unclimbable

adj

unclimbable

adj

Etymology From un- + climb + -able.

1

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.1963 August, “The semi-automatic Tees Yard of the North Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, pages 123–124:
1 more example
  • Yet every world should have at least one unclimbable mountain.1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 118:
Antonyms
climbable
Derived terms
unclimbability, unclimbableness, unclimbably

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