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Webster 1913 Edition


Insurmountable

Inˊsur-mount′a-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not +
surmountable
: cf. F.
insurmountable
.]
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable;
as,
insurmountable
difficulty or obstacle
.
Locke.
Syn. – Insuperable; impassable; invincible.

Webster 1828 Edition


Insurmountable

INSURMOUNT'ABLE

, a.
1.
Insuperable; that cannot be surmounted or overcome; as an insurmountable difficulty, obstacle or impedient.
2.
Not to be surmounted; not to be passed by ascending; as an insurmountable wall or rampart.

Definition 2024


insurmountable

insurmountable

English

Adjective

insurmountable (comparative more insurmountable, superlative most insurmountable)

  1. Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

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