insuperable
pronunciation
How to pronounce insuperable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsu:pərəbl]
How to pronounce insuperable in American English:
US [ɪnˈsupərəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- impossible to surmount
- incapable of being surmounted or excelled
Word Origin
- insuperable
- insuperable: see super
- insuperable (adj.)
- mid-14c., "unconquerable," from Latin insuperabilis "that cannot be passed over, unconquerable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + superabilis "that may be overcome," from superare "to overcome," from superus "one that is above," from super "over" (see super-). Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Insuperably.
Example
- 1. But the barrier is not insuperable .
- 2. Still , while the obstacles to recovery might be even greater than had been expected , they are not insuperable .
- 3. The political obstacles to co-ordinating a solution that keeps the euro area intact may seem insuperable , but getting agreement for a planned ejection of five countries would be even more daunting .
- 4. This suggests london 's more grandiose claims are overblown , and that the sarbanes-oxley corporate governance legislation , which remains in force , is not an insuperable obstacle to raising capital in the us .
- 5. Neither problem seems insuperable , however .