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Meaning of untouchable in English
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Classifying Adjective
untouchable
Definitions
1.
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
Examples
« for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target- Newsweek »
Synonyms
invulnerable
2.
impossible to assail
Synonyms
inviolable
3.
forbidden to the touch
Examples
« in most museums such articles are untouchable »
Synonyms
impermissible
4.
defiling to the touch
Examples
« especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes »
Synonyms
unclean
impure
5.
not capable of being obtained
Examples
« a rare work, today almost inaccessible »
« timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands »
« untouchable resources buried deep within the earth »
Synonyms
unavailable
Noun
untouchable
Definitions
1.
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India