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unanswerable

[ uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn- ]
/ ʌnˈæn sər ə bəl, -ˈɑn- /
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adjective
not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive: an unanswerable proof.
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Origin of unanswerable

First recorded in 1605–15; un-1 + answerable

OTHER WORDS FROM unanswerable

un·an·swer·a·ble·ness, nounun·an·swer·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for unanswerable

unanswerable
/ (ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl) /

adjective
incapable of being refuted
(of a question) not admitting of any answer

Derived forms of unanswerable

unanswerableness, noununanswerably, adverb
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