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insusceptible

[ in-suh-sep-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to ):

    insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.



insusceptible

/ ˌɪԲəˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. whenpostpositive, usually foll by to not capable of being affected (by); not susceptible (to)
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲܲˈپ, adverb
  • ˌԲܲˌپˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ȴܲ·t·i·ٲ noun
  • ȴܲ·t· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insusceptible1

First recorded in 1595–1605; in- 3 + susceptible
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Example Sentences

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Isn’t the real value intangible and insusceptible to economic metrics?

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It has recently been claimed that pigs are insusceptible, but I have known of many instances in which the offal of anthrax cattle, when devoured by pigs, has determined fatal anthrax in the latter.

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We find it strong, pliable, insusceptible to either heat or cold and to all appearances will be more durable than anything we have ever used.

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Investigation shows the opaque substances to be generally most susceptible, and the transparent materials, such as glass, rock-salt, tourmaline, &c. almost insusceptible, to the heating effect of the sun.

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These grave questions are as yet insusceptible of answer.

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