unanswerableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɑːns(ə)rəbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈans(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈæns(ə)rəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

†1.

a. Wanting in correspondence or agreement; discrepant, dissimilar. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective]

discordablea1393

discordanta1393

discordinga1398

incongruea1398

inconvenient1398

unaccording1398

discordc1415

disagreeablea1425

inconsutilec1450

unaccordanta1470

dissonant1490

disaccordanta1513

disagreeing?1526

incongruent1531

wide1531

unconsonant1535

dissonate1548

dissenting1550

dissident?c1550

unagreeable?1550

disconformc1554

discrepant1556

absonant1564

dissentany1586

disconsorted1589

disagreed1596

discordous1597

discordious1598

incorrespondent1599

dissentious1605

untunable1605

incongruous1611

unagreeing1611

unanswerable1611

eccentric1612

unconcurrent1613

disconsonant1614

dissentaneous1623

dissorting1631

uncorrespondent1631

discorrespondent1635

incoincident1636

unconcurring1639

eccentrical1640

unatonable1645

incompliant1647

pluranimous1650

disconformeda1658

inagreeable1657

inconsonant1658

disharmonious1659

inconcinn1660

discongruous1663

unharmonious1667

discoherent1675

uncongruous1709

inharmonious1749

immutual1768

unharmonized1803

unconsentaneous1818

inaccordant1822

uncorresponding1826

unharmonizing1851

non-concurring1866

discordful1867

disharmonic1887

non-concurrent1907

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inrispondéuole, vnanswerable.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 86 His good will was much, but the success unanswerable.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 133 Another man..may make over the beginnings of manliness.., with a liveliness no ways unanswerable.

†b. Const. to. Also quasi-adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb]

unsamena1400

unaccordinglyc1449

discordantlyc1454

incongruly1483

incongruently1568

disagreeingly1591

unanswerable1614

ajar1622

incongruously1641

unanswerably1656

disharmoniously1664

dissonantly1799

inaccordantly1822

inharmoniously1828

unharmoniously1856

unconsonantly1863

(a)

1614 W. B. tr. Philosophers Banquet (ed. 2) iv. i. 244 A man of so large a stature and bodie,..a woman so small and vnanswereable therevnto.

1616 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (1620) i. xv. 325 I yeeld thee praises (O Lord) although base and bare, and farre vnanswerable to thy deserts.

1660 Seas. Exhort. 13 Our barrenness and unanswerable walking to the Gospel of Christ.

(b)1657 R. Austen Spirituall Use of Orchard (new ed.) 93 When the enemies of God see Professours..behave themselves unanswerable to their profession, these things reflect even upon God.1678 A. Seller Devout Communicant (ed. 4) App. 236 I have..walked unanswerable to those multiplied obligations laid upon me.

2. That cannot be answered; not admitting of an answer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > capable of being solved or answered > not

unrepliable1596

unanswerable1613

irrepliable1632

answerless1633

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. xv. 747 A Bishop in America hath written a large and vnanswerable Treatise of the..vnchristian Antichristian proceedings in the new World.

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 29 The unanswerable argument of [i.e. for] his knowledge and wisdom.

1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §1 A new and unanswerable proof of the Existence and immediate Operation of God.

1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. x. 379 Edgar sighed, but acknowledged this question to be unanswerable.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair ii. xv. 58 Oh! too convincing—dangerously dear—In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxviii. 136 A solving of all moral problems by an unanswerable wisdom!

1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 271 She never plied him with embarrassing, unanswerable questions.

