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unfathomable

un·fat·ho·mable

UK/(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/ US/ʌnˈfæðm̩əbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured

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2.

so deep as to be unmeasurable

  • “the abyssal depths of the ocean”
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Origin

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + fathom (“to measure the depth of (water); (figurative) to deeply understand (someone or something)”) + -able (suffix forming adjectives denoting things not able or fit to be done).

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