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invulnerable

in·vul·ne·rable

UK/ɪnˈvʌl.nə.ɹə.bəl/ US/ˌɪˈnvʌlnɜrʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

immune to attack; impregnable

  • “gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs”

Origin

From Middle French invulnérable, from Latin invulnerābilis, from vulnerābilis, from vulnerō (“to wound”), from vulnus (“wound”), equivalent to in- + vulnerable.

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