Irrefragable
[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buh l] /ɪˈrɛf rə gə bəl/
adjective
1.
not to be disputed or contested.
/ɪˈrɛfrəɡəbəl/
adjective
1.
not able to be denied or refuted; indisputable
adj.
“that cannot be refuted,” 1530s, from Late Latin irrefragabilis, from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + Latin refragari “to oppose, contest,” from re- “back” (see re-) + frag-, base of frangere “to break” (see fraction). Related: irrefragably; irrefragability.
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