insolvable
adj/ɪnˈsɒlvəbəl/
Etymology From in- + solvable. Piecewise doublet of insoluble and unsolvable.
1
Impossible to solve; insoluble.
- insolvable difficulties1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
2
Incapable of being paid or discharged.
- an insolvable debt
3
Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.
- Bands insolvable.1725, Homer, “Book VIII”, in [William Broome], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume II, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- insoluble, unsolvable
- Derived terms
- insolvably