unparryable
unparryable adjective: not able to be parried or dodged.
Adjective
unparryable (comparative more unparryable, superlative most unparryable)
- not able to be parried or dodged
- It is your fault, and I believe arises either from an ill-judged idea of smoothing matters to me — as if I were not behind the curtain — or a general reluctance to allow that any danger is near, until it is almost unparryable.1900, John Gibson Lockhart, Memoirs of Sir Walter Scott: Volume 2, page 279
- It sliced through shields and swords vainly raised in an attempt to parry an unparryable blow as if it were light, yet when it struck, it was hard as forged iron.2003, Bill Pottle, DreamQuest, page 117
Forms of unparryable
| comparative | more unparryable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unparryable |
Origin of unparryable
From un- + parry + -able.
Questions about unparryable
- What does unparryable mean?
- Unparryable means not able to be parried or dodged.
- What part of speech is unparryable?
- Unparryable is an adjective.
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