unnearable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + near + -able.
Meanings
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Impossible to come near; unapproachable.
[...] that unnearable spout was cast by one selfsame whale...
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter LI, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unnearable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unnearable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |