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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. impossible to surmount;
[syn: insuperable, insurmountable]

2. incapable of being surmounted or excelled;
- Example: "insuperable odds"
- Example: "insuperable heroes"
[syn: insuperable, unconquerable]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Insuperable \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF. insuperable. See In- not, and Superable.] Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties. [1913 Webster] And middle natures, how they long to join, Yet never pass the insuperable line? --Pope. [1913 Webster] The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable. --I. Taylor. Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. -- In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

insuperable adj 1: impossible to surmount [syn: insuperable, insurmountable] 2: incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes" [syn: insuperable, unconquerable]