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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
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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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