Insuperableness

Insuperable In*su"per*a*ble, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF. insuperable. See {In-} not, and {Superable}.] Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties. [1913 Webster]

And middle natures, how they long to join, Yet never pass the insuperable line? --Pope. [1913 Webster]

The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable. --I. Taylor.

Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. -- {In*su"per*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*su"per*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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insuperableness — index impossibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
insuperableness — See insuperability. * * * … Universalium
insuperableness — noun The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability … Wiktionary
insuperableness — in·su·per·a·ble·ness … English syllables
insuperableness — noun see insuperable * * * insuperabilˈity or insuˈperableness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑insuperable … Useful english dictionary
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insuperable — insuperability, insuperableness, n. insuperably, adv. /in sooh peuhr euh beuhl/, adj. incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier. [1300 50; ME < L insuperabilis. See IN 3, SUPERABLE] * * * … Universalium
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insuperability — noun The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness … Wiktionary

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