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unriddleable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈɹɪdələbəl/
  • /ʌnˈɹɪdləbəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be solved or explained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 6 December, 1647, John Evelyn, letter to Sir Richard Browne O Heavens! we are now more in the dark than ever, and I protest unto you things were never more unriddleable than at this instant of time, after so many fair and promising expectations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + riddle + -able.