un answerable

un·an·swer·a·ble

[uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn-]
adjective
1.
not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
2.
not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive: an unanswerable proof.

Origin:
1605–15; un-1 + answerable

un·an·swer·a·ble·ness, noun
un·an·swer·a·bly, adverb
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unanswerable (ʌnˈɑːnsərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  incapable of being refuted
2.  (of a question) not admitting of any answer
 
un'answerableness
 
n
 
un'answerably
 
adv

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