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impermissible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English permissible English impermissible From im- + permissible.

Meanings

  1. Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.
    • Their use was “impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because [federal law]^([sic]) does not allow it”, the decision explained. 2025 May 29, Kalyeena Makortoff, “US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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more impermissible Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most impermissible Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

permissible · impermissibility · impermissibly

Translations (2)

eo malpermesebla (not to be permitted or allowed) · bg недопустим (not to be permitted or allowed)