unsearchable

[uhn-sur-chuh-buh l]

adjective

not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious: the unsearchable ways of the universe.

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Origin of unsearchable

1350–1400; Middle English unserchable. See un-¹, searchable

Related formsun·search·a·ble·ness, nounun·search·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unsearchable

Contemporary Examples

Today, Chen is unsearchable on Weibo, as is any language that might refer to the case.
China’s Great Firewall: Citizens Clueless About Chen Guangchen
Dan Levin
May 4, 2010

Historical Examples

May the unsearchable riches there are in Him be the daily supply for my every need.
Holy in Christ
Andrew Murray
There fell from him a Scripture expression, that "the hearts of kings are unsearchable."
The Journal to Stella
Jonathan Swift
How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past tracing out!
The Meaning of Faith
Harry Emerson Fosdick
It gives us "unsearchable riches" in place of "dung and dross."
Elijah the Tishbite
C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
We read of the riches of his goodness, which are as unsearchable, as is his greatness.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World
Thomas Wood

Word Origin and History for unsearchable

adj.

late 14c.; see un- (1) "not" + search + -able.

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