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inaccessible

[ in-uhk-ses-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn əkˈsɛs ə bəl /

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adjective

not accessible; unapproachable.

Origin of inaccessible

From the Late Latin word inaccessibilis, dating back to 1545–55. See in-³, accessible

SYNONYMS FOR inaccessible

unreachable, remote, unattainable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inaccessible

in·ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty, in·ac·ces·si·ble·ness, noun in·ac·ces·si·bly, adverb

Words nearby inaccessible

in-your-face, in., in. hg, ina, inability, inaccessible, inaccuracy, inaccurate, inaction, inactivate, inactivated poliovirus vaccine

Example sentences from the Web for inaccessible

The process tends to remain trapped and inaccessible inside a person – usually a very complicated person.

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Still, was it possible that Russian authorities could censor the Internet and make Meduza inaccessible for Russian readers?

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The orchestra seats, now inaccessible to audiences, were removed along with the Wonder Organ.

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It has been inaccessible for weeks as Israeli bombardment and troops try to take out heavy guerrilla resistance.

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Unfortunately, no studios jumped at the project, deeming it too weird and inaccessible for a mainstream audience.

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Two of the partners in the firm were inaccessible to chance-visitors when he asked for them.

No Thoroughfare |Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
Secondly—also because I am a Russian—there is something exotic in my music which makes it inaccessible to foreigners.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
The cliffs at the back of the beach were inaccessible except at two points where there were steep snow-slopes.

South! |Sir Ernest Shackleton
The neighbouring farms to the westward abound with inaccessible rocks, caverns, and ravines.

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But the mountains were so distant and inaccessible, great quantities of supplies had to be taken.

The Story of the Trapper |A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for inaccessible

inaccessible

/ (ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbəl) /

adjective

not accessible; unapproachable

Derived forms of inaccessible

inaccessibility or inaccessibleness, noun inaccessibly, adverb