inextinguishable

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Next up is Danish composer Carl Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, Inextinguishable, composed at a time when the first world war was raging, which probably helps explain its timpani battle.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2013

Nielsen called the symphony "The Inextinguishable," explaining his belief that "in case all the world was devastated, then nature would still begin to breed new life again."

From Time Magazine Archive

The distant noises of the huge city filled his ears with a murmur like a far-off sea, and abruptly, all unbidden, Hope the Inextinguishable flamed up within him.

From The Long Trick by Bartimeus

Inextinguishable, in-eks-ting′gwish-a-bl, adj. that cannot be extinguished, quenched, or destroyed.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Inextinguishable thirst tormented her; burning pains; throbbing in the temples; and violent fluttering of the heart.

From The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison