Unanswerable
[ʌn'ɑːns(ə)rəb(ə)l] or [ʌn'ænsərəbl]
Definition
(a.) Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Irrefutable, irrefragable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, incontestable.[2]. Irresponsible, unaccountable.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unquestionable, indisputable, undeniable, incontrovertible,[See_DECIDE]
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Definition
adj. not answerable or capable of refutation.—ns. Unanswerabil′ity Unan′swerableness the state of being unanswerable.—adv. Unan′swerably in an unanswerable manner.—adj. Unan′swered not answered: unrequited.
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Examples
- Miss Halcombe is unanswerable, replied the polite Italian; that is to say, so far as she goes. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I felt that he was unanswerable, here; but I tried to argue the question, nevertheless. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It supplied Laura with a reason for objecting to the signature which was unanswerable, and which we could both of us understand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This was an unanswerable reply, and silence prevailed again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I get the same tranquil, unanswerable reply every time: It don't signify--the old woman won't know any different. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I passed over the last unanswerable utterance of the Betteredge philosophy; and returned to the subject of the man with the piebald hair. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- That's an unanswerable reason, anyhow,' said Bob. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Such were in part the arguments of Adrian, uttered with enthusiasm and unanswerable rapidity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And, on the unanswerable evidence of the paint-stain, I had discovered Myself as the Thief. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He's getting great bumps over his eyes, and learning to ask the most unanswerable questions. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You have got up all your arguments in excellent order, I replied; and, if Adrian consent, they are unanswerable. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This is an argument, which, in every view we can examine it, will be found perfectly unanswerable. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- To the possibility of motives unanswerable in themselves, though unavoidably secret for a while? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- This argument was, of course, unanswerable. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Quite useless, as they stand now for three unanswerable reasons. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Your gallantry is really unanswerable. Jane Austen. Emma.
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