unravelable

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Etymology 1

From unravel +‎ -able.

Adjective

unravelable (comparative more unravelable, superlative most unravelable)

  1. Capable of being unravelled.
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Etymology 2

From un- +‎ ravel +‎ -able.

Adjective

unravelable (comparative more unravelable, superlative most unravelable)

  1. Incapable of being disentangled, of ravelling (fraying or unwinding).
    • 1754, James Kirkpatrick, The Analysis of Inoculation , page 73:
      Now though we can form no precise Idea of the Manner of its Diffusion thro’ the Nerves, or the unravellable Substance of the Brain []
    • 1827 April 6, George IV, “”, in Lady Knighton, Memoirs of Sir William Knighton , published 1838, page 367:
      Little or no advance, I regret to say, has as yet been made, amidst, perhaps, almost unravelable perplexities.
    • 1993, Rod Preece, Lorna Chamberlain, Animal Welfare & Human Values, page 126:
      In reality, while the utilitarian and ‘end-in-itself’ views may be philosophically distinct they are in fact intertwined in a complex and probably unravellable manner within the various personalities representing the competing views.