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Webster 1913 Edition


Impassable

Im-pass′a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf.
Unpassable
.]
Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage;
as, an
impassable
road, mountain, or gulf
.
Milton.
Im-pass′a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Im-pass′a-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Impassable

IMP`ASSABLE

,
Adj.
[in and passable. See Pass.]
That cannot be passed; not admitting a passage; as an impassable road, mountain or gulf.

Definition 2024


impassable

impassable

English

Adjective

impassable (comparative more impassable, superlative most impassable)

  1. (of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
  2. (of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
  3. (of currency) Not useable as legal tender.

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French

Etymology

From im- + passable.

Adjective

impassable m, f (plural impassables)

  1. impassable