INSOLVABLE

insolvable, unsoluble, unsolvable, unresolvable

(adjective) not easily solved; “an apparantly insolvable problem”; “public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved”- C.L.Jones

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insolvable (comparative more insolvable, superlative most insolvable)

Impossible to solve; insoluble.

Incapable of being paid or discharged.

Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.

Synonyms

• (impossible to solve): See also incomprehensible

• (all senses): insoluble, unsolvable

Antonyms

• (impossible to solve): See also comprehensible

• (all senses): soluble, solvable

Source: Wiktionary


In*solv"a*ble, a.

1. Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. I. Watts.

2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.

3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. "Bands insolvable." Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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