indeterminable

adjective

in·​de·​ter·​min·​able ˌin-di-ˈtər-mə-nə-bəl 

-ˈtərm-nə-

1

: incapable of being definitely decided or settled

… would have raised a host of delicate and indeterminable questions.

—Leslie Stephen

2

: incapable of being definitely fixed or ascertained

a person of indeterminable age

indeterminably

ˌin-di-ˈtər-mə-nə-blē 

-ˈtərm-nə-

adverb

Examples of indeterminable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The next morning, Nori discovers The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), awake, scratching indeterminable marks into a rock. — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2 Sep. 2022

For two days, the rioters murdered between 150 and 780 Jews—exact counts aren’t known—injured 600 to 2,000 others, and raped an indeterminable number of women. — Joseph Samuels, WSJ, 28 May 2021

The total amount through the rest of Bevin's term that was not reimbursed to taxpayers is indeterminable, according to the auditor's office, as the state police stopped billing those costs. — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2020

Alternating ribbons of chocolate and a red syrup of indeterminable flavor further reinforced the over-the-top kid’s sundae effect. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 31 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for indeterminable

• determinable
• interminable
• terminable

Kids Definition

indeterminable

adjective

in·​de·​ter·​min·​able ˌin-di-ˈtərm-(ə-)nə-bəl 

: impossible to decide or find out

and indeterminable number of people

indeterminably

-blē 

adverb