Expugnable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be overcome, conquered or taken by storm. obsolete
  2. 2
    Able to be possessed or overcome. figuratively

    "Harriet, flattered, wondered if, among the young, expugnable officers who took her out, Edwina could ever find one she would wish to marry."

Synonyms

All synonyms
penetrablepregnablesurmountablevulnerableweak

Example

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"Harriet, flattered, wondered if, among the young, expugnable officers who took her out, Edwina could ever find one she would wish to marry."

Etymology

Latin expugnabilis.

Related phrases

take by storm

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