unascertainable UK /ˌʌnæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/US /ˌʌnæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/ adjective1 •That cannot be ascertained; uncertain, unable to be determined or discovered.Everything one would wish to know of the relations of Aristotle and Alexander is unascertainable, the more so as legends were soon invented on the subject. — 1946 formsmore unascertainable · most unascertainable