Word of the Day

pregnable:

General Mireau: Well, I’ve seen much more formidable objectives. Much, much worse. Well, not something we can grab and run away with… but certainly pregnable.

Paths of Glory (1957)

Impregnable. It’s one of those words constructed from a root and a modifier. You’d think the root would obviously be a word itself – yet I’d never considered, never read it, never heard it. Until I started watching Paths of Glory.

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