"irrepugnable" meaning in English

See irrepugnable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more irrepugnable [comparative], most irrepugnable [superlative]
Etymology: From ir- + repugn + -able. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ir|repugn|able}} ir- + repugn + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} irrepugnable (comparative more irrepugnable, superlative most irrepugnable)
  1. That cannot be repugned; not repudiable; irresistible; irrefutable; unobjectionable.
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