inadmissible

[in-uhd-mis-uh-buhl]

in·ad·mis·si·ble

[in-uhd-mis-uh-buhl]
adjective
not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.

Origin:
1770–80; in-3 + admissible

in·ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ad·mis·si·bly, adverb
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Inadmissible has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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inadmissible (ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl)
 
adj
not admissible or allowable
 
inadmissi'bility
 
n
 
inad'missibly
 
adv

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