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unsummarizable

unsummarizable

1 9.3
So complicated that you cannot explain it briefly
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈsʌməraɪzəbl/
  • US
: inresumible
  • After reading the lengthy report, I realized that the main points were unsummarizable.

Examples

  • The author found the nuances of the story to be unsummarizable, as each detail added depth.

  • Nuisance doctrine is notoriously contingent and unsummarizable.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The complexities of human emotions are often unsummarizable in a few words.

How Summarizable

involved
19 6.6
unsummarizable
  • US
1 9.3

Surface Forms

unsummarizable positive

Morphology

unsummarizable = summarizable (transparent) = un + summarize + able

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'summarizable' (summarize + -able), yielding the straightforward negation of ability.

Etymology

The word unsummarizable breaks into un- 'not', summarize 'to give the main points', and -able 'can be', so it means 'not able to be made short' and is used for things that are too detailed or too complex to explain briefly.