unravellableunravelableadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrav(ə)ləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrævələb(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– unravelable, 1700s– unravellable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ravel v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ravel v.¹ (compare sense 2b at that entry) + -able suffix.In view of the comparative rarity of ravel v.¹ in later use, the word is probably unthinkingly perceived as related to unravel v. even though its formation logically precludes this; compare later unravellable adj.²

Incapable of being unravelled; that cannot be disentangled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] > of knots or bands > not loosened or becoming loose > unable to be loosened or undone

insoluble1382

unloosablec1425

inextricable1612

insolvable1652

dissolveless1706

unravellable1754

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexplicableness > [adjective]

unplitable?c1425

unexplicable1532

inexplicable1546

subtle1547

irresolute1574

subtile1582

undissoluble1587

incomprehensible1604

unexpoundable1611

unfoldable1611

inexplainable1623

unsalvable1624

uninterpretable1625

indissolvable1637

unaccountable1643

inaccountable1647

unexplainablea1711

undecipherable1757

irresolvable1785

indecipherable1853

unconstruable1856

inconstruable1874

unravellable1881

1754 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation iii. 73 We can form no precise Idea of the Manner of its Diffusion thro' the Nerves, or the unravellable Substance of the Brain.

1798 Henry Willoughby II. vi. 112 The plot of this pantomime was unravelable.

1838 Monthly Rev. May 93 I regret to say, has as yet been made, amidst, perhaps, almost unravelable perplexities.

1867 C. Dickens & W. Collins No Thoroughfare 2 May her track in life have involved itself in an intricate and unravellable tangle?

1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. p. xlvi The putative Shelton renders an obvious printer's error.., and so makes unravellable nonsense of a phrase.

1905 A. M. Christie tr. J. Janssen Hist. German People VIII. iii. iii. 270 The well-nigh unravelable coil of reproaches, attacks, misrepresentations and calumnies, which half a century had wound round the Catholic Church.

1926 F. M. Ford Man could stand Up ii. 51 He got into appalling messes, unending and unravellable—no, she meant un-unravellable!

1997 Guardian 10 May i. 6/4 The precedent set threatened to create ‘wholly unravellable problems’ and bring chaos to planning law.

2012 K. A. Bradley Breathing & Walking Around 137 A hem so delicate as to be invisible and so strong as to be unravelable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unravellableunravelableadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrav(ə)ləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrævələb(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– unravelable, 1900s– unravellable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unravel v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < unravel v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being unravelled; that can be disentangled.

ΚΠ

1825 Philos. Mag. & Jrnl. 31 Mar. 183 The current location, or natural distribution of the genera; which..I now believe to be a continuous one, that is unravelable in the way of a straight line.

1872 Preacher's Lantern 1 89 All these tales have a mystical meaning and life in them, not always easily unravelable.

1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 June 1217/1 Said sealing device consisting of a readily-unravelable single thread stitching comprising a plurality of stitches..having a free end adapted to be pulled to unravel said stitching.

1982 E. Leiva-Merikakis & J. Riches tr. H. U. von Balthasar Glory of Lord I. iii. 584 A knot elaborately tied by the Church which becomes less unravellable with each new proclamation of dogma.

2005 B. Masters Adventures in Steiner Educ. 123 No sentence becomes too complex to be grammatically unravellable by the 15-year-old's awakening intellect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unravellable
释义	unravellableunravelableadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrav(ə)ləbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrævələb(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– unravelable, 1700s– unravellable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ravel v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ravel v.¹ (compare sense 2b at that entry) + -able suffix.In view of the comparative rarity of ravel v.¹ in later use, the word is probably unthinkingly perceived as related to unravel v. even though its formation logically precludes this; compare later unravellable adj.² Incapable of being unravelled; that cannot be disentangled. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] > of knots or bands > not loosened or becoming loose > unable to be loosened or undone insoluble1382 unloosablec1425 inextricable1612 insolvable1652 dissolveless1706 unravellable1754 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > inexplicableness > [adjective] unplitable?c1425 unexplicable1532 inexplicable1546 subtle1547 irresolute1574 subtile1582 undissoluble1587 incomprehensible1604 unexpoundable1611 unfoldable1611 inexplainable1623 unsalvable1624 uninterpretable1625 indissolvable1637 unaccountable1643 inaccountable1647 unexplainablea1711 undecipherable1757 irresolvable1785 indecipherable1853 unconstruable1856 inconstruable1874 unravellable1881 1754 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation iii. 73 We can form no precise Idea of the Manner of its Diffusion thro' the Nerves, or the unravellable Substance of the Brain. 1798 Henry Willoughby II. vi. 112 The plot of this pantomime was unravelable. 1838 Monthly Rev. May 93 I regret to say, has as yet been made, amidst, perhaps, almost unravelable perplexities. 1867 C. Dickens & W. Collins No Thoroughfare 2 May her track in life have involved itself in an intricate and unravellable tangle? 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. p. xlvi The putative Shelton renders an obvious printer's error.., and so makes unravellable nonsense of a phrase. 1905 A. M. Christie tr. J. Janssen Hist. German People VIII. iii. iii. 270 The well-nigh unravelable coil of reproaches, attacks, misrepresentations and calumnies, which half a century had wound round the Catholic Church. 1926 F. M. Ford Man could stand Up ii. 51 He got into appalling messes, unending and unravellable—no, she meant un-unravellable! 1997 Guardian 10 May i. 6/4 The precedent set threatened to create ‘wholly unravellable problems’ and bring chaos to planning law. 2012 K. A. Bradley Breathing & Walking Around 137 A hem so delicate as to be invisible and so strong as to be unravelable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unravellableunravelableadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrav(ə)ləbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrævələb(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– unravelable, 1900s– unravellable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unravel v., -able suffix. Etymology: < unravel v. + -able suffix. Capable of being unravelled; that can be disentangled. ΚΠ 1825 Philos. Mag. & Jrnl. 31 Mar. 183 The current location, or natural distribution of the genera; which..I now believe to be a continuous one, that is unravelable in the way of a straight line. 1872 Preacher's Lantern 1 89 All these tales have a mystical meaning and life in them, not always easily unravelable. 1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 June 1217/1 Said sealing device consisting of a readily-unravelable single thread stitching comprising a plurality of stitches..having a free end adapted to be pulled to unravel said stitching. 1982 E. Leiva-Merikakis & J. Riches tr. H. U. von Balthasar Glory of Lord I. iii. 584 A knot elaborately tied by the Church which becomes less unravellable with each new proclamation of dogma. 2005 B. Masters Adventures in Steiner Educ. 123 No sentence becomes too complex to be grammatically unravellable by the 15-year-old's awakening intellect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1754adj.²1825
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