Unsucceedable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not able or likely to succeed. obsolete, rare

    "And therefore when in the tentation of Christ [Satan] played upon the fallacy, and thought to deceive the Author of truth, the method of this proceeding arose from the uncertainty of his divinity; whereof had he remained assured, he had continued silent; nor would his discretion attempt to unsucceedable a temptation."

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"And therefore when in the tentation of Christ [Satan] played upon the fallacy, and thought to deceive the Author of truth, the method of this proceeding arose from the uncertainty of his divinity; whereof had he remained assured, he had continued silent; nor would his discretion attempt to unsucceedable a temptation."

Etymology

From un- + succeed + -able.

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