impenetrably
impenetrably adverb: in an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Adverb
impenetrably (comparative more impenetrably, superlative most impenetrably)
- In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
- Far otherwise the inviolable Saints,
In cubick phalanx firm, advanced entire,
Invulnerable, impenetrably armed;1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished... - And now, on Fancy’s easy wing convey’d,
The King descended to th’ Elyzian shade.
There, in a dusky vale where Lethe rolls,
Old Bavius sits, to dip poetic souls,
And blunt the sense, and fit it for a scull
Of solid proof, impenetrably dull.1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the Third”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, pages 135-136
- Far otherwise the inviolable Saints,
Forms of impenetrably
| comparative | more impenetrably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most impenetrably |
Origin of impenetrably
From impenetrable + -ly.
Questions about impenetrably
- What does impenetrably mean?
- Impenetrably means in an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
- What part of speech is impenetrably?
- Impenetrably is an adverb.
Words near impenetrably in the dictionary
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