Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Illimitable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Illimitable.
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- adjective That cannot be
limited ;illimitable .
Etymologies
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Examples
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On what day of what month, presumably in the year 1913, did Eve Durand wander off into unlimitable darkness of India?
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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I don't see Arnold's argument as entailing a complete agreement with Hobbes' claim that unlimited and unlimitable sovereign is the only consistent solution to the war of all against all.
Unbundling the Warlord, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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No, this is a matter of national security, and therefore covered by President-to-be Obama's inherent and unlimitable powers as Commander-in-Chief in wartime.
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He thinks that in time of a made up war he has unlimitable authority to do as he pleases.
Think Progress » Bush says he regrets saying “bring ‘em on” 2006
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And certainly not an unlimitable exponential runaway reaction.
The BBC on the LHC Mark 2006
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"Plenty acres of unlimitable sand," Chan had said, and that about summed it up.
The Chinese Parrot Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 1926
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"Mere words," said Chan, "can not express my unlimitable delight in meeting a representative of the ancient civilization of Boston."
The House Without a Key Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 1925
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"Mere words," said Chan, "can not express my unlimitable delight in meeting a representative of the ancient civilization of Boston."
The House Without a Key Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 1925
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There was unlimitable sarcasm in the vile, low face as Ben hissed this out.
Tess of the Storm Country Grace Miller White 1912
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The lagoon was partly hidden by straggling timber and "brush," and beyond that again stretched the unlimitable plains -- the pasture of their mighty game.
A Waif of the Plains Bret Harte 1869
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