"un-unravelable" meaning in English

See un-unravelable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more un-unravelable [comparative], most un-unravelable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + unravelable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-<id:negative>|unravelable}} un- + unravelable Head templates: {{en-adj}} un-unravelable (comparative more un-unravelable, superlative most un-unravelable)
  1. (rare) That cannot be unravelled; (by extension) difficult to understand. Tags: rare Synonyms: inextricable, irresolvable, unfathomable (english: difficult to understand) Translations (that cannot be unravelled): indénouable (French), unlösbar (German)
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