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im·pos·si·ble / imˈpäsəbəl/ • adj. not able to occur, exist, or be done: a seemingly impossible task | it was almost impossible to keep up with him. ∎  very difficult to deal with: she was in an impossible situation. ∎ inf. (of a person) very unreasonable: “Impossible woman!” the doctor complained.

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impossible XIII. — (O)F. — L.; see IM-2.

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