unbridgeable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English bridge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unbridgeable From un- + bridge + -able.
Meanings
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Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.
The gap between feather-assisted running and feather-assisted flying seemed evolutionarily unbridgeable. But now again the notion of ground-travel aerodynamics is being given some careful thought.
1988, David Quammen, The Flight of the Iguana:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unbridgeable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| unbridgable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more unbridgeable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unbridgeably · unbridgeableness
Translations (7)
sv oöverbrygglig (unable to be bridged) · es inconciliable (unable to be bridged) · sv oöverbryggbar (unable to be bridged) · el αγεφύρωτος (unable to be bridged) · nl onoverbrugbaar (unable to be bridged) · de unüberbrückbar (unable to be bridged) · de unüberwindlich (unable to be bridged)