Meanings
adjectivepregnable (comparative more pregnable, superlative most pregnable)
comparative more pregnable · superlative most pregnable
- vulnerable to attack
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Origin
- Middle Englishparnable
- Englishpregnable
From Middle English parnable, pernable, preignable, prenable, from Old French; compare Anglo-Norman pernable; Continental French prenable, pregnauble.
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pregnable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnable
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“pregnable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pregnable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnable.
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