Definition of indestructible
: incapable of being destroyed, ruined, or rendered ineffective
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Examples of indestructible in a Sentence
diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances
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Playing in the biggest match of his high school career, Maine South junior Danilo Kovacevic looked indestructible.
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A favorite of Chris Rock, Matthew McConaughey and Bruce Willis, the frames fit together with interlocking hinges, not screws, and are reportedly indestructible.
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Origin and Etymology of indestructible
probably from Late Latin indestructibilis, from Latin in- + destructus, past participle of destruere to tear down — more at destroy
First Known Use: 1667
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: impossible to break or destroy
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: impossible to destroy an indestructible toy
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