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unanswerable
[uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn-]
adjective
not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer.
an unanswerable question.
not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive.
an unanswerable proof.
unanswerable
/ ʌˈɑːԲəəə /
adjective
incapable of being refuted
(of a question) not admitting of any answer
Other 51Թ Forms
- unanswerableness noun
- unanswerably adverb
- ܲˈԲɱԱ noun
- ܲˈԲɱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unanswerable1
Example Sentences
Golijov’s score is also unanswerable, full of electronic effects, where the sound of gunshots beat out intricate dance rhythms.
For director Alex Ross Perry, it boiled down to the admittedly unanswerable question of whether the band in its time could have been bigger than it was.
Climate deniers often point to the unanswered — or unanswerable — questions about climate change and insist those are good reasons to wait, to second-guess, to preserve the status quo.
No wonder I am such a huge wrestling fan where Penn State won the league and tournament so I am not left scratching my head while trying to answer seemingly unanswerable questions.
And the unanswerable question that I have is, OK, if you make that critique, where does the loss of perspective come in?
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