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unriddleable

/ʌnˈɹɪdələbəl/

unriddleable adjective: unable to be solved or explained.

Adjective

unriddleable (comparative more unriddleable, superlative most unriddleable)

  1. Unable to be solved or explained.
    • 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.

Forms of unriddleable

comparativemore unriddleable
superlativemost unriddleable

Origin of unriddleable

From un- + riddle + -able.

Questions about unriddleable

What does unriddleable mean?
Unriddleable means unable to be solved or explained.
What part of speech is unriddleable?
Unriddleable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unriddleable?
Unriddleable is pronounced /ʌnˈɹɪdələbəl/.

Words near unriddleable in the dictionary

  1. unrid
  2. unridable
  3. unridably
  4. unridden
  5. unriddle
  6. unriddleable
  7. unriddled
  8. unriddler
  9. unriddlers
  10. unriddles
  11. unriddling

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