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in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅ble
[in-ser-moun-tuh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle. |
Related forms:
in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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| in·sur·mount·a·ble (ĭn'sər-moun'tə-bəl) adj. Impossible to surmount; insuperable: insurmountable difficulties. in'sur·mount'a·bil'i·ty, in'sur·mount'a·ble·ness n., in'sur·mount'a·bly adv. |
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Insurmountable
In`sur*mount"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.] Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. --Locke. Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that difficulty is insurmountable. --I. Watts. Syn: Insuperable; impassable; invincible.
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