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
- irresolubility noun
- irresolubly adverb
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
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)
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
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