Definition of pregnable
: vulnerable to capture
- a pregnable fort
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The windows look like holes that any monster could reach through; the walls seem blue and pregnable.
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Origin and Etymology of pregnable
alteration of Middle English prenable, from Anglo-French — more at impregnable
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First Known Use: 14th century
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