adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
inexsuperābilis
inexsuperābilis (neuter inexsuperābile)
Meaning
- two terminationThat which cannot be passed
- two terminationInsurmountable
ĭn-exsŭpĕrābĭlis (inexup-), e, adj.,
I. that cannot be crossed or passed over, insurmountable (a favorite word with Livy).
I. Lit.:
Alpes, Liv. 5, 34, 6: ripa, id. 44, 35, 8: serrae, id. 21, 30, 7: manu, Vell. 2, 32, 4; cf. id. 2, 120, 2.—Comp.: inexsuperabilior saltus fuit, Liv. 36, 17, 3.—II. Trop.:
vis fati, unconquerable, invincible, Liv. 8, 7, 8: bonum, unsurpassable, Sen. Ep. 85.—Plur. as subst.: inexsuperabilibus vim afferre, to overcome impossibilities, Liv. 38, 20, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-exsuperābilis (inexup-) e, adj.
with comp, not to be crossed, insurmountable: Alpes, L.: ripa, L.: inexsuperabilior saltus, L.—Fig.: vis fati, invincible, L.—Plur n. as subst: inexsuperabilibus vim adferre, overcome impossibilities, L.