3. Unable to answer; irresponsible.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable

uncountablea1475

intaxable1631

unresponsal1633

irresponsal1637

accountless1649

irresponsible1649

unchargeable1649

unquestionable1649

unresponsible1653

unaccountable1677

irresponsive1884

unanswerable1884

1884 Manch. Examiner 21 July 4 He committed the offence..whilst suffering from a fit, and unanswerable for his acts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unanswerable
释义	unanswerableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɑːns(ə)rəbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈans(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈæns(ə)rəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. †1. a. Wanting in correspondence or agreement; discrepant, dissimilar. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] discordablea1393 discordanta1393 discordinga1398 incongruea1398 inconvenient1398 unaccording1398 discordc1415 disagreeablea1425 inconsutilec1450 unaccordanta1470 dissonant1490 disaccordanta1513 disagreeing?1526 incongruent1531 wide1531 unconsonant1535 dissonate1548 dissenting1550 dissident?c1550 unagreeable?1550 disconformc1554 discrepant1556 absonant1564 dissentany1586 disconsorted1589 disagreed1596 discordous1597 discordious1598 incorrespondent1599 dissentious1605 untunable1605 incongruous1611 unagreeing1611 unanswerable1611 eccentric1612 unconcurrent1613 disconsonant1614 dissentaneous1623 dissorting1631 uncorrespondent1631 discorrespondent1635 incoincident1636 unconcurring1639 eccentrical1640 unatonable1645 incompliant1647 pluranimous1650 disconformeda1658 inagreeable1657 inconsonant1658 disharmonious1659 inconcinn1660 discongruous1663 unharmonious1667 discoherent1675 uncongruous1709 inharmonious1749 immutual1768 unharmonized1803 unconsentaneous1818 inaccordant1822 uncorresponding1826 unharmonizing1851 non-concurring1866 discordful1867 disharmonic1887 non-concurrent1907 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inrispondéuole, vnanswerable. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 86 His good will was much, but the success unanswerable. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 133 Another man..may make over the beginnings of manliness.., with a liveliness no ways unanswerable. †b. Const. to. Also quasi-adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb] unsamena1400 unaccordinglyc1449 discordantlyc1454 incongruly1483 incongruently1568 disagreeingly1591 unanswerable1614 ajar1622 incongruously1641 unanswerably1656 disharmoniously1664 dissonantly1799 inaccordantly1822 inharmoniously1828 unharmoniously1856 unconsonantly1863 (a) 1614 W. B. tr. Philosophers Banquet (ed. 2) iv. i. 244 A man of so large a stature and bodie,..a woman so small and vnanswereable therevnto. 1616 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (1620) i. xv. 325 I yeeld thee praises (O Lord) although base and bare, and farre vnanswerable to thy deserts. 1660 Seas. Exhort. 13 Our barrenness and unanswerable walking to the Gospel of Christ. (b)1657 R. Austen Spirituall Use of Orchard (new ed.) 93 When the enemies of God see Professours..behave themselves unanswerable to their profession, these things reflect even upon God.1678 A. Seller Devout Communicant (ed. 4) App. 236 I have..walked unanswerable to those multiplied obligations laid upon me. 2. That cannot be answered; not admitting of an answer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > capable of being solved or answered > not unrepliable1596 unanswerable1613 irrepliable1632 answerless1633 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. xv. 747 A Bishop in America hath written a large and vnanswerable Treatise of the..vnchristian Antichristian proceedings in the new World. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 29 The unanswerable argument of [i.e. for] his knowledge and wisdom. 1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §1 A new and unanswerable proof of the Existence and immediate Operation of God. 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. x. 379 Edgar sighed, but acknowledged this question to be unanswerable. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair ii. xv. 58 Oh! too convincing—dangerously dear—In woman's eye the unanswerable tear! 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxviii. 136 A solving of all moral problems by an unanswerable wisdom! 1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 271 She never plied him with embarrassing, unanswerable questions. 3. Unable to answer; irresponsible. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [adjective] > not responsible or accountable uncountablea1475 intaxable1631 unresponsal1633 irresponsal1637 accountless1649 irresponsible1649 unchargeable1649 unquestionable1649 unresponsible1653 unaccountable1677 irresponsive1884 unanswerable1884 1884 Manch. Examiner 21 July 4 He committed the offence..whilst suffering from a fit, and unanswerable for his acts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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