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irrefragable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ɪˈrɛfrəɡəbəl/ UK /ɪˈrefrəɡəbəl/
Freq #562850

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Synonyms
1 adj · impossible to refute,... irrefutableindisputableunanswerable
Opposites
refutablecontestabledisputable
Word family
Derived forms irrefragabilityirrefragably
Related forms refuterebutargument

Etymology

From Latin irrefragabilis ("not to be resisted or opposed"), from in- ("not") + refragari ("to oppose, resist"). The English sense settled on arguments or claims that cannot be refuted.

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