unclimbableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklʌɪməbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈklʌɪməbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklaɪməb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and climbable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, climb v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + climb v. + -able suffix. Compare later climbable adj.

That cannot be climbed; impossible to climb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > climbing > that may be climbed > not

unclimbablec1540

unmountablec1550

unscalable1579

unascendable1615

insuperable1660

inscalablea1680

unascendible1801

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xv. 199 At þe fute of þe montanis, quhilkis stude sa hie aganis him þat þai apperit vnclymabil [L. inexsuperabiles].

?1788 H. Blaine Voy. to Ramsgate 41 How tremendous is the fate of those who are..driven against these unclimbable heights!

1892 H. R. Haggard Nada the Lily xxv. 211 It was of no great height, and yet unclimbable, for..the sides of it were sheer.

1917 Factory Feb. 202/1 (advt.) The security of your property demands the most permanent, strong and unclimbable fence obtainable.

2016 Pop. Mech. (Nexis) 1 Apr. 82 For decades the Himalayan peak was considered unclimbable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unclimbable
释义	unclimbableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklʌɪməbl/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈklʌɪməbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈklaɪməb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and climbable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, climb v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + climb v. + -able suffix. Compare later climbable adj. That cannot be climbed; impossible to climb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > climbing > that may be climbed > not unclimbablec1540 unmountablec1550 unscalable1579 unascendable1615 insuperable1660 inscalablea1680 unascendible1801 c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xv. 199 At þe fute of þe montanis, quhilkis stude sa hie aganis him þat þai apperit vnclymabil [L. inexsuperabiles]. ?1788 H. Blaine Voy. to Ramsgate 41 How tremendous is the fate of those who are..driven against these unclimbable heights! 1892 H. R. Haggard Nada the Lily xxv. 211 It was of no great height, and yet unclimbable, for..the sides of it were sheer. 1917 Factory Feb. 202/1 (advt.) The security of your property demands the most permanent, strong and unclimbable fence obtainable. 2016 Pop. Mech. (Nexis) 1 Apr. 82 For decades the Himalayan peak was considered unclimbable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1540
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