unravelable

adj

Etymology

From un- + ravel + -able.

  1. formed as unravel — “un- + ravel
  2. suffixed as unravelable — “unravel + able

Definitions

  1. Capable of being unravelled.

  2. Incapable of being disentangled, of ravelling (fraying or unwinding).

    • Now though we can form no precise Idea of the Manner of its Diffusion thro’ the Nerves, or the unravellable Substance of the Brain […]
    • Little or no advance, I regret to say, has as yet been made, amidst, perhaps, almost unravelable perplexities.
    • In reality, while the utilitarian and ‘end-in-itself’ views may be philosophically distinct they are in fact intertwined in a complex and probably unravellable manner within the various personalities representing the competing views.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unravelable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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