irresoluble

American  

[ir-i-zol-yuh-buhl, ih-rez-uhl-] / ˌɪr ɪˈzɒl yə 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

---

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

Around the same time in the early 1990s, Samuel Huntington came out with his “Clash of Civilizations” thesis, a direct riposte to Fukuyama, a template for a re-energized worldwide conflict of irresoluble identities that has only grown in intensity with each passing year.

From Salon

Equally obvious, the KSA exhibits contradictions that are irresoluble and goals that are unreachable.

From Salon

Last year her play “I’ll Never Love Again,” at the Bushwick Starr, was praised by The New York Times critic Ben Brantley, who called Barron an “exciting young playwright” and said she “has the rare gift of being both oblique and perfectly clear — or as clear as one can be about the irresoluble conflicts of life.”

From Seattle Times

Last year her play “I’ll Never Love Again,” at the Bushwick Starr, was praised by The New York Times critic Ben Brantley, who called Ms. Barron an “exciting young playwright” and said she “has the rare gift of being both oblique and perfectly clear — or as clear as one can be about the irresoluble conflicts of life.”

From New York Times

It's an unquestionably thorny question to navigate, rife with irresoluble ambiguity.

From US News