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Insuperable
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
Example Sentences
- He met almost insuperable physical challenges with humor and grace.
- Government debt, contrary to propaganda, is far from an insuperable problem.
- These are significant hurdles but not insuperable ones.
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Word Origin & History
insuperable
c.1340, from L. insuperabilis "that cannot be passed over, unconquerable," from in- "not" + superabilis "that may be overcome," from superare "to overcome," from superus "one that is above," from super "over" (see super-).
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