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unbridgeable

unbridgeable adjective: unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.

Adjective

unbridgeable (comparative more unbridgeable, superlative most unbridgeable)

  1. Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.
    • The gap between feather-assisted running and feather-assisted flying seemed evolutionarily unbridgeable. But now again the notion of ground-travel aerodynamics is being given some careful thought.1988, David Quammen, The Flight of the Iguana

Forms of unbridgeable

comparativemore unbridgeable
superlativemost unbridgeable
alternative formunbridgable

Origin of unbridgeable

From un- + bridge + -able.

Words formed from unbridgeable

Questions about unbridgeable

What does unbridgeable mean?
Unbridgeable means unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.
What part of speech is unbridgeable?
Unbridgeable is an adjective.

Words near unbridgeable in the dictionary

  1. unbricked
  2. unbricking
  3. unbricks
  4. unbridegroomlike
  5. unbridgable
  6. unbridgeable
  7. unbridgeableness
  8. unbridgeably
  9. unbridged
  10. unbridle
  11. unbridled

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