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inexterminable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Impossible to exterminate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inexterminable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

incapable of extermination or extirpation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • some weeds seem inextirpable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inextirpable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin inexterminabilis. See in- (“not”) + exterminable.