unpassable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English passable English unpassable From un- + passable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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:
- (not-comparable) Not able to be passed. ▸ Not able to be passed; not capable of being beaten at the net by a passing shot.
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(not-comparable) 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: