gainsaid — gain·say || ‚geɪn seɪ n. denial; refusal; objection v. deny; dispute, contradict … English contemporary dictionary
gainsaid — UK [ˌɡeɪnˈsed] / US gainsay … English dictionary
gainsay — UK [ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms gainsay : present tense I/you/we/they gainsay he/she/it gainsays present participle gainsaying past tense gainsaid past participle gainsaid formal to say that someone is wrong or that something is… … English dictionary
gain|said — «GAYN SEHD», verb. a past tense and a past participle of gainsay: »Most people gainsaid Columbus contention that the earth is round. The champion s athletic ability cannot be gainsaid … Useful english dictionary
Gainsay — Gain say (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainsaid} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gainsaying}.] [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See {Again}, and {Say} to utter.] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [1913 Webster] I will give … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gainsaying — Gainsay Gain say (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainsaid} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gainsaying}.] [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See {Again}, and {Say} to utter.] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impugnable — Im*pugn a*ble, a. Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irrefragable — Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irrefragableness — Irrefragable Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irrefragably — Irrefragable Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
