impassable
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Definition of impassable
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(usually)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.”
“[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of the way up the platforms at St. Davids as Exeter faced its worst flooding for 60 years.”
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adj
-
(usually)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.”
“[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of the way up the platforms at St. Davids as Exeter faced its worst flooding for 60 years.”
- Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
- Not usable as legal tender.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From im- + pass + -able.
Words you can make from impassable
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Best play ableisms 12 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
26 words- ABLEISM 11 pts
- AMIABLE 11 pts
- BAALISM 11 pts
- BALSAMS 11 pts
- IMPALAS 11 pts
- IMPALES 11 pts
- IMPASSE 11 pts
- LAMBIES 11 pts
- MAPLESS 11 pts
- PLASMAS 11 pts
- SAMBALS 11 pts
- SAMPLES 11 pts
- SIMPLES 11 pts
- ABELIAS 9 pts
- ABSEILS 9 pts
- AIMLESS 9 pts
- BALASES 9 pts
- ESPIALS 9 pts
- LAPISES 9 pts
- LIPASES 9 pts
- MALAISE 9 pts
- PALSIES 9 pts
- SALAMIS 9 pts
- SAMIELS 9 pts
- SEISMAL 9 pts
- ALIASES 7 pts
6-letter words
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- BALSAM 10 pts
- BLAMES 10 pts
- IMPALA 10 pts
- IMPALE 10 pts
- IMPELS 10 pts
- LAMBIE 10 pts
- LAMPAS 10 pts
- LIMBAS 10 pts
- LIMPAS 10 pts
- MAPLES 10 pts
- MILPAS 10 pts
- PASSIM 10 pts
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- SAMBAL 10 pts
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- SAMPLE 10 pts
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- LAPSES 8 pts
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5-letter words
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- BLAME 9 pts
- BLAMS 9 pts
- BLIPS 9 pts
- IAMBS 9 pts
- IMPEL 9 pts
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- LIMBA 9 pts
- LIMBS 9 pts
- LIMPA 9 pts
- LIMPS 9 pts
- MABES 9 pts
- MAPLE 9 pts
- MILPA 9 pts
- PALMS 9 pts
- PIBAL 9 pts
- PIMAS 9 pts
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- MILES 7 pts
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- PAISA 7 pts
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- PALEA 7 pts
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- PALSA 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
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- PILEA 7 pts
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