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inconsolable

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in⋅con⋅sol⋅a⋅ble

[in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl]
–adjective
not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L inconsōlābilis. See in- 3 , consolable


in⋅con⋅sol⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅con⋅sol⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅con⋅sol⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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in·con·sol·a·ble   (ĭn'kən-sō'lə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible or difficult to console; despondent: was inconsolable after his pet died.
in'con·sol'a·bil'i·ty, in'con·sol'a·ble·ness n., in'con·sol'a·bly adv.
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