Definition for IN-SOLV'A-BLE

IN-SOLV'A-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. in and solvo, to loosen or dissolve.]

  1. 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.
  2. That can not be paid or discharged. Pope.

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