INEXTIRPABLE

inexterminable, inextirpable

(adjective) incapable of extermination or extirpation; “some weeds seem inextirpable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inextirpable (comparative more inextirpable, superlative most inextirpable)

Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ex*tir"pa*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F. inextirpable. See In- not, and Extirpate.]

Definition: Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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