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unanswerable

[ uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn- ]

adjective

  1. not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer:

    an unanswerable question.

  2. not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive:

    an unanswerable proof.



unanswerable

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adjective

  1. incapable of being refuted
  2. (of a question) not admitting of any answer
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unanswerable1

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