unanswerable

[ uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn- ]
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adjective
  1. not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.

  2. not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive: an unanswerable proof.

Origin of unanswerable

1
First recorded in 1605–15; un-1 + answerable

Other words from unanswerable

  • un·an·swer·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·an·swer·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unanswerable

unanswerable

/ (ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being refuted

  2. (of a question) not admitting of any answer

Derived forms of unanswerable

  • unanswerableness, noun
  • unanswerably, adverb

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