Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as not to be surmounted or overcome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
insurmountable manner. - adverb To an
insurmountable extent.
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Examples
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Faced with the near-insurmountably difficult task of governing for the past two years in the face of an historic recession, twin Middle Eastern military quagmires and widespread national political disillusionment, it seems to some that President Obama would be much better off as a figurehead.
Asher Smith: Regardless of What Politico Says, Losing Is Still Not Winning Asher Smith 2010
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I find the limited field of view in first person games to be insurmountably jarring.
Is The First-Person The Most-Person? SVGL 2009
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A story like this would be a hard sell under any circumstances, but throw in the fact that the troubled puppeteer is played by Mel Gibson, and you've upped the difficulty level significantly -- and maybe insurmountably.
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Beaver -- On Puppets and Forgiveness Jonathan Kim 2011
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When I am 40, that gender/generation/culture gap is going to seem insurmountably huge.
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Faced with the near-insurmountably difficult task of governing for the past two years in the face of an historic recession, twin Middle Eastern military quagmires and widespread national political disillusionment, it seems to some that President Obama would be much better off as a figurehead.
Asher Smith: Regardless of What Politico Says, Losing Is Still Not Winning Asher Smith 2010
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Faced with the near-insurmountably difficult task of governing for the past two years in the face of an historic recession, twin Middle Eastern military quagmires and widespread national political disillusionment, it seems to some that President Obama would be much better off as a figurehead.
Asher Smith: Regardless of What Politico Says, Losing Is Still Not Winning Asher Smith 2010
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No need to repeat the numbers that really matter: he's still insurmountably ahead in delegates and popular votes.
Wolfson: I'm Not Sure That Joe Andrew Is "Actually From Indiana" 2009
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Whenever I've been out with anyone within spitting distance of my own age, it feels as totally, instinctively and insurmountably 'wrong' as most women feel when they're going out with someone much much older.
The Sex Factor juliette 2009
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As a translator, I would just like to take my hat off to the translators of Astérix, and, working in the other direction, the translators of the Animaniacs cartoon series, for doing a stunning job in the face of a seemingly insurmountably challenging pile of puns, gags and double-entendres
French masterclass 2007
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Um, she is actually BEHIND about a million popular votes, and is insurmountably behind in delegates, so ... what the hell are you talking about?
NBC/WSJ Poll: Hillary Ahead Of Obama, But Obama Seen As More Electable 2009
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