"pregnable" meaning in English

See pregnable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pregnable [comparative], most pregnable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English parnable, pernable, preignable, prenable, from Old French; compare Anglo-Norman pernable; Continental French prenable, pregnauble. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|parnable}} Middle English parnable, {{m|enm|pernable}} pernable, {{m|enm|preignable}} preignable, {{m|enm|prenable}} prenable, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{cog|xno|pernable}} Anglo-Norman pernable Head templates: {{en-adj}} pregnable (comparative more pregnable, superlative most pregnable)
  1. vulnerable to attack
    Sense id: en-pregnable-en-adj-sJku907b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for pregnable meaning in English (1.4kB)

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