irrefutable
/ˌɪɹɪˈfjuːtəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted
Example Sentences
- "[…]clear and irrefutable evidence of the Cause I have undertaken"
- "True, there had been nothing, in his lifetime, viler than this man. She knew it, there was no other fact within her consciousness that she felt to be so certain; and yet, because her persecutor found himself safe and irrefutable in death, he frowned upon his victim, and threw back the blame on her!"
- "He had formed his mind by Helvetius, whose system he deemed irrefutable, and in whom alone he had faith."
- "I have listened also to the remarks of counsel, with high interest—and especially will I commend the masterly and irrefutable logic of the distinguished gentleman who represents the plaintiff. But gentlemen, let us beware how we allow mere human testimony, human ingenuity in argument and human ideas of equity, to influence us at a moment so solemn as this."
Etymology
From Late Latin irrefūtābilis, from ir- (“not”) + refūtābilis (“refutable”), from refūtō (“to refute”) + -bilis (“-able”), equivalent to ir- + refutable.
Word Breakdown
- Root: irrefūtābilis
Inflected Forms
more irrefutable (comparative)
most irrefutable (superlative)