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unpassable

unpassable adjective: not able to be passed.

Adjective

unpassable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be passed.
    • For many, the discerning of God's will seems like an insurmountable trial or an unpassable test. Rather than complete the exam, they'd just as soon walk away.2012, David Westphal, Thy Will Be Done in Me: Living the Lord's Prayer, page 81
    1. Not able to be passed; not capable of being beaten at the net by a passing shot.
  2. Unable to pass successfully as the gender one wishes to be seen as.
    • I resolved that night that I would never, ever turn my back on a transgender friend — be they transsexual, cross-dresser, drag queen, or gender-fuck — no matter how unpassable they might be or how much they might get me clocked.2009, Lannie Rose, Everything Nice, page 191

Origin of unpassable

From un- + passable.

Words formed from unpassable

Questions about unpassable

What does unpassable mean?
Unpassable means not able to be passed.
What part of speech is unpassable?
Unpassable is an adjective.

Words near unpassable in the dictionary

  1. unpartizan
  2. unpartnered
  3. unparts
  4. unparty
  5. unpass
  6. unpassable
  7. unpassableness
  8. unpassably
  9. unpassed
  10. unpasses
  11. unpassible

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