insusceptible
adjective
in·sus·cep·ti·ble
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
: not susceptible
insusceptible to flattery
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Published in Science Advances, this paper states that Portulaca oleracea, a common plant also called purslane, could influence the creation of drought-resistant crops, completely insusceptible to climate change.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
But not all judges are in Trump’s pocket, and judges in general are relatively insusceptible to direct political suasion.
—Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
—Charles C. Mann, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022
The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body.
—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
But not all judges are in Trump’s pocket, and judges in general are relatively insusceptible to direct political suasion.
—Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 15 May 2020
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
—Charles C. Mann, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above
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insusceptible
adjective
in·sus·cep·ti·ble
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl
: not susceptible
insusceptible to disease
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