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unanswerable
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un·an·swer·a·ble  (n-nsr--bl)
adj.
Impossible to answer or refute; incontrovertible: unanswerable accusations.

un·answer·a·bili·ty, un·answer·a·ble·ness n.
un·answer·a·bly adv.

unanswerable [ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl]
adj
1. incapable of being refuted
2. (of a question) not admitting of any answer
unanswerableness  n
unanswerably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unanswerable - impossible to answerunanswerable - impossible to answer; "an unanswerable argument"
incontestable, incontestible - incapable of being contested or disputed

unanswerable
adjective
1. insoluble, unexplainable, unresolvable, unascertainable, insolvable They would ask their mother unanswerable questions.
2. indisputable, undeniable, irrefutable, conclusive, absolute, incontrovertible, unarguable, incontestable The argument for recruiting McGregor was unanswerable.
Translations
unanswerable [ʌnˈɑːnsərəbl] ADJ [question] → incontestable; [attack etc] → irrebatible, irrefutable
unanswerable
adj questionnicht zu beantworten pred, → nicht zu beantwortend attr; argument, casezwingend, unwiderlegbar; that question is unanswerablediese Frage lässt sich nicht beantworten
unanswerable [ʌnˈɑːnsrəbl] adj (case, argument) → irrefutabile; (question) → senza risposta


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In a sense, the only intellectually respectable position is that of agnosticism, which merely admits to the unanswerableness of the question.
 
 
 
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