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Vincible

Vincible \Vin"ci*ble\, a. [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See Victor.] Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. ``He, not vincible in spirit . . . drew his sword.''
--Hayward. ``Vincible by human aid.''
--Paley.

Vincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance within the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is responsible before God.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
vincible

1540s, from Middle French vincible and directly from Latin vincibilis "that which can be gained; easily maintained," from vincere (see victor). A vincible ignorance in theology is an ignorance in one who possesses the means of overcoming it.

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vincible

a. Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable

WordNet
vincible

adj. susceptible to being defeated [syn: beatable, vanquishable]

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Usage examples of "vincible".

He had wielded love, the one invincible weapon of the whole earth, and had conquered his intangible and dreadful enemy.

Without those guides, they would have been lost, and vincible to the enemy.

Most ignorances are vincible, and in the greater number of cases stupidity is what the Buddha pronounced it to be, a sin.

Only stinging defeat and colossal losses will prove to the people that the military machine is vincible and that their fanatical leadership has taken them the way of disaster.

The sight of our poor band, limping, bleeding more from low-hanging branches than bullets, torn and dirty and tired and completely vincible, is enough to frighten our fellow citizens back into their safe parlors.