expugnable

adj — 2 senses

expugnable

adj

Etymology Latin expugnabilis.

1

Obsolete Able to be overcome, conquered or taken by storm.

2

Figuratively Able to be possessed or overcome.

Harriet, flattered, wondered if, among the young, expugnable officers who took her out, Edwina could ever find one she would wish to marry.1977, Olivia Manning, The Danger Tree (The Levant Trilogy; 1), London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson:

Derived terms: unexpugnable
Related terms: expugn

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