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unextinguishable

unextinguishable is the obsolete form of inextinguishable.

Meaning of inextinguishable

Adjective

inextinguishable (comparative more inextinguishable, superlative most inextinguishable)

  1. Incapable of being extinguished or ended, not extinguishable.
    • These achievements were made at a bloody cost and required courage and indomitable honesty, evidence of the inextinguishable will to survive and to be self-actualized in the face of unspeakable dangers.1979 August 11, Lawrence Mass, “Psychiatry on Trial”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 8
    Synonyms:
    unquenchable

Forms of unextinguishable

comparativemore unextinguishable
superlativemost unextinguishable

Origin of unextinguishable

From un- + extinguishable.

Words formed from unextinguishable

Questions about unextinguishable

What is unextinguishable the obsolete form of?
Unextinguishable is the obsolete form of inextinguishable.

Words near unextinguishable in the dictionary

  1. unextinct
  2. unextincted
  3. unextincting
  4. unextinction
  5. unextincts
  6. unextinguishable
  7. unextinguishableness
  8. unextinguishably
  9. unextinguished
  10. unextinguisht
  11. unextirpated

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