unsurpassable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English surpass Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surpassable English unsurpassable From un- + surpassable.
Meanings
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Not surpassable; unable to be surpassed.
On either side of them, as they glided onwards, the rich meadow-grass seemed that morning of a freshness and a greenness unsurpassable. Never had they noticed the roses so vivid, the willow-herb so riotous, the meadow-sweet so odorous and pervading.
1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unsurpassable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unsurpassable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsurpassability · unsurpassably · unsurpassableness
Synonyms
Translations (12)
sv oöverträfflig (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · fi ylivoimainen (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · it insorpassabile (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · de unübertrefflich (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · fi ylittämätön (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · hu felülmúlhatatlan (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · fi voittamaton (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · nl onoverkomelijk (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · da uovertræffelig (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · pl nie do przewyższania (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · nl onovertrefbaar (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed) · fr insurpassable (not surpassable — see also unsurpassed)