indiscoverable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of indiscoverable
First recorded in 1630–40; in- 3 + discoverable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In the neurectomized foot it becomes doubly accidental, in that not only is it unforeseen, but that it is for some time indiscoverable.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
But the thing is impossible, and, what's more, we know what ridiculous fallibility people display when they imagine they have found the best substitute for that indiscoverable.
From New Grub Street by Gissing, George
But we at times hear sounds more extraordinary, of which the origin and cause are indiscoverable by us, and which produce in us the profoundest awe and terror.
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm
Not long before he had seen it in the thicket, but now it was indiscoverable, however much he would have preferred to observe the storm from its shelter.
From The Precipice by Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
This does not mean according to the date of their composition, which in most cases is quite indiscoverable, and still less, according to the dates of the MSS. in which they are contained.
From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen
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