unconquerable
English
Etymology
un- + conquerable
Adjective
unconquerable (not comparable)
- Not conquerable; indomitable.
- Synonym: inconquerable
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “The Spirit of Life”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, pages 282–283:
- Be careful when power comes to thee also, lest thou too shouldst smite in thine anger or thy jealousy, for unconquerable strength is a sore weapon in the hands of erring man.
Related terms
Translations
not conquerable
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References
- “unconquerable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “unconquerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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