unanswerable argument

  • 1Unanswerable — Un*an swer*a*ble, a. Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument. {Un*an swer*a*ble*ness}, n. {Un*an swer*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2unanswerable — [[t]ʌ̱nɑ͟ːnsərəb(ə)l, æ̱ns [/t]] 1) ADJ If you describe a question as unanswerable, you mean that it has no possible answer or that a particular person cannot possibly answer it. They would ask their mother unanswerable questions. 2) ADJ If you… …

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  • 3Teleological argument — A teleological or design argument[1][2][3] is an argument for the existence of God. The argument is based on an interpretation of teleology wherein purpose and intelligent design appear to exist in Nature beyond the scope of any such human… …

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  • 4Unanswerableness — Unanswerable Un*an swer*a*ble, a. Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument. {Un*an swer*a*ble*ness}, n. {Un*an swer*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Unanswerably — Unanswerable Un*an swer*a*ble, a. Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument. {Un*an swer*a*ble*ness}, n. {Un*an swer*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6un|an´swer|a|bly — un|an|swer|a|ble «uhn AN suhr uh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be answered; not admitting of any answer or reply: »an unanswerable argument. What remarks he could have made sarcastic, bitter, unanswerable (Arnold Bennett). 2. that cannot be… …

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  • 7un|an´swer|a|ble|ness — un|an|swer|a|ble «uhn AN suhr uh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be answered; not admitting of any answer or reply: »an unanswerable argument. What remarks he could have made sarcastic, bitter, unanswerable (Arnold Bennett). 2. that cannot be… …

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  • 8un|an|swer|a|ble — «uhn AN suhr uh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be answered; not admitting of any answer or reply: »an unanswerable argument. What remarks he could have made sarcastic, bitter, unanswerable (Arnold Bennett). 2. that cannot be disproved: »an… …

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  • 9Purgatory — • A place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God s grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …

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  • 10clincher — n. 1. Cramp, clinch, holdfast, clamp. 2. Conclusive argument, unanswerable argument, poser, settler (colloq.), closer (colloq.) …

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