irradicable


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ir·rad·i·ca·ble

 (ĭ-răd′ĭ-kə-bəl)
adj.
Impossible to uproot or destroy; ineradicable: irradicable weeds; irradicable prejudices.
[Medieval Latin irrādīcābilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin rādīx, rādīc-, root; see eradicate.]
ir·rad′i·ca·bly adv.
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irradicable

(ɪˈrædɪkəbəl)
adj
ineradicable
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irradicable

adjective
Firmly established by long standing:
confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, hard-shell, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, set, settled.
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