unriddleable

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/ʌnˈɹɪdələbəl//ʌnˈɹɪdləbəl/

adjective

Unable to be solved or explained.

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Meanings

adjectiveunriddleable (comparative more unriddleable, superlative most 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.

Origin

From un- + riddle + -able.

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APA

unriddleable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unriddleable

MLA

“unriddleable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unriddleable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unriddleable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unriddleable.

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