irresoluble

[ ir-i-zol-yuh-buhl, ih-rez-uhl- ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈzɒl yə bəl, ɪˈrɛz əl- /

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adjective

incapable of being solved or clarified.

Archaic.

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

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Origin of irresoluble

From the Latin word irresolūbilis, dating back to 1640–50. See ir-², resoluble¹

OTHER WORDS FROM irresoluble

ir·re·sol·u·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby irresoluble

irreprehensible, irrepressible, irreproachable, irreproducible, irresistible, irresoluble, irresolute, irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable

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How to use irresoluble in a sentence

Irresoluble, ir-rez′ol-ū-bl, adj. that cannot be resolved into parts: indissoluble: that cannot be released.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Thus, like Spencer, we find the secret of the organism irresoluble in terms of lower categories.
Herbert Spencer|J. Arthur Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for irresoluble

irresoluble

/ (ɪˈrɛzəljʊbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for insoluble

archaic not capable of being relieved

Derived forms of irresoluble

irresolubility, nounirresolubly, adverb

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