insolvable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- insolvability noun
- insolvably adverb
Etymology
Origin of insolvable
Example Sentences
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Wartime Bletchley, she said, was about bringing together technology and people in order to crack what seemed like insolvable problems - and that remained the priority today even in a very different world.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
The “two versions of reality” problem is a real problem, and it’s kind of insolvable.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2021
“These are not insolvable problems,” said Marion Nestle, a food studies professor at New York University.
From New York Times • May 2, 2020
“The number of uninsured and the skyrocketing of health premiums were for years seen as insolvable problems,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a health care advocacy group.
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2014
There are problems in metaphysics as there are in mathematics, which may be demonstrated to be insolvable.
From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob
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