INEXTINGUISHABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inextinguishable mean? 

• INEXTINGUISHABLE (adjective)
  The adjective INEXTINGUISHABLE has 1 sense:

1. difficult or impossible to extinguish

  Familiarity information: INEXTINGUISHABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INEXTINGUISHABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Difficult or impossible to extinguish

Context example:

an inextinguishable faith

Antonym:

extinguishable (capable of being extinguished or killed)

 Context examples 

I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear, and chiefly towards you my arch-enemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)