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irresoluble

American  
[ir-i-zol-yuh-buhl, ih-rez-uhl-] / ˌɪr ɪˈzɒl jə bəl, ɪˈrɛz əl- /

adjective

  1. incapable of being solved or clarified.

  2. Archaic.

    1. incapable of being resolved into component parts; insoluble.

    2. incapable of being relieved.


irresoluble British  
/ ɪˈrɛzəljʊbəl /

adjective

  1. a less common word for insoluble

  2. archaic not capable of being relieved

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of irresoluble

From the Latin word irresolūbilis, dating back to 1640–50. See ir- 2, resoluble 1


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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 J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson

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 Wells Hastings

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