Unpossible

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ÊŒnˈpÉ’sɪbÉ™l/

Origin

From Middle English unpossible, equivalent to -("not") + possible.

Full definition of unpossible

Adjective

1. (now rare, nonstandard) Impossible.
• 1526, William Tyndale, New Testament, British Library 2000, p. 119:And this is the. vj. moneth to her, which was called barren, for with god shall nothinge be unpossible.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books 2001, p. 280:’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many, unpossible to apprehend all.
• 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 97:In the evening we fired a few rackets, which flying in the ayre so terrified the poore Salvages, they supposed nothing unpossible we attempted ....
• 1994, The Simpsons, "Lisa on Ice":Ralph Wiggum: Me fail English? That's unpossible!
• 2008, David Goldberg, Mimecast, "meeting with HKS":I think we can all agree that this is unpossible.

Usage notes

In modern use, the term is usually considered non-standard.