irresoluble
Americanadjective
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incapable of being solved or clarified.
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Archaic.
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incapable of being resolved into component parts; insoluble.
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incapable of being relieved.
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adjective
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a less common word for insoluble
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archaic not capable of being relieved
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of irresoluble
From the Latin word irresolūbilis, dating back to 1640–50. See ir- 2, resoluble 1
Example Sentences
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It's an unquestionably thorny question to navigate, rife with irresoluble ambiguity.
From US News ● May 13, 2016
I was done with all that, with beating myself aimlessly against blind bars and running weary circles in the wheel, with tossing helplessly in a mesh of irresoluble circumstances.
From The Professor's Mystery by Hastings, Wells
Thus, like Spencer, we find the secret of the organism irresoluble in terms of lower categories.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
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