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Webster 1913 Edition
Unanswerable
Un-an′swer-a-ble
,Adj.
Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive;
– as, he gave an
. unanswerable
argumentUn-an′swer-a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Un-an′swer-a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unanswerable
UN'ANSWERABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
unanswerable
unanswerable
English
Alternative forms
- unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)
Adjective
unanswerable (comparative more unanswerable, superlative most unanswerable)
- Not answerable; impossible to answer.
- Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.
Synonyms
- (not answerable): answerless
- (impossible to dispute): indisputable
Antonyms
- (not answerable): answerable
- (impossible to dispute): disputable, refutable, inconclusive
Related terms
Translations
not answerable; impossible to answer
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impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive
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Noun
unanswerable (plural unanswerables)
- Something that cannot be answered.
References
- “unanswerable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- unanswerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913