unassailable

unassailable
[͵ʌnəʹseıləb(ə)l] a
1. неприступный

unassailable fortress - неприступная крепость

his reputation is unassailable - его репутация безупречна

2. неопровержимый

unassailable argument - неопровержимый довод


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  • unassailable — index categorical, certain (positive), clear (certain), defensible, definitive, immune, inappe …   Law dictionary

  • unassailable — (adj.) 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + assailable (see ASSAIL (Cf. assail)). Related: Unassailably …   Etymology dictionary

  • unassailable — impregnable, inexpugnable, invulnerable, *invincible, unconquerable, indomitable Analogous words: stout, sturdy, tenacious, tough, *strong, stalwart …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • unassailable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated. DERIVATIVES unassailability noun unassailably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unassailable — [un΄ə sāl′ə bəl] adj. not assailable; specif., a) that cannot be successfully attacked or assaulted b) that cannot be successfully denied unassailableness n. unassailability unassailably adv …   English World dictionary

  • unassailable — [[t]ʌ̱nəse͟ɪləb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unassailable, you mean that nothing can alter, destroy, or challenge them. That was enough to give Mansell an unassailable lead... His legal position is unassailable...… …   English dictionary

  • unassailable — unassailability, unassailableness, n. unassailably, adv. /un euh say leuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument: unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic. 2. not subject to denial or dispute:… …   Universalium

  • unassailable — un|as|sail|able [ˌʌnəˈseıləbəl] adj formal not able to be criticized, made weaker, or beaten ▪ an unassailable argument ▪ The party s position looked unassailable . ▪ The result gave the team an unassailable lead …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unassailable — adjective Date: 1596 not assailable ; not liable to doubt, attack, or question < an unassailable argument > < an unassailable alibi > • unassailability noun • unassailableness noun • unassailably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unassailable — adjective 1) an unassailable fortress Syn: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable, invincible, unconquerable; secure, safe, strong, indestructible Ant: defenseless 2) his logic was unassailable …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unassailable — un|as|sail|a|ble [ ,ʌnə seıləbl ] adjective impossible to defeat, criticize, or argue with: The Colts quickly established an unassailable lead …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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