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“impossible” – English explanatory dictionary

"I must take this other powder," said I. "This is getting impossible."
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adj 1. which cannot be done ○ It’s impossible to do all this work in two hours. ○ Getting skilled staff is becoming impossible. 2. (of a person or situation) awkward and difficult ○ That child is completely impossible.
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im•pos´si•ble
a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref. im- not + possibilis possible. See Possible.] Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable; not feasible. “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Matt. xix. 26. “Without faith it is impossible to please him.” Heb. xi. 6. Impossible quantity (Math.), an imaginary quantity. See Imaginary. Syn. — See Impracticable.
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im•pos´si•ble
n. An impossibility. [Obs.] “´Madam,´ quoth he, ´this were an impossible!´” Chaucer.
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Timon: "Nothing is impossible when you have friends who stand by you. Especially, the smartest warthog in the world like Pumbaa!"

The scentence about “The Lion King”.

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