indomitable

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Etymology

From Late Latin indomitābilis, from in- (“not”) + domitō, frequentative of domō (“to tame”). By surface analysis, in- +‎ domitable.

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indomitable (comparative more indomitable, superlative most indomitable)

  1. Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
    • 1902, A. E. W. Mason, chapter 1, in The Four Feathers:
      Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.
    • 1910, William Henry Hudson, chapter 7, in A Shepherd's Life:
      But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.
    • 2007 March 31, Richard Corliss, “When Betty Got Frank”, in Time‎, archived from the original on 2010-12-03:
      Nobody came on to the movie camera—wrapped it in a bear hug and wrestled it to submission—like Betty Hutton. They called this 40s singer-actress "the Blitzkrieg blond" . . . . he was indomitable, unstoppable.
    • 2022 April 28, Farhad Manjoo, “Is Elon Musk Really That Bad?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      And even though the rest of the auto industry, seeing Tesla’s growth, jumped on the electric vehicle bandwagon, Tesla has maintained an indomitable lead.

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