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Etymology

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un- +‎ plumbable

Adjective

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unplumbable (not comparable)

  1. Not plumbable; unfathomable.
    • 1988, David Quammen, The Flight of the Iguana:
      Either because it was a less toxic species, or because by now Doug was growing immunized, or for some other unplumbable reason, in this case the effects were no worse than those from a bee sting.