inextirpable

[ in-ik-stur-puh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn ɪkˈstɜr pə bəl /

adjective

incapable of being extirpated: inextirpable disease.

Origin of inextirpable

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word inexstirpābilis. See in-3, extirpate, -ble

Example sentences from the Web for inextirpable

  • The more you cut off the branches which imprudently appear, the more powerful and inextirpable become the roots below.

British Dictionary definitions for inextirpable

inextirpable
/ (ˌɪnɪkˈstɜːpəbəl) /

adjective

not able to be extirpated; ineradicable

Derived forms of inextirpable

inextirpableness, noun