"inexpansible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inexpansible [comparative], most inexpansible [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + expansible. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|expansible}} in- + expansible Head templates: {{en-adj}} inexpansible (comparative more inexpansible, superlative most inexpansible)
  1. Incapable of expansion or enlargement.
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