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impassable

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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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im·pass·a·ble   (ĭm-pās'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible to pass, cross, or overcome: impassable roads; impassable problems.
im·pass'a·bil'i·ty, im·pass'a·ble·ness n., im·pass'a·bly adv.
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