un·con·sol·a·ble

(ŭn′kən-sō′lə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible or difficult to console.

un′con·sol′a·bly adv.

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Adj.

unconsolable - sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"

disconsolate, inconsolable

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