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unreachable

unreachable adjective: unable to be reached; impossible to attain.

Adjective

unreachable (not comparable)

  1. Unable to be reached; impossible to attain.
    • […] read-only attribute that lists the unreachable but uncollectable objects.2006, Alex Martelli, Python in a Nutshell

Noun

unreachable (plural unreachables)

  1. A person or thing that cannot be reached.
    • “Brands want to be in front of this audience,” Ms. Bamford said. “Reaching these unreachables, these cord-cutters who don’t want to be fed an ad, is a huge concern.”2019 December 16, Tiffany Hsu, quoting Ellie Bamford, “Netflix Is Ad Free, but It Isn’t Brand Free”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Forms of unreachable

pluralunreachables

Origin of unreachable

From un- + reach + -able.

Words formed from unreachable

Questions about unreachable

What does unreachable mean?
Unreachable means unable to be reached; impossible to attain.
What part of speech is unreachable?
Unreachable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unreachable in the dictionary

  1. unrazored
  2. unreabsorbed
  3. unreaccelerated
  4. unreach
  5. unreachability
  6. unreachable
  7. unreachable code
  8. unreachableness
  9. unreachables
  10. unreachably
  11. unreached

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