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unˈclimbable, a.
(un-1 7 b.)
In frequent use from c 1880.
1533Bellenden Livy v. xv. (S.T.S.) II. 199 At þe fute of þe montanis, quhilkis stude sa hie aganis him þat þai apperit vnclymabil. 1827Lincoln & Lincolnshire Cabinet 9 The almost unclim[b]able street which, as before stated, runs directly up the hill. 1892Rider Haggard Nada the Lily 211 It was of no great height, and yet unclimbable, for..the sides of it were sheer. |