irresolvable

[ ir-i-zol-vuh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈzɒl və bəl /

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adjective

not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.

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Origin of irresolvable

First recorded in 1650–60; ir-² + resolvable

OTHER WORDS FROM irresolvable

ir·re·solv·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·solv·a·ble·ness, noun

Words nearby irresolvable

irreproducible, irresistible, irresoluble, irresolute, irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable, irresponsible, irresponsive, irresuscitable

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How to use irresolvable in a sentence

I think humans enjoy having arguments about irresolvable problems.
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The detective described the case as an unresolved and perhaps irresolvable instance of “he said, she said.”
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A master teacher invites his pupils to attend to objects that embody irresolvable tensions.
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When companies find themselves in seemingly irresolvable disputes with each other, they often bring in a mediator.
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Is it a puzzle to be solved, or is the ambiguity meant to stand, irresolvable?
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The perplexing thing about life is the irresolvable complexity of reality, of things and relations alike.
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Are these truths ultimate and irresolvable facts, or are their complexities and perplexities the mere expressions of a higher law?
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Nebulous matter resolvable occurs close to nebulous matter irresolvable.
The Plurality of Worlds|William Whewell
It is the one quantity that is endowed with a magnitude which is both inconceivable and irresolvable.
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In sex are we always to be faced with an irresolvable tangle of disharmonies?
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British Dictionary definitions for irresolvable

irresolvable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈzɒlvəbəl) /

adjective

not able to be resolved into parts or elements

not able to be solved; insoluble

Derived forms of irresolvable

irresolvability or irresolvableness, nounirresolvably, adverb

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