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Stultify, Sessile, Insuperable, Quixotic, Capricious (lemmy.world)
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  • stultify - deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  • sessile - permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
  • insuperable - impossible to surmount; insurmountable
  • quixotic - not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
  • capricious - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; impulsive; whimsical
  • malevolent - having or exerting a malignant influence
  • antipathy - a feeling of intense dislike
  • indissoluble - incapable of being dissolved (in a solution)
  • inexpert - lack of professional skill or expertise

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov

Short story: That Thou Art Mindful of Him

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[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Is there a difference between indissoluble and insoluble? I've only ever used the latter.

Actually, I just looked it up:

<The word most likely to be used for things that cannot be dissolved in a liquid is "insoluble." "Indissoluble" generally refers to abstract entities, such as promises or treaties, that cannot be dissolved.>

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/indissoluble-2013-04-11

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