Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SOLV'A-BLE
IN-SOLV'A-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. in and solvo, to loosen or dissolve.]
- Not to be cleared of difficulty or uncertainty; not to be solved or explained; not admitting solution or explication; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. Watts.
- That can not be paid or discharged. Pope.
Return to page 119 of the letter “I”.