unfordableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɔːdəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfɔrdəb(ə)l/

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > [adjective] > deep near steep shore > not (able to be) forded

infordablec1600

unfordable1611

unforded1697

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > fordable > unfordable

unfordable1611

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inguazzabile, vnwadable, vnfoordable.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §21 When he is to pass a sudden or unfordable flood.

1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. vii. 58 Their excursions..over unfordable rivers.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 187 A very heavy rain..swells the river to an unfordable size.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 351 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Many of the unfordable streams are still crossed by flat-boat ferries.

figurative.a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 25 Many deep hidden mysteries, and unfordable.

Derivatives

unˈfordableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] > deep place or part > specific quality

unfordableness1652

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Rr The unfordablenesse of the River.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unfordable
释义	unfordableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfɔːdəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈfɔrdəb(ə)l/ (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [adjective] > deep near steep shore > not (able to be) forded infordablec1600 unfordable1611 unforded1697 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > fordable > unfordable unfordable1611 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inguazzabile, vnwadable, vnfoordable. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §21 When he is to pass a sudden or unfordable flood. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. vii. 58 Their excursions..over unfordable rivers. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 187 A very heavy rain..swells the river to an unfordable size. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 351 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Many of the unfordable streams are still crossed by flat-boat ferries. figurative.a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 25 Many deep hidden mysteries, and unfordable. Derivatives unˈfordableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] > deep place or part > specific quality unfordableness1652 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie ii. sig. Rr The unfordablenesse of the River. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1611
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