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Impassability

[im-pas-uh-buhl, -pah-suh-]

im·pass·a·ble

[im-pas-uh-buhl, -pah-suh-]
adjective
1.
not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable.
2.
unable to be surmounted: an impassable obstacle to further negotiations.
3.
(of currency) unable to be circulated: He tore the bill in half, making it impassable.

Origin:
1560–70; im-2 + passable

im·pass·a·bil·i·ty, im·pass·a·ble·ness, noun
im·pass·a·bly, adverb
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impassable (ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl)
 
adj
(of terrain, roads, etc) not able to be travelled through or over
 
impassa'bility
 
n
 
im'passableness
 
n
 
im'passably
 
adv

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