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impassable

adj

Etymology

From im- + pass + -able.

  1. derived from *peth₂-✻
  2. derived from *pattus✻
  3. derived from passus
  4. derived from *passo✻ — “step, walk, pass”
  5. derived from passer
  6. inherited from passen
  7. formed as impassable — “in- + pass + -able”

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

    • At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.

  2. Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.

  3. Not usable as legal tender.

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Derived

impassability, impassableness, impassably

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA