unpregnable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ pregnable

Adjective[edit]

unpregnable (comparative more unpregnable, superlative most unpregnable)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Impregnable.
    • 1998 July 15, Alex Milman, “Welsh archers”, in soc.history.medieval[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:
      A simple forest was an unpregnable obstacle (Agincourt had been beaten to death).
    • 2000 August 18, PMohan, “How to cage the dogs from across the borders?”, in soc.culture.indian[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:
      GOI has been able to withdraw military from Kashmir and put them on border (LOC) only (Fence). This has cut our costs and made our border more unpregnable.
    • 2002 June 21, Paul, “What to think of FICHET french locks”, in alt.locksmithing[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-07:
      What do you think of FRENCH "FICHET 787" locks, with a very special key, that are called "unpickable" and "unpregnable" by Fichet ?