unclimbable

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ climb +‎ -able.

Adjective

unclimbable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be climbed
    Those cliffs are unclimbable.
    • 1963 August, “The semi-automatic Tees Yard of the North Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, pages 123–124:
      The base of each tower forms an outdoor-type sub-station compound with a 7ft unclimbable fence which houses the extra high-voltage ring main switchgear, the transformer and the medium voltage switchgear.
    • 1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 118:
      Yet every world should have at least one unclimbable mountain.

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