innavigable

English

Etymology

Latin innavigabilis

Adjective

innavigable (comparative more innavigable, superlative most innavigable)

Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships etc.
- 1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  innavigable lake

Synonyms

unnavigable

Derived terms

innavigably

Translations

not navigable — see unnavigable

References

“innavigable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Noun

innavigable f (plural innavigables)

innavigable

Further reading

“innavigable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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