unclimbable
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English climb Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unclimbable From un- + climb + -able.
- Not able to be climbed
“Those cliffs are unclimbable.”
“The base of each [floodlight] 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.”