impermissible
English
Etymology
From im- + permissible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
impermissible (comparative more impermissible, superlative most impermissible)
- Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.
- 2025 May 29, Kalyeena Makortoff, “US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- Their use was “impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because [federal law][sic] does not allow it”, the decision explained.
Related terms
Translations
not to be permitted or allowed
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References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “impermissible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “impermissible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.