpare, extirpare to extirpate + -abilis -able

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