Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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