insolvable
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insolvable
incapable of being solved
Not to be confused with:
insoluble – incapable of being dissolved; incapable of being explained
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in·solv·a·ble
(ĭn-sŏl′və-bəl)adj.
Impossible to solve; having no solution: a seemingly insolvable problem.
in·solv′a·bil′i·ty n.
in·solv′a·bly adv.
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insolvable
(ɪnˈsɒlvəbəl)adj
another word for insoluble2
inˌsolvaˈbility n
inˈsolvably adv
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in•solv•a•ble
(ɪnˈsɒl və bəl)adj.
incapable of being solved; insoluble.
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Adj. | 1. | insolvable - not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" |
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