English Dictionary: insurmountable | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insurmountable \In`sur*mount"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.] Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. --Locke. Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that difficulty is insurmountable. --I. Watts. Syn: Insuperable; impassable; invincible. |