IRREFRAGABLE

Etymology

Adjective

irrefragable (comparative more irrefragable, superlative most irrefragable)

Which cannot be refuted; indisputable, clearly right, incontrovertible. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms

• (which cannot be refuted): incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, unanswerable, undeniable, unquestionable

Antonyms

• refragable

Source: Wiktionary


Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble, a. Etym: [F. irréfragable, L. irrefragabilis. See Refragable.]

Definition: Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.

– Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n.

– Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly, adv.

Syn.

– Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable; unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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