irresoluble

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

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

/ ɪˈrɛzəljʊbəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for insoluble

2. archaic,  not capable of being relieved

Other Word Forms

• irresolubility noun
• irresolubly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irresoluble¹

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

Example Sentences

Considering the bitter partisanship and irresoluble polarization gripping the country—and by extension our evermore deeply divided Supreme Court—I try to identify the case that seems most likely to lead to a unanimous decision.

From Slate

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