Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impetrable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pe-tra-ble
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Hovv impetrable hee vvas in mollyfying the adamantineſt tiranny of mankinde, […]"
"[These people losing their offices] shall be impetrable by others. And that no man shall or may pretend ignorance herein, we desire & request, […]"
"Wee must not therefore give our Confederates hope of pardon, either impetrable by words, or purchaseable by money"

Etymology

From Latin impetrabilis. Compare French impétrable. See impetrate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: impetrabilis

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more impetrable (comparative) most impetrable (superlative)

Questions

What does impetrable mean?: Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
Where does impetrable come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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