Dictionary
im•pos•si•ble
Pronunciation: (im-pos'u-bul), [key]—
adj.
1. not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
2. unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.:
an impossible assignment.
3. incapable of being true, as a rumor.
4. not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety:
an impossible situation.
5. utterly impracticable:
an impossible plan.
6. hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable.
